Unie van Suid-Afrika Union of South Africa | | Commonwealth Realm | | | | | Motto Ex Unitate Vires (Latin: From Unity, strength} | Anthem Die Stem van Suid-Afrika | | | | Capital | Cape Town (legislative) Pretoria (administrative) Bloemfontein (judicial) | | Language(s) | Afrikaans, Dutch, English | | Government | Constitutional monarchy | | Monarch | | - 1952-1961 | Queen Elizabeth II | | Governor-General | | | - 1959-1961 | Charles Robberts Swart | | Prime Minister | | - 1958-1961 | Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd | | Legislature | Parliament | | - Upper house | Senate | | - Lower house | House of Assembly | | History | | | - Union | May 31, 1910 | | - Statute of Westminster | December 11, 1931 | | - Republic | May 31, 1961 | | Area | | - 1961 | 2,045,320 km2 789,702 sq mi | | Population | | - 1961 est. | 18,216,000 | | Density | 8.9 /km² (23.1 /sq mi) | | Currency | South African pound | | The Union of South Africa is the historic predecessor to the present-day state of the Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910, as a result of the consolidation of the British Colonies in the Southern Africa region under one system of government. The previously separate colonies became Provinces in the Union of South Africa as the Cape, Natal, Transvaal and the Orange Free State, respectively. South Africa was converted from a dominion in the Commonwealth to a separate Republic in 1961. The Commonwealth Realms, shown in pink A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the sixteen sovereign states within the Commonwealth of Nations that recognise Elizabeth II as their respective monarch. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister - 1908 â 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century - Dutch East India...
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Flag of Orange River Colony The Orange River Colony was a British colony created by the annexation of the Orange Free State in 1900, after the Boer War. ...
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Flag ratio: 2:3 The current flag of the Republic of South Africa was adopted on April 27, 1994, after the first free elections and the end of apartheid. ...
The South African coat of arms was designed and first unveiled in 2000 and replaced an earlier design that had served the country since 1910. ...
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A national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is evoking and eulogizing the history, traditions and struggles of its people, recognized either by a nations government as the official national song, or by convention through use by the people. ...
Die Stem van Suid-Afrika (English: The Call of South Africa) was the national anthem of South Africa from 1957 to 1994, and shared national anthem status with Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika between 1994 and 1997. ...
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City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population - Total (2004) - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...
Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area - City 1,644 km² (634. ...
Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or flower fountain is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa. ...
Afrikaans is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in South Africa and Namibia. ...
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The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the states existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961 when the country became the...
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The Governor General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British Crown in South Africa between May 31, 1910 and May 31, 1961. ...
Charles Robberts Swart (1894 - 1982) was the last Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and the first State President of the Republic of South Africa. ...
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The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
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The pound was the currency of South Africa between 1825 and 1961. ...
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Under the Union of South Africa and after that under the Republic of South Africa, the old Cape Colony became the Cape of Good Hope Province (though it was commonly known as the Cape Province). ...
KwaZulu-Natal (often referred to as KZN) is a province of South Africa. ...
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Flag of the Orange Free State Capital Bloemfontein Language(s) Afrikaans, English Religion Dutch Reformed Church Government Republic President - 1854 - 1855 Josias P. Hoffman - 1855 - 1859 Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff - 1859 - 1863 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (also President of the South African Republic from 1857 to 1871). ...
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Historical nation-states of present-day South Africa (including Boer republics and TBVC states) | | Swellendam (1795) Graaff Reinet (1795-1796) Waterboer's Land (1813-1871) Adam Kok's Land (1825-1861) Winburg (1836-1844) Potchefstroom (1837-1844) Potchefstroom, North West (1844-1848) Republic of Utrecht (1854-1858) De Republiek Lydenburg in Zuid Afrika (1856-1860) Nieuw Republiek (1884-1888) Griqualand East (1861-1879) Griqualand West (1870) Klein Vrystaat (1886-1891) Stellaland (1882-1885) Goshen (South Africa) (1882-1883) Zululand (1816-1897) Natalia Republic (1839–1843) Orange Free State (1854-1902) South African Republic (1857-1902) Union of South Africa (1910–1961) Bophuthatswana (1977-1994) Ciskei (1981-1994) Transkei (1976-1994) Venda (1979-1994) Republic of South Africa (1961-present) The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
The term nation-state, while often used interchangeably with the terms unitary state and independent state, refers properly to the parallel occurence of a state and a nation. ...
The Boer Republics (sometimes also referred to as Boer states) were independent self-governed republics created by the Dutch-speaking (proto Afrikaans) inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope and their descendants (variously named Trekboers, Boers and Voortrekkers) in mainly the northern and eastern parts of what is now the...
A map of the nine provinces of South Africa South Africa is currently divided into nine provinces. ...
Swellendam Municipality is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Graaff Reinet, a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, 185 miles by rail NW by N of Port Elizabeth. ...
Griquatown is a cattle farming town situated in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. ...
Philippolis is a small town in the Free State Province of South Africa. ...
