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The Straits Settlements are a group of British territories located in the Malay Peninsula, within the Malayan Union. The Straits Settlements consists of four individual settlements: Malacca, Dinding and Penang (also known as Prince of Wales Island) and Singapore. Singapore is also the main British naval base in East Asia. Because of its status as the main British naval base in the region, as well as hosting the largest dry dock in the world in the form of the Singapore Naval Base, it is described in the press as the 'Gibraltar of the East'.

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  • Straits Settlements (Twilight of a New Era)
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  • The Straits Settlements are a group of British territories located in the Malay Peninsula, within the Malayan Union. The Straits Settlements consists of four individual settlements: Malacca, Dinding and Penang (also known as Prince of Wales Island) and Singapore. Singapore is also the main British naval base in East Asia. Because of its status as the main British naval base in the region, as well as hosting the largest dry dock in the world in the form of the Singapore Naval Base, it is described in the press as the 'Gibraltar of the East'.
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religion other
  • Christianity, Hinduism, Confucianism, Taoism and other traditional Chinese religions and Atheist
CoGtitle
  • Chief Secretary
city other
  • George Town and Malacca Town.
name short
  • Straits Settlements
est date
  • 1826(xsd:integer)
HoStