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British Empire

overseas possessions of England and later the United Kingdom (1607–1997)

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Instance of: colonial empire
Inception: 1583
Has parts: Colony of Trinidad
Country: Kingdom of Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, Kingdom of England
Continent: Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Insular Oceania, Australian continent
Capital: London
Population: 680000000
Area: 37200000
anthem: God Save the King
basic form of government: constitutional monarchy
category of associated people: Category:People from the British Empire
coat of arms: royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
currency: pound sterling
demographics of topic: demographics of the British Empire
described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Meyer’s Universum, Achter Band, Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band
different from: Britannic Empire
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1997
economy of topic: economy of the British Empire
flag: Union Jack
language used: English
native label: British Empire
official language: English
participant in: Battle of the Lys, Fifth Expedition, Second Boer War
replaces: English overseas possession
shares border with: Russian Empire
topic's main category: Category:British Empire
topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:British Empire

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Subject of

Template:Country data British Empire
Gambia Independence Act 1964
The Evil Empire: 101 Ways That England Ruined the World
An Authentic Account of an Embassy from the King of Great Britain to the Emperor of China
The Tropics of the Empire
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/British Empire
Imperial Government
Grossbritanniens auswärtige Politik. – England und Deutschland
Der britische Imperialismus
Quebeck am Lorenzstrom in Canada
Hobartstown
Portsmouth

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