Winburg is a small mixed farming town in the Free State Province of South Africa. ...
Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University, situated on the banks of the Mooi River (literally pretty river), 120 km west-southwest of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. ...
Potchefstroom is a large academic town with the North-West University, situated on the banks of the Mooi River (literally pretty river), 120 km west-southwest of Johannesburg in the North West Province of South Africa. ...
Utrecht is a small town in the foothills of the Balele Mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ...
Lydenburg is a town in Mpumalanga, South Africa. ...
ghghghgh Vryheid is a coal mining and cattle ranching town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. ...
The Griqua are a subgroup of South Africas Coloured population, descended from an admixture of European settlers and the Khoisan peoples they encountered on their initial arrival at the Cape. ...
The Griqua are a subgroup of South Africas Coloured population, descended from an admixture of European settlers and the Khoisan peoples they encountered on their initial arrival at the Cape. ...
Flag of Klein Vrystaat, almost identical to that of Transvaal Klein Vrystaat (Afrikaans:Little Free State) was a short-lived Boer republic in what is now South Africa. ...
Map of Stellaland and surrounding regions Stellaland was a short-lived Boer republic established in 1882 by David Massouw and 400 followers, who invaded a Bechuana area west of the Transvaal. ...
Goshen (named after the biblical Land of Goshen) was a short-lived Boer republic from 24 October 1882 until 7 August 1883; it was located in an area of Bechuanaland, west of the then South African Republic. ...
Zululand was the Zulu-dominated area of what is now northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...
Flag The Natalia Republic was located in the southern half of this region Capital Pietermaritzburg Language(s) Dutch, Zulu Religion Dutch Reformed Church Government Republic Prime Minister - 1839 â 1843 Andries Pretorius Historical era 19th century - Republic founded October 12, 1839 - Battle of Blood River December 16, 1838 - Alliance with Zulu...
Flag of the Orange Free State Capital Bloemfontein Language(s) Afrikaans, English Religion Dutch Reformed Church Government Republic President - 1854 - 1855 Josias P. Hoffman - 1855 - 1859 Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff - 1859 - 1863 Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (also President of the South African Republic from 1857 to 1871). ...
Flag Location of the Transvaal in pre-1994 South Afica Capital Pretoria Language(s) Dutch, English, Afrikaans Religion Dutch Reformed Church Government Republic President - 1883-1902 Paul Kruger - 1900-1902 Schalk Willem Burger (acting) History - Established June 27, 1857 - British annexation 1877-1881 - Second Boer War October 11, 1899 - Treaty...
Bophuthatswana as of 1977 Flag of Bophuthatswana bantustan Bophuthatswana was a former Bantustan (homeland) in the north of South Africa. ...
Ciskei Flag of Ciskei Ciskei was a Bantustan in the south east of South Africa. ...
Flag of Transkei bantustan Political Map of South Africa prior to 1994 Transkei, as of 1978 The Transkei â which means the area beyond the Kei River â is a region situated in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. ...
Venda was a bantustan in northern South Africa, now part of Limpopo province. ...
| Core Features Unlike Canada and Australia, the Union was a unitary state, rather than a federation, with each colony's parliaments being abolished and replaced with provincial councils. A bicameral parliament was created, consisting of a House of Assembly and Senate, and its members were elected mostly by the country's white minority. During the course of the Union the franchise changed on several occasions often to suit the needs of the government of the day. Parliamentary Supremacy was entrenched and save for procedural safeguards the courts were unable to intervene in Parliament's decisions or policies. A map showing the unitary states. ...
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Capitals Owing to disagreements over where the Union's capital city should be, a compromise was reached in which every province would be dealt a share of the benefits of the capital: the administration would be seated in Pretoria (Transvaal), the Seat of Parliament would be in Cape Town (Cape Province), the Appellate Division would be in Bloemfontein (Orange Free State), and Pietermaritzburg (Natal) was given financial compensation. This arrangement effectively continues today, as most organs of state with the notable exception of the Constitutional Court, Human Rights Commission (both in Johannesburg), the Supreme Court of Appeal and Judicial Services Commission (both in Bloemfontein) and Parliament (Cape Town), being located in Pretoria. However, the only reference in the current South African Constitution is that Cape Town is the Seat of Parliament. Motto: Praestantia Praevaleat Pretoria (May Pretoria Be Pre-eminent In Excellence) Country South Africa Province Gauteng Established 1855 Area - City 1,644 km² (634. ...
City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population - Total (2004) - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2...
Bloemfontein at night Bloemfontein (IPA: , Afrikaans and Dutch for fountain of Bloem (bloom) or flower fountain is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa. ...
City motto: City of Choice Province KwaZulu-Natal Mayor Zanele Hlatshwayo Area Unknown Population - Total (1991) 228,549 Established 1838 Time zone SAST (UTC+2) Calling code 033 Pietermaritzburg is the capital and second largest city of the province of KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa. ...
