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Which country led the world in conquering and colonizing other lands?

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At one time, around one third of the land mass of the Earth was under British Control. All of the following were under the control of the British on or around the start of the 20th century:

Australia

New Zealand

South Africa

Canada

Sudan (Now two separate countries)

Egypt

India (Now three separate countries)

Burma (Now Myanmar)

Malaya (Now part of Malaysia)

Nigeria

Kenya

Tanganyika (Now Tanzania)

Uganda

Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe)

Singapore

Palestine (Now Israel and Jordan (mainly))

Ghana

Sierra Leone

Iraq

British Honduras (Now Belize)

Somaliland

Bechuanaland (Now part of South Africa)

Afghanistan

Ireland

Java

The Gulf States

Bermuda

The Falkland Islands

Cyprus

Malta

Nyasaland (now Malawi)

Swaziland

Zanzibar

Anguila

Antigua

Barbados

Grenada

Jamaica

Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)

Hong Kong

Sarawak (Now part of Malaysia)

Gibraltar

The Seychelles

New Guinea

Fiji

The Gambia

There were loads of small Island nations too. And what a mess (mainly) we left them all in (especially Palestine).

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