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The Decline and Remnants of the British Empire
TLDR The British Empire, once the largest empire in history, has seen a decline with most of its territories becoming independent. However, there are still remnants of the empire scattered around the world, including the Cayman Islands, Bermuda, the Turks and Caicos, Gibraltar, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Cyprus, St Helena, Ascension, Tristan de Kuna, Montserrat, the Falkland Islands, the British Indian Ocean Territory, the Chagos Archipelago, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory.
Timestamped Summary
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The British Empire, once the largest empire in history, has seen a decline with most of its territories becoming independent, but there are still remnants of the empire scattered around the world.
02:42
The Cayman Islands, Bermuda, and the Turks and Caicos are British territories that have considered independence but have not taken serious steps towards it.
04:38
The Turks and Caicos have considered joining the Canadian Federation or creating a federation with the Bahamas, while Gibraltar's independence is unlikely due to Spain's claim on the territory.
06:29
The British Virgin Islands and Anguilla have considered independence, but there hasn't been a serious movement for independence in the BVI and Anguilla's small population makes it difficult, but not impossible, for them to become independent.
08:30
The British territories of Cyprus, St Helena, Ascension, Tristan de Kuna, and Montserrat have no talk of independence and are economically dependent on the UK.
10:27
The legacy of the volcanic eruption has made Montserrat dependent on the UK and they have no talk of independence, while the Falkland Islands have a small population that strongly identifies as British and rejects any control by Argentina, making independence more likely than becoming part of Argentina by 2033, and the British Indian Ocean Territory does not have a permanent human population due to the forcible removal of its inhabitants to create a US military base.
12:28
The remaining British territories, such as the Chagos Archipelago, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and the British Antarctic Territory, are small and unlikely to declare independence, but they still maintain territorial claims and have some historical significance.