Relationship to the Crown The Union initially remained under the British Crown as self-governing dominion of the British Empire. With the passage of the Statute of Westminster in 1931, the Union was considered equal in status to the other Commonwealth Realms, and the United Kingdom could no longer legislate on behalf of South Africa. Thus, a legally separate South African Crown came into being, and the King reigned in the country as King of South Africa rather than King of the United Kingdom. The Monarch was represented in South Africa by a Governor-General, while effective power was exercised by the Prime Minister (who was Head of Government). Louis Botha, formerly a Boer general, was appointed first Prime Minister of the Union, heading a coalition representing the white Afrikaner and English-speaking communities. Prosecutions before courts were instituted in the name of the Crown (cited in the format Rex v Accused) and government officials served in the name of the Crown. The British monarch or Sovereign is the head of state of the United Kingdom and in the British overseas territories. ...
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The King or Queen of South Africa was the nominal ruler of the Union of South Africa during the states existence as a dominion of the British Empire (and later a realm of the British Commonwealth) from May 31, 1910 to May 31, 1961 when the country became the...
Flag of the Governor-General, Union of South Africa, 1910 The Governor-General of the Union of South Africa was the representative of the British Crown in South Africa between May 31, 1910 and May 31, 1961. ...
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Louis Botha Louis Botha (September 17, 1862-August 27, 1919) was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the modern South African state, then called the Union of South Africa. ...
Afrikaners are a European ethnic group primarily associated with Southern Africa and the Afrikaans language. ...
During the course of the Union the Royal Styles of the Monarch were modified, with Elizabeth II being the last reigning Queen of South Africa.
Languages As an entrenched clause in the Constitution originally, Dutch was an official language alongside English, but it was de facto replaced by Afrikaans in 1926 whilst officially Dutch and Afrikaans co-existed legally until the 1960s. An entrenched clause of a constitution is a provision which makes certain amendments either more difficult than others or impossible. ...
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Final days of the South Africa Act and legacy Following a referendum on 5 October 1960, in which whites voted in favour of a republic, the Union became the Republic of South Africa on 31 May 1961 and left the Commonwealth in the face of condemnation of its apartheid policies. Subsequently the South African Parliament passed a Constitution that repealed the South Africa Act. The features of the Union were carried over with very little change to the newly formed Republic. The decision to transform from a Union to Republic was narrowly decided in the referendum. The decision together with South Africa's insistance on adhering to its policy of apartheid resulted in South Africa's de facto expulsion from the Commonwealth of Nations (South Africa left the association when it was resolved that she would not be permitted to remain on the terms she wished). On 5th October, 1960, South Africas white minority government held a referendum on whether or not the then Union should sever links with the British monarchy and become a republic. ...
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The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
Uniting two races The framers of the Union had a fairly different conception of race than is presently held by society. Subsequently a fair amount of consideration concerning it occurred. It may be said that the Union was so pre-occupied with uniting the "white races" (the British and the Boers) into a single race that it enabled the gulf between whites and blacks to enlarge.
Segregation The South Africa Act dealt with race in two specific provisions: Firstly it entrenched the vote of the Cape Colony which operated free of racial considerations (although due to socio-economic restrictions no real political expression of non-whites was possible). Secondly it made "native affairs" a matter for the national government. The practice therefore was to establish a Minister of Native Affairs. The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
Reasons for Unification At the close of the Anglo Boer War in 1902, the four colonies were for the first time under a common flag, and the most significant obstacle to unification that prevented previous plans at unification was no longer applicable. Subsequently the long standing desire of many colonial administrators to establish a unified structure became immediately possible. The most notable previous attempt was probably Lord Carnaveron's Federation plans.
South African Customs Union and Trade Tarrifs The matter of trade tarriffs had been a long standing source of conflict between the various political units of Southern Africa. Essentially at the heart of the crisis lay the fact that the Transvaal was a landlocked economic hub that resented its dependence on its neighbours, as well as the costs it was incurring through rail and harbour customs. The Cape Colony was heavily dependent upon customs as a source of tax revenue and subsequently was directly competing with both Natal and Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique). At the time of unification the bulk of cargo destined for the Witwatersrand area entered through Lourenço Marques (now Maputo in Mozambique) owing largely to the relative distance and the ZARs policy of reducing its dependence on the British Empire. The South African Customs Union came into existence in 1906, but various problems existed with the arrangements particularly because the Transvaal was insistent on dominating the Union. After Unification the South African Customs Union continued to exist including the other British territories (the Protectorates and Rhodesia)
The Union of South Africa and Southern Rhodesia In 1922 the colony Southern Rhodesia had a chance (ultimately rejected) to join the Union through a referendum. The referendum resulted from the fact that by 1920 British South Africa Company rule in Southern Rhodesia was no longer practical with many favouring some form of 'responsible government'. Some favoured Responsible Government within Southern Rhodesia while others (especially in Matabeleland) favoured membership in the Union of South Africa. Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ...
The Southern Rhodesia government referendum of October 27, 1922 saw the voters of the colony of Southern Rhodesia by a comfortable majority reject the chance to join the Union of South Africa in favour of establishing a responsible government within the colony. ...
