What is Colony?
[[Image:Colonization 1945.png|400px|thumb|Colonization and imperialism at the end of [[World War II]] (1945)]] A '''colony''' is a piece of land controlled by another [[country]]. The metropolitan state is the country that owns the colony. The phrase ''[[dependent territory]]'' is now used instead of ''colony''. '''Colony''' can also refer to a [[commune]] or a currently hypothetical [[human settlement]] in the sea ([[ocean colony]]) or [[outer space]] ([[space colony]]). A country that has many colonies is often called an [[empire]]. A colonist is a person from the metropolitan state who lives in a colony. Colonial means having to do with a colony. Colonial land is land that belongs to the colony. A colonist is sometimes called a colonial. The [[philosophy]] of having colonies is called [[colonialism]]. There must be many people to start a colony. There are many colonies, or countries that were once colonies, in the world. Most countries that were once colonies of [[Britain]] are part of the British [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]]. ==Related pages== *[[Dependent territory]] ==Other websites== * http://www.un.org/Depts/dpi/decolonization/trust3.htm - Non-self governing territories as listed by the United Nations General Assembly in 2002 [[Category:International relations]] [[Category:Colonialism]]