British Bechuanaland was a short lived crown colony of the United Kingdom that existed in southern Africa from its formation on 1 Sep 1885 until its annexation to the neighbouring Cape Colony on 16 Nov 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.
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