The flag of the British South Africa Company The British South Africa Company (BSAC) was established by Cecil Rhodes through the amalgamation of the Central Search Association and the Exploring Company, Ltd. ...
Prior to the referendum representatives of Southern Rhodesia visited Cape Town where the Prime Minister of South Africa, Jan Smuts eventually offered terms he considered reasonable and which the United Kingdom government found acceptable. Although opinion among the United Kingdom government, the South African government and the British South Africa Company favoured the union option (and none tried to interfere in the referendum), when the referendum was held the results saw 59.4% in favour of Responsible Government for a separate colony and 40.6% in favour of joining the Union of South Africa. Jan Smuts Field Marshal Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS (May 24, 1870 â September 11, 1950) was a prominent South African and Commonwealth statesman, military leader, and philosopher. ...
The Union of South Africa and South-West Africa Following the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 the Union of South Africa occupied and annexed the German colony of South-West Africa. With the establishment of the League of Nations and cessation of the war, South Africa obtained a Class C Mandate to administer South-West Africa "under the laws of the mandatory (South Africa) as integral portions of its territory". Subsequently the Union of South Africa generally regarded South-West Africa as a fifth province, although this was never an official status. South-West Africa is the former name (1884-1990) of Namibia under German (as German South-West Africa, Deutsch Süd-West Afrika) and (from 1915) South African administration when it was conquered from the Germans during World War I. Following the war, the Treaty of Versailles declared the territory...
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With the creation of the United Nations, the Union applied for the incorporation of South-West Africa, but its application was rejected by the U.N., which invited South Africa to prepare a Trusteeship agreement instead. This invitation was in turn rejected by the Union, which subsequently did not modify the administration of South-West Africa and continued to adhere to the original mandate. This caused a complex set of legal wranglings that were not finalised when the Union was replaced with the Republic of South Africa. In 1949, the Union passed a law bringing South-West Africa into closer association with it including giving South-West Africa representation in the South African parliament. Ultimately the Republic reneged on its obligations to South-West Africa. In common law legal systems, a trust is a relationship in which a person or entity (the trustee) has legal control over certain property (the trust property or trust corpus), but is bound by fiduciary duty to exercise that legal control for the benefit of someone else (the beneficiary), according...
It is also worth noting that Walvis Bay which is now in Namibia was originally a part of the Union of South Africa as it was a part of the Cape Colony at the time of Unification (it fell under the magisterial district of Cape Town). In 1921 Walvis Bay was integrated with the Class C Mandate over South-West Africa for the rest of the Union's duration and for part of the Republic era. Walvis Bay, Namibia Walvis Bay, (Dutch/Afrikaans Walvisbaai, meaning Whale Bay), is an area in Namibia with a checkered history. ...
The Treaty of Westminster The Statue of Westminster passed by the Imperial Parliament in December 1931, which repealed the Colonial Laws Validity Act and implemented the Balfour Declaration 1926 had a profound impact on the constitutional structure and status of the Union. The most notable effect was that the South African Parliament was released on many restrictions concerning the handling of the so called "native question". However the repeal was not sufficient to enable the South African Parliament to ignore the entrenched clauses of her constitution (the South Africa Act) which lead to the Constitutional Crisis of the 1950s. This article is about the Statute of Westminster relating to the British Empire and its dominions. ...
The Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865 was a statute enacted by the United Kingdom Parliament, in order to remove inconsistency between colonial and imperial legislation. ...
The name Balfour Declaration is applied to two key British government policy statements associated with Conservative statesman and former Prime Minister Arthur Balfour. ...
The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
Bibliography The following print texts have been consulted in the production of this article: - CJ Muller (ed) 500 Years History of South Africa, H&R Academica 1969
- L Thompson A History of South Africa, Johnathan Ball Publishers 2006. ISBN 1-86842-236-4
- L Thompson, The Unification of South Africa 1902 - 1910, Oxford University Press 1960.
See also Legend Current territory · Former territory * now a Commonwealth Realm · now a member of the Commonwealth of Nations The South Africa Act 1909 was an Act of the British Parliament which created the Union of South Africa from the British Colonies of the Cape of Good Hope, Natal, Orange River Colony, and the Transvaal. ...
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The Ionian Islands (Modern Greek: Ionioi Nisoi, ÎÏνιοι ÎήÏοι; Ancient Greek: Ionioi Nesoi, ÎÏνιοι ÎήÏοι) are a group of islands in Greece. ...
| 20th century since 1960 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Episkopi Cantonment Official languages English Government Sovereign Base Areas - Administrator Richard Lacey British overseas territory - Established 1960 Area - Total 254 km² 98 sq mi Population - Density n/a/km² (n/a) n/a/sq mi Currency Cypriot pound (CYP) Time zone EET (UTC+2...
| | 16th century 1583-1907 Newfoundland 17th century 1607-1784 Thirteen Colonies since 1619 Bermuda 1670-1870 Rupert's Land 18th century Canada (British Imperial) 1763-1791 Quebec 1791-1841 Lower Canada 1791-1841 Upper Canada World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...
