What is the difference between a Commonwealth country and a former British colony?

Commonwealth countries, which is the previous oneBritish coloniesWhen Britain conquered the world, there were more than 100 colonies, and later these colonies demanded independence, conformed to the historical trend, and improved relations with these countries, so that the Commonwealth was established, which is more like an international organization. The former colony or protectorate of the member Britain, it is a loose link. Not a country, and there is no ****.

The Queen of England is the titular head of the Commonwealth. The United Kingdom and its member states exchange high-level** representations at the ambassadorial levelDiplomatic relationsand other places, with a population of about 2 billion.

In the past, Britain used its absolute superiority to conquer and enslave these countries, turning them into its own colonies, plundering the resources of those countries, and ruling the people of those places. As the people woke up, these countries began to rebel against British colonial rule, and with the rise of the rest of the world, the old capitalism.

The weakening of British colonial rule could no longer be sustained.

They had no choice but to loosen their bonds, relax their rule, those countries became independent one after another, why not lose them completely, Britain introduced some policies, and attracted some countries to join the British Commonwealth, an organization advocated by the United Kingdom, and Britain no longer controlled them, but was only nominally loyal to the Queen of England.

Strengthen economic ties between the two sides, solve some problems existing on both sides, send ambassadors to each other, hold regular meetings, discuss some issues, and develop close cooperation between the two sides. To promote the economic development of these countries, as a result of these policies, more and more countries have joined the Commonwealth, from more than ten at the beginning to more than fifty at the end, guaranteeing that Britain will receive more benefits in the event of a weakening situation.

The difference is that there is more democracy and the rule of law, and there are more human rights and freedoms.

The former colony, Britain, had a lot of administrative power, but now it is gone.

The British colonies, were occupied and ruled, they had no political power.

The United Kingdom is the dominant country in the British Commonwealth, and the sovereignty of British overseas territories is vested in the United Kingdom.

Regions, traditions, and life are all different.

There is a fundamental difference between the Commonwealth countries and the former British colonies.

There is a big difference in nature, but look at it specifically.

There should be a difference, but the specific difference is not clear.

British colonies include Australia, New Zealand, Burma, etc., British colonies refer to British colonies overseas, which began in 1868 and had British colonies on all continents except Antarctica in their heyday.

A colony is an area ruled by a suzerain, without political, economic, military, or diplomatic independence, and under the complete control of the overlord. After the Second World War, most of the world's colonies gained independence, and the old world colonial system ceased to exist.

<> was once colonized by the British, a total of 56 countries, 2 regions (now the name of the country).

1. Oceania 14: Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Tuvalu, Solomon Islands, Samoa, Nauru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Saint Christopher and Nevis, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Barbados, Kiribati.

21 in Africa: South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Lesotho, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Zambia, Uganda, Tonga Seychelles, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Kenya, Gambia.

3. 9 in the Americas: part of the United States, Canada, Belize, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Grenada, Bahamas, Antigua and Barbuda.

4. 11 in Asia: India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brunei, Democratic Yemen, Hong Kong, China.

5. 3 in Europe: Ireland, Cyprus, Malta.

1. Basutolan

Basutoland, now Lesotho, was annexed by the British in 1868, placed under the jurisdiction of the Cape of Good Hope colony in 1871, and restored direct jurisdiction by the British in 1884. Independence in 1966.

2. Bechuaner

Bechuana is present-day Botswana. The British Expeditionary Force arrived in 1884 and declared it a British protectorate in 1885, and in 1895 part of Bechuana was placed under the jurisdiction of the Cape of Good Hope**, while the rest remained directly under British jurisdiction. Independence in 1966.

3. Togo

Originally a German colony, it was divided into French Togo and British Togo after World War I. The area was established by the British Mandate after the war, and in 1919 it was incorporated into the ** Coast, and Ghana became part of its territory after independence.

4. Cameroon

British Cameroon was a German colony, but after World War I, the British mandated parts of it, and in 1961 British and French Cameroon merged and declared independence.

5. Gambia

The country had been a stronghold for British merchants since 1661, was annexed to Sierra Leone in 1821, became an independent British colony in 1888, and part of the interior was declared a British protectorate in 1894, gaining independence in 1965.

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Britain is not a federal country, Britain is a kingdom. Britain changed from a monarchy to a constitutional monarchy. However, now there is also the Commonwealth in the world, but this is not a country, it is a collective that develops the economy together, like the Soviet Union after its collapse.

The British state system, whether it is the monarchy, the parliament, the executive or the courts, is deeply rooted in its long history and has been gradually perfected through political practice over the course of a long history.

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 established the British constitutional monarchy, and Britain was the first industrialized country in the world to complete the industrial revolution and grow rapidly. From the 18th century to the early 20th century, Britain ruled the territory of the world across seven continents, and was the most powerful country in the world at that time, known as the empire on which the sun never sets. Won both world wars, but the national power was severely damaged.

By the second half of the 20th century, when the British Empire collapsed, the position of capitalist world hegemon was replaced by the United States. However, Britain is still a large country with great influence in the world.

At its peak, there were British colonies on every continent except Antarctica.

1. United Kingdom: internally self-governing overseas territories: Anguilla, Bermuda, Cayman Islands.

Non-sovereign Overseas Territory: British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands.

Crown colony: Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.

Overseas Territory: The British Base Area of Cyprus.

2. Europe. Gibraltar (UK), Atlantic Region, Anguilla (UK).

3. Bermuda.

British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands (including South Georgia), Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, Montserrat, St. Helena (including Gough Island, Tristan da Cunha, Ascension Island).

4. Asia-Pacific region.

American Samoa (United States),** (United States), New Caledonia (France), Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom), Tokelau (New Zealand).

No. Britain's center of gravity in Asia is not centered on China, but on India, which is just trying to punish China and force it to grant it privileges for economic gain.

Besides, he has not yet digested an India, not to mention that China at that time was far from being comparable to India in terms of land and economy and military, and China was still politically unified at that time, so Britain at that time thought that he did not have the ability to monopolize China, and it was in its best interest to let China open some treaty ports.

At the end of the Qing Dynasty, China was called a semi-colonial and semi-feudal society, because there were both places ruled by the Qing Dynasty and places ruled by foreign countries, such as Japan occupied Taiwan, Portugal occupied Macao, and Britain occupied Hong Kong, which were colonies at the end of the Qing Dynasty. Later, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the country could not recognize that Hong Kong Island was ceded to Britain, but only recognized that it was leased to Britain, which led to the return of Hong Kong on July 1, 1997.

Hong Kong was once a British colony, and it was only returned to China in 1997.