British Bechuanaland
British Bechuanaland | |||||||||||
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| 1885–1895 | |||||||||||
| Anthem: God Save the Queen | |||||||||||
| Status | Crown Colony | ||||||||||
| Capital | Vryburg | ||||||||||
| Common languages | English | ||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||
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• 1885–95 | Queen Victoria | ||||||||||
| Historical era | New Imperialism | ||||||||||
| 30 September 1885 | |||||||||||
• Annexation to Cape Colony | 16 November 1895 | ||||||||||
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British Bechuanaland was a short-lived Crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation on 30 September 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony on 16 November 1895. British Bechuanaland had an area of 51,424 square miles (133,190 km2) and a population of 84,210. Today the region forms part of South Africa.