(15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ...
For other uses, see Newfoundland (disambiguation). ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
In 1775, the British claimed authority over the red and pink areas on this map and Spain ruled the orange. ...
Ruperts Land Ruperts Land was a territory in British North America, consisting of the Hudson Bay drainage basin, most of it now part of modern Canada. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
// Main article: Province of Quebec (1763-1791) In North America, Seven Years War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. ...
Province of Quebec (COLONIAL PERIOD, 1763-1791) Great Britain acquired Canada by the Treaty of Paris (1763) when King Louis XV of France and his advisors chose to keep the territory of Guadeloupe for its valuable sugar crops instead of New France, which was viewed as a vast, frozen wasteland...
Map of Lower Canada (green) Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791-1841). ...
Flag Map of Upper Canada (orange) Capital Newark 1792 - 1797 York 1797 - 1841 Language(s) English Religion Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Sovereign - 1791-1820 George III - 1837-1841 Victoria Lieutenant-Governor See list of Lieutenant-Governors Legislature Parliament of Upper Canada - Upper house Legislative Council - Lower house Legislative Assembly Historical...
| 19th century Canada (British Imperial) 1841-1867 Province of Canada 1849-1866 Vancouver Island 1858-1871 British Columbia 1859-1870 North-Western Territory 1862-1863 Stikine Territory *Canada (post-Confederation) 1867-1931 Dominion of Canada Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
// Main article: Province of Quebec (1763-1791) In North America, Seven Years War officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris on February 10, 1763. ...
Note: for information about Canadas present-day provinces, see Provinces and territories of Canada. ...
See main article Vancouver Island Colonial flag of Vancouver Island, consisting of the British Blue Ensign and the great seal of the colony. ...
The Colony of British Columbia was a crown colony of British North America from 1858 until 1871. ...
The North-Western Territory at its greatest extent, 1859 The North-Western Territory was a region of British North America until 1870. ...
Stikine Territory Stikine Territory (usually spelt Stickeen in the 19th Century) was a territory that existed in British North America from July 19, 1862 until July of the next year. ...
// Confederation Main article: Canadian Confederation Fathers of Confederation meet in Quebec City In the 1860s, in the wake of the American Civil War, the British were concerned with possible American reprisals against Canada for Britains tacit support of the Confederacy. ...
Canada is the second largest and the northern-most country in the world, occupying most of the North American land mass. ...
| 20th century *Canada (post-Confederation) 1907-1931 Dominion of Newfoundland (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
// Confederation Main article: Canadian Confederation Fathers of Confederation meet in Quebec City In the 1860s, in the wake of the American Civil War, the British were concerned with possible American reprisals against Canada for Britains tacit support of the Confederacy. ...
Motto: Quaerite Prime Regnum Dei (Latin: Seek ye first the kingdom of God) Anthem: Ode to Newfoundland Capital St. ...
| | 17th century 1605-1979 *Saint Lucia 1624-1966 *Barbados 1625-1650 Saint Croix 1627-1979 *St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1629-1641 St. Andrew and Providence Islands1 since 1632 Montserrat 1643-1860 Bay Islands since 1650 Anguilla 1651-1667 Willoughbyland (Suriname) 1655-1850 Mosquito Coast (protectorate) 1655-1962 *Jamaica since 1666 British Virgin Islands since 1670 Cayman Islands 1670-1973 *Bahamas 1670-1688 St. Andrew and Providence Islands1 1671-1816 Leeward Islands 18th century 1762-1974 *Grenada 1763-1978 Dominica since 1799 Turks and Caicos Islands Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ...
West Indian redirects here. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
Saint Croix from space, January 1993 Saint Croix is one of the United States Virgin Islands, a United States territory, in the Caribbean. ...
Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
Islas de la BahÃa (Bay Islands) is one of the 18 departments into which the Central American nation of Honduras is divided. ...
// Native American period The history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE, when Native Americans first inhabited the area. ...
The article is about the Central American area. ...
Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
| 19th century 1831-1966 British Guiana (Guyana) 1833-1960 Windward Islands 1833-1960 Leeward Islands 1860-1981 *Antigua and Barbuda 1871-1964 British Honduras (*Belize) 1882-1983 *St. Kitts and Nevis 1889-1962 Trinidad and Tobago Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
British Guiana and its boundary lines, 1896 Flag of British Guiana British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana. ...
The Windward Islands are the southern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
The Leeward Islands are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles. ...
