This is the largest empire in human history.
Ruled by the United Kingdom, it included colonies and territories on all 5 continents.
It covered more than 13,000,000 square meters, which is almost a quarter of the dry surface of the earth, and controlled more than 500 million people, which was again a quarter of the world's population.
As a result, it has left cultural, political and lifestyle traces in the occupied countries.
The British Empire expanded its governing boundaries to over 13 million square kilometers, which spanned several continents. It ruled 23 percent of the world at the height of its prosperity in 1922. For this reason, the expression "The sun never sets on the British Empire" was born.
This empire was the last to fall in 1997, with the surrender of the colony of Hong Kong, China.