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''See also:'' [[Collapse of the British Empire]]
''See also:'' [[Collapse of the British Empire]]
In its article ''How big was the [[British Empire]] and why did it collapse?'' the website The Week indicates about the ''collapse of the British Empire'':
In its article ''How big was the British Empire and why did it collapse?'' the website The Week indicates about the ''collapse of the British Empire'':
{{Cquote|From India, further expansion was undertaken through Asia, and by 1913 the British Empire was the largest to have ever existed.
{{Cquote|From India, further expansion was undertaken through Asia, and by 1913 the British Empire was the largest to have ever existed.
It covered around 25% of the world's land surface, including large swathes of North America, Australia, Africa and Asia, while other areas - especially in South America - were closely linked to the empire by trade, according to the National Archives.
It covered around 25% of the world's land surface, including large swathes of North America, Australia, Africa and Asia, while other areas - especially in South America - were closely linked to the empire by trade, according to the National Archives.