Flag of British Honduras British Honduras was the former name of a British colony on the east coast of Central America just to the south-east of Mexico, now the independent nation of Belize. ...
| 20th century 1958-1962 West Indies Federation (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Motto To dwell together in unity Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Chaguaramas Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Lord Hailes Prime minister Grantley Herbert Adams¹ History - Established January 3, 1958 - Disestablished May 31, 1962 Area - 1960 20,253 km2 7,820 sq mi Population...
| | 1 Now the San Andrés y Providencia Department of Colombia. Motto: ParaÃso TurÃstico Tourist Paradise Anthem: Himno de San Andrés y Providencia San Andres and Providencia shown in the Caribbean map Established July 4, 1991 Region Insular Region Capital San Andrés Number of Municipalities 2 Governor - Governors Political Party Alvaro Archbold Nuñes Colombian Liberal...
| | 18th century 1792-1961 Sierra Leone 1795-1803 Cape Colony A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister - 1908 â 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century - Dutch East India...
| 19th century 1806-1910 Cape Colony 1816-1965 Gambia 1856-1910 Natal 1868-1966 Basutoland (Lesotho) 1874-1957 Gold Coast (Ghana) 1882-1922 Egypt 1884-1966 Bechuanaland (Botswana) 1884-1960 British Somaliland 1887-1897 Zululand 1888-1894 Matabeleland 1890-1980 Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) 1890-1962 Uganda 1890-1963 Zanzibar (Tanzania) 1891-1964 Nyasaland (Malawi) 1891-1907 British Central Africa 1893-1968 Swaziland 1895-1920 British East Africa 1899-1956 Anglo-Egyptian Sudan Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Cape Colony Capital Cape Town Language(s) English and Dutch1 Religion Dutch Reformed Church, Anglican Government Constitutional monarchy Last Monarch King George VI Last Prime Minister - 1908 â 1910 John X. Merriman Last Governor - 1901 - 1910 Walter Hely-Hutchinson Historical era 19th century - Dutch East India...
The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. ...
The mountainous and largely arid land that came to be Basutoland was populated by San (bushmen, Qhuaique) until the end of the 16th century. ...
Flag of Gold Coast Map from 1896 of the British Gold Coast Colony. ...
An 1887 map showing the Crown Colony of Bechuanaland (shaded pink) and the Bechuanaland Protectorate (pink border) The Bechuanaland Protectorate (BP) was a protectorate established on March 31, 1885 by the United Kingdom in southern Africa. ...
The British Somaliland was a British protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa, and later part of Somalia and presently the unrecognized Republic of Somaliland. ...
Zululand was the Zulu-dominated area of what is now northern KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. ...
Matabeleland is a region in the west and south-west of Zimbabwe, between the Limpopo and Zambezi rivers. ...
Southern Rhodesia was the name of the British colony situated immediately to the north of South Africa, known today as Zimbabwe. ...
Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar is situated off mainland Tanzania Coordinates: Country Tanzania Islands Unguja and Pemba Capital Zanzibar City Settled AD 1000 Government - Type semi-autonomous part of Tanzania - President Amani Abeid Karume Area - Both Islands 637 sq mi (1,651 km²) Population (2004) - Both Islands 1...
Hominid remains and stone implements have been identified in Malawi dating back more than one million years, and early humans inhabited the vicinity of Lake Malawi 50,000 to 60,000 years ago. ...
Flag of British Central Africa The British Central Africa Protectorate existed in the area of present-day Malawi between 1891 and 1907. ...
British East Africa was a British protectorate in East Africa, covering generally the area of present-day Kenya and lasting from 1890 to 1920, when it became the colony of Kenya. ...
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan was the name of Sudan between 1899 and 1956, when it was a condominium of the United Kingdom and Egypt. ...
| 20th century 1900-1914 Northern Nigeria 1900-1914 Southern Nigeria 1900-1910 Orange River Colony 1906-1954 Nigeria Colony 1910-1931 South Africa 1911-1964 Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) 1914-1954 Nigeria Protectorate 1915-1931 South West Africa (Namibia) 1919-1960 Cameroons (Cameroon) 2 1920-1963 Kenya 1922-1961 Tanganyika (Tanzania) 1954-1960 Nigeria since 1965 British Indian Ocean Territory (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Northern Nigeria was a British colony formed in 1900 from the interior territories of the Royal Niger Company, north from about where the Niger River and Benin River joined at Lokoja. ...
Southern Nigeria was a British protectorate in the coastal areas of modern-day Nigeria, formed in 1900 from union of the Niger Coast Protectorate with territories chartered by the Royal Niger Company below Lokoja on the Niger River. ...
Flag of Orange River Colony The Orange River Colony was a British colony created by the annexation of the Orange Free State in 1900, after the Boer War. ...
Early history Migration & settlements History before 1500 First states (1500-1800) Igbo and Savannah states Colonization (1800-1960) 1960-1979 Independence, military rule, and civil war Civil War (1967-1970) 1979-1999 Second republic, more military rule History of Nigeria (1999-present) Return of democracy Stamp of Southern Nigeria, 1901...
Flag of Northern Rhodesia. ...
Early history Migration & settlements History before 1500 First states (1500-1800) Igbo and Savannah states Colonization (1800-1960) 1960-1979 Independence, military rule, and civil war Civil War (1967-1970) 1979-1999 Second republic, more military rule History of Nigeria (1999-present) Return of democracy Stamp of Southern Nigeria, 1901...
