Historical similarities between Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Historically, it was a British colony, and its ethnic groups were mainly descendants of white immigrants from Europe. Now it is independent, but it is still a Commonwealth country.

Fifty-six countries and two regions were once British (present name) colonies:

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 and Kiribati.

2. Africa has 2 1: South Africa, Nigeria, Cameroon, Lesotho, Botswana, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Zambia, Uganda, Tonga, Seychelles, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Sierra Leone, Kenya and Gambia.

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

Asia 1 1: India, Pakistan, Malaysia, Singapore, Bangladesh, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Brunei, Democratic Yemen, China and Hong Kong.

5. Three in Europe: Ireland, Cyprus and Malta.

Australia is a highly developed capitalist country with Canberra as its capital. As the most economically developed country in the southern hemisphere, the world's largest economy 12, the fourth largest exporter of agricultural products, and also the largest exporter of various minerals in the world, it is called "the country by car".

At the same time, Australia is also the country with the largest number of sheep and the largest export volume of wool in the world, also known as "the country riding on the back of sheep".

Extended data

Colonies in the capitalist period, especially in the imperialist stage, refer to countries or regions whose territories are occupied, their sovereignty and independence are lost, they are completely ruled and dominated by capitalist powers politically and economically, and their purpose is to plunder various resources.

Colonies, in a broader sense, also include protectorates and vassals. The emergence of colonies is closely related to the emergence and development of capitalist mode of production.