Map showing Belgian, French, British, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish colonial possessions in Africa in 1920.

Map showing the colonial possessions of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Portugal and the Netherlands in Asia in 1945.

Map showing the colonial possessions of the United States, the United Kingdom, France and the Netherlands in the Caribbean in 1945.

Map showing the decolonisation process of African states.

Map showing the progress towards independence of the French and British colonies in the Middle East.

Map showing the decolonisation process on the Asian continent from 1945 to 2002.

Map showing the development of the British Commonwealth from its creation to December 2015.