The history of Namibia has passed through several distinct stages, and Namibia has really only existed as a modern state since South Africa relinquished control of the country in 1989. ...
Cameroon over time German Kamerun British Cameroons French Cameroun Republic of Cameroon Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. ...
Flag of Tanganyika Tanganyika was an East African republic within the Commonwealth of Nations, named after Lake Tanganyika, which formed its western border. ...
| | 2 League of Nations mandate. Mandates in the Middle east and Africa. ...
| | 18th century 1757-1947 Bengal (West Bengal (India) and Bangladesh) 1795-1948 Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1796-1965 Maldives World map showing the location of Asia. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Bengal, known as Bango ( Bengali:বঙ্গ), Bangla (বাংলা), Bangodesh (বঙ্গদেশ), or Bangladesh (বাংলাদেশ) in Bengali, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...
The recorded History of Sri Lanka is usually taken to begin in the 6th century BCE, when the Indo-Aryan people migrated into the island from India. ...
| 19th century 1819-1826 Singapore 1826-1946 Straits Settlements 1839-1967 Aden (colony) 1841-1997 Hong Kong 1841-1941 Kingdom of Sarawak 1858-1947 India (India, Pakistan and Bangladesh) 1882-1963 British North Borneo (Malaysia) 1885-1946 Unfederated Malay States 1891-1971 Muscat and Oman protectorate 1892-1971 Trucial States protectorate 1895-1946 Federated Malay States 1898-1930 Weihai Garrison Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
The Colony of Aden (Arabic: Ù
ستعÙ
رة عد٠[]) was a British crown colony from 1937 to 1963 and consisted of the port city of Aden and its immediate surroundings. ...
The White Rajahs refer to a dynasty that founded and ruled the Kingdom of Sarawak from 1841 to 1946. ...
The flag of British India British India, circa 1860 The British Raj (Raj in Hindi meaning Rule; from Sanskrit Rajya) was the British rule between 1858 and 1947 of the Indian Subcontinent, which included the present-day India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Burma (Myanmar), whereby these lands were under the colonial...
Motto: Pergo et Perago (Latin: I undertake and I achieveâ) British North Borneo Capital Jesselton Language(s) Malay, English Government Monarchy Monarch - 1882 - 1901 Victoria - 1952 - 1963 Elizabeth II Governor - 1896 - 1901 Robert Scott Historical era New Imperialism - North Borneo Company May, 1882 - British protectorate 1888 - Japanese invasion January 1...
The Unfederated Malay States were five Malay states, namely Johore Terengganu Kelantan Kedah Perlis Together the states were not a single entity but merely a category to describe those states which were not Federated Malay States or Straits Settlements. ...
Muscat and Oman (Arabic:Ù
Ø³ÙØ· ÙØ¹Ù
اÙ) was a country that encompassed the present day Sultanate of Oman and parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...
The United Arab Emirates was formed from the group of tribally organized Arabian Peninsula sheikhdoms along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. ...
The Federated Malay States (FMS) was a federation of four states on the Malay Peninsula - Pahang, Perak, Selangor, and Negeri Sembilan - established by the British government in 1895, and lasted until 1946, when they together with the Straits Settlements and the Unfederated Malay States formed the Malayan Union. ...
Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ...
| 20th century 1918-1961 Kuwait protectorate 1920-1932 Iraq2 1921-1946 Transjordan2 1923-1948 Palestine2 1946-1948 Malayan Union 1946-1963 Sarawak (Malaysia) 1948-1957 Federation of Malaya (Malaysia) (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Anthem: Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Capital (and largest city) Kuwait City Official languages Arabic Government Constitutional hereditary emirate1 - Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Crown Prince Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah - Prime Minister Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah Independence - from the UK June 19...
Map of the territory of the British Mandate of Palestine The Emirate of Transjordan was an autonomous political division of the British Mandate of Palestine, created as an administrative entity in April 1921 before the Mandate came into effect. ...
Flag Palestine and Transjordan were incorporated (under different legal and administrative arrangements) into the British Mandate of Palestine, issued by the League of Nations to Great Britain on 29 September, 1923 Capital Not specified Organizational structure League of Nations Mandate High Commissioner - 1920 â 1925 Sir Herbert Louis Samuel - 1945 â 1948...
The Malayan Union was formed on April 1, 1946 by the British. ...
State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ...
The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...
| | 2 League of Nations mandate. Mandates in the Middle east and Africa. ...
| | 18th century 1788-1901 New South Wales 1794-1843 Sandwich Islands (Hawaii) World map exhibiting a common interpretation of Oceania; other interpretations may vary. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
The Sandwich Islands was the name given to Hawaii by Captain James Cook on his discovery of the islands on January 18, 1778. ...
| 19th century 1803-1901 Van Diemen's Land/Tasmania 1824-1980 New Hebrides (Vanuatu) 1824-1901 Queensland 1829-1901 Western Australia 1836-1901 South Australia since 1838 Pitcairn Islands 1840-1907 *Colony of New Zealand 1850-1901 Victoria (Australia) 1874-1970 Fiji 1877-1976 British Western Pacific Territories 1884-1949 Territory of Papua 1888-1965 Cook Islands3 1888-1984 Sultanate of Brunei 1889-1948 Union Islands (Tokelau)3 1892-1979 Gilbert and Ellice Islands4 1893-1978 British Solomon Islands5 Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Capital Hobart Government Const. ...
