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Bermudians voted against independence for the territory in a 1995 referendum by 73.6% to 25.7%. Gibraltar: 7 November: 2002: Gibraltar held a referendum on whether or not to share sovereignty with Spain. 98.48% of voters rejected the proposal in favour of remaining solely a British overseas territory with only 1.02% supporting the proposal.
The British Empire refers to the possessions, dominions, and dependencies under the control of the Crown.In addition to the areas formally under the sovereignty of the British monarch, various "foreign" territories were controlled as protectorates; territories transferred to British administration under the authority of the League of Nations or the United Nations; and miscellaneous other ...
British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies cities began as settlements in foreign lands controlled by England during medieval times from the 12th century as English overseas possessions, later from 1707 after union with Scotland becoming termed as the British Empire comprising Crown Colonies, which after a reduction of these due to countries being granted independence, became known as ...
At the other end of the scale, three territories have no civilian inhabitants – the Antarctic Territory (currently consisting of five research stations), [13] the British Indian Ocean Territory (whose inhabitants, the Chagossians, were forcibly moved to Mauritius and the United Kingdom between 1968 and 1973), [14] and South Georgia (which ...
British Overseas Territories in the Pacific acquired independence in the 1970s beginning with Fiji in 1970 and ending with Vanuatu in 1980. Vanuatu's independence was delayed because of political conflict between English and French-speaking communities, as the islands had been jointly administered as a condominium with France. [244]
Kwang-Chou-Wan (廣州灣) leased territory, now the city of Zhanjiang (Guangdong province) French settlements ( French Concession of Shanghai , Guangdong , Tianjin , and Hankou ) French zone of influence officially recognized by China over the provinces of Yunnan , Guangxi , Hainan , and Guangdong
1942–present: Commonwealth of Australia, a Federal state, (consisted of six states, three internal territories, and seven external territories, via Constitution of Australia [67]) and a monarchy in personal union with the United Kingdom. 1901–1942: Commonwealth of Australia, a federation with a Dominion status within the British Empire)
1919–1922 — The Treaty of Versailles divides Germany's African colonies into mandates of the victors (which largely become new colonies of the victors). Most of Cameroon becomes a French mandate with a small portion taken by the British and some territory incorporated into France's previously existing colonies; Togo is mostly taken by the British, though the French gain a slim portion ...