List of British overseas territories
This is a list of all current and former British territories outside the island of Britain. It includes possessions of all status, from colony, to dependency to overseas territories. The list is organised by continent and gives the status of the territory and the years the status was relevant.
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Africa
| Territory | Status (Year) | Last Event Ending the Jurisdiction | Current Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | sphere of influence (1890-1893) | Incorporation into Natal in 1897 | Uganda |
| " | provisional protectorate (1893-1894) | " | |
| " | protectorate (1894-1905) | " | |
| " | colony (1905-1962) | self-government and independence | " |
| Rhodesia | |||
| - Matabeleland | protectorate (1888-1894) | united with Mashonaland as South Zambesia in 1894 | Zimbabwe |
| - Mashonaland | protectorate (1889-1894) | united with Matabeleland as South Zambesia in 1894 | " |
| - South Zambesia | protectorate (1894-1895) | united with North Zambesia as Rhodesia | " |
| - Rhodesia | protectorate (1895-1901) | Mashonaland and Matabeleland united as Southern Rhodesia | Zimbabwe, Zambia |
| - Southern Rhodesia | protectorate (1901-1923) | Zimbabwe | |
| " | self-governing colony (1923-1953) | " | |
| " | part of Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963) | independence of North Rhodesia and Nyasaland | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Malawi |
| Rhodesia | crown colony (1964-1965) | unilateral declaration of independence | Zimbabwe |
| " | independence (1965-1970) | not recognised | " |
| " | republic (1970-1979) | not recognised | " |
| - Zimbabwe-Rhodesia | interim state (1979) | return to colonial status | " |
| " | colony (1979-1980) | independence | " |
| Walvis Bay | occupation (1795-1878) | Namibia | |
| " | protectorate (1878-1884) | part of Cape Colony | " |
| Zululand | crown colony (1887-1897) | incorporation into Natal | South Africa |
North America
| Territory | Status (Year) | Last Event Ending the Jurisdiction | Current Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | |||
| - East Florida | colony (1763-1783) | retunred to Spain | Florida |
| - West Florida | colony (1763-1781) | retaken by Spain | " |
| Québec | colony (1763-1791) | divided as Lower Canada | Québec, Ontario, some US States |
| - Lower Canada | colony (1791-1841) | part of province of Canada | Québec |
| - Canada East | colony (1841-1867) | province of Canada | " |
| Vancouver Island | crown colony (1849-1866) | united with British Columbia | British Columbia |
| Virginia | colony (1607-1624) | Virginia, West Virginia | |
| " | crown colony (1624-1776) | established as independent commonwealth | " |
Central America and the Caribbean
| Territory | Status (Year) | Last Event Ending the Jurisdiction | Current Jurisdiction |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies Federation | federation of colonies (1958-1962) | dissolution | Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Anguilla, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Windward Islands | colony (1871-1956) | Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica | |
| " | territory (1956-1960) | dissolution | Grenada, St Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Dominica |
Oceania
| Territory | Status (Year) | Last Event Ending the Jurisdiction | Current Jurisdiction | Ellice Islands | protectorate part of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1892-1916) | Tuvalu | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| crown colony part of Gilbert and Ellice Islands (1916-1974) | independence | " | |||||
| dependency part of Western Pacific Territories (1975-1976) | " | ||||||
| dependency (1976-1978) | independence | " | |||||
| Victoria | colony (1851-1901) | state of Australia | Victoria | ||||
| Western Australia | |||||||
| - King George Sound | settlement (1791-1829) | transferred from New South Wales | Western Australia | ||||
| - Swan River | colony (1829-1832) | renamed Western Australia | " | ||||
| - Western Australia | colony (1832-1901) | state of Australia | " |