The New Hebrides are an island group in the South Pacific that now form the nation of Vanuatu. ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Capital Perth Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Ken Michael Premier Alan Carpenter (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 15 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $100,900 (4th) - Product per capita $50,355/person (3rd) Population (December 2006) - Population 2,050,900 (4th) - Density 0. ...
Capital Adelaide [[Government of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Government]] Constitutional monarchy [[Governor of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Governor]] Marjorie Jackson-Nelson [[Premier of South Austra Fullname = State of South Australia|Premier]] Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State...
The history of New Zealand dates back at least seven hundred years to when it was discovered and settled by Polynesians. ...
Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th) - Land 227,416 km² - Water 10,213 km² (4. ...
The British Western Pacific Territories was the name of a colonial entity, created in 1877, for the administration, under a single representative of the British Crown, styled High Commissioner (compare other uses of this title), of a series of relatively minor Pacific islands in and around Oceania // The island entities...
The Territory of Papua was an Australian possession comprising the southeastern quarter of the island of New Guinea, existing from roughly 1902 to 1949. ...
Motto Always in service with Gods guidance(translation) Anthem Allah Peliharakan Sultan God Bless the Sultan Capital (and largest city) Bandar Seri Begawan Official languages Malay (national), English Government Absolute monarchy - Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Independence - End of British protectorate January 1, 1984 Area - Total 5,765 km² (170th) 2...
Geographic location of atolls: Atafu Nukunonu Fakaofo Languages Tokelauan, English Capital None; each atoll has its own administrative centre Political status Territory of New Zealand Head of State Queen Elizabeth II (as Queen of New Zealand) Administrator David Payton Head of Government Kolouei OBrien Area â Total â % water 12 km...
The Gilbert and Ellice Islands were a British protectorate from 1892 and colony from 1916 — until 1 January 1976 when the islands were divided into two different colonies which became independent nations shortly after. ...
This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
| 20th century 1900-1970 Tonga (protected state) 1900-1974 Niue3 1901-1942 *Commonwealth of Australia 1907-1953 *Dominion of New Zealand 1949-1975 Territory of Papua and New Guinea6 (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
The history of Tonga stretches back to around roughly 4000B.C. when the Polynesians arrived. ...
For alternative meanings, see New Zealand (disambiguation). ...
Flag Capital Canberra Language(s) English (official), Austronesian languages, Papuan languages, English creoles Organizational structure Colony King List of British monarchs Prime Minister List of Prime Ministers of Australia Legislature House of Assembly Historical era Cold War - Union established November 6, 1949 - Self-governing December 1, 1973 - Independence September 16...
| | 3 Now part of the *Realm of New Zealand. 4 Now Kiribati and *Tuvalu. 5 Now the *Solomon Islands. 6 Now *Papua New Guinea. The Realm of New Zealand is the territory in which the Queen in right of New Zealand is head of state. ...
| | 17th century since 1659 St. Helena âAtlanticâ redirects here. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
| 19th century since 1815 Ascension Island7 since 1816 Tristan da Cunha7 since 1833 Falkland Islands9 Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Georgetown Largest city Georgetown Official languages English Government Dependency of St. ...
Motto: Our faith is our strength Anthem: God Save the Queen Capital Edinburgh of the Seven Seas Status Dependency of Saint Helena Official language(s) English Governor Michael Clancy Administrator Mike Hentley Area 201 km²(120. ...
| 20th century since 1908 British Antarctic Territory8 since 1908 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands8, 9 (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999...
Motto: Research and Discovery Anthem: God Save the Queen Status British overseas territory Official language(s) - Commissioner Tony Crombie Administrator Michael Richardson Area 1,395,000 km² Population c. ...
Motto Leo Terram Propriam Protegat(Latin) Let the Lion protect his own land or May the Lion protect his own land Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Grytviken Official languages English Government British overseas territory - Head of State Queen Elizabeth II - Commissioner Alan Huckle Area - Total 3,903 km² 1...
| | 7 Dependencies of St. Helena since 1922 (Ascension Island) and 1938 (Tristan da Cunha). 8 Both claimed in 1908; territories formed in 1962 (British Antarctic Territory) and 1985 (South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands). 9 Occupied by Argentina during the Falklands War of April-June 1982. Combatants United Kingdom Argentina Commanders Sir John Fieldhouse Sir John Woodward Margaret Thatcher Leopoldo Galtieri Mario Menéndez Ernesto Crespo Casualties 258 killed[1] 777 wounded 59 taken prisoner 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner The Falklands War (Spanish: ) was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the...
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