acificNew GuineaSamoaConcessionsChinaKiautschouTsingtaoTientsinUnrecognisedAntarcticaNew Swabia (claimed by Nazi Germany)vteබ්‍රිතාන්‍ය අධිරාජ්‍යයLegendCurrent territoryFormer territory* Now a Commonwealth realmNow a member of the Commonwealth of NationsCulture:AnglospherevteEurope1542–1800 Ireland (integrated into the UK)1708–1757, 1763–1782 and 1798–1802 MinorcaSince 1713 Gibraltar1794–1796 Corsica1800–1813 Malta (Protectorate)1813–1964 Malta (Colony)1807–1890 Heligoland1809–1864 Ionian Islands1878–1960 Cyprus1921–1931 Irish Free StateSince 1960 Akrotiri and Dhekelia (before as part of Cyprus)vteAfrica17th and 18th centuries19th century20th centurySince 1658 Saint Helena231792–1961 Sierra Leone1795–1803 Cape ColonySince 1815 Ascension Island23Since 1816 Tristan da Cunha231806–1910 Cape of Good Hope1807–1808 Madeira1810–1968 Mauritius1816–1965 The Gambia1856–1910 Natal1862–1906 Lagos1868–1966 Basutoland61874–1957 Gold Coast71882–1922 Egyp