China

East Asia

Russia

Eurasia

France

United Kingdom

Europe

United States

North America

A world map highlights permanent member countries of the U N Security Council in blue. The countries highlighted are the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Russia, and China.

Countries comprising the United Nations (UN) Security Council, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security as well as accepting new members into the UN.

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Bhutan

Bangladesh

India

Sri Lanka

Pakistan

South Asia

The British conquest of India, including present-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. It highlights territories annexed between 1753 to 1805 in northern and coastal India, and post 1805 annexations in Pakistan, central India, and Sri Lanka.

Areas of South Asia conquered by the British, from approximately 1753 to 1890 

British Conquest of India

nature

Anthropogenic Biomes

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Average Annual Precipitation

Biomes

Climate Zones

Global Mean Temperature, January

Global Mean Temperature, July

Global Surface Warming: Worst-Case Projections (NASA)

Insolation

Land Cover

Major Soil Orders

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World Elevations

United Nations Security Council: Permanent Members	British Conquest of India
Value	British annexation 1753–1805	British annexation after 1805	Dependent state	Minor dependent state	Under British supervision, later annexed	Portuguese territory	French territory



			0.436%
	28.7%	33.9%	31.7%	11.9%	11.6%	0.112%	0.771%