| The Channel Islands are two distinct political entities - Jersey and Guernsey. If they are included, you should also include the Isle of Man, whose status as a crown dependency is identical. If you include Afghanistan, you should definitely include Nepal and Bhutan as well, which were effective protectorates of British India of considerably longer standing. If you include the Cook Islands, why not Niue and Tokelau? Also, when did Britain rule Madeira? |