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Question: What countries did the British empire own!?
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Many of the names have changed from the days of the British Empire, but this is the list:

Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; The Bahamas; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belize; Botswana; Brunei Darussalam; Cameroon; Canada; Cyprus; Dominica; Fiji Islands; The Gambia; Ghana; Grenada; Guyana; India; Jamaica; Kenya; Kiribati; Lesotho; Malawi; Malaysia; Maldives; Malta; Mauritius; Mozambique; Namibia; Nauru; New Zealand; Nigeria; Pakistan; Papua New Guinea; St Kitts and Nevis; St Lucia; St Vincent and the Grenadines; Samoa; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Singapore; Solomon Islands; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Swaziland; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tuvalu; Uganda; United Republic of Tanzania; USA; Vanuatu; Zambia!.

The USA left the Empire in 1776!. Ireland left the UK in 1922!. Neither joined the Commonwealth!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It really depends on exactly when you're talking about, but this website should probably help:
http://www!.britishempire!.co!.uk/timeline/!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Many!.

Ireland
Canada
India
Australia
New Zealand
Hong Kong
Many Caribbean Islands (Grenada)
Original Thirteen Colonies
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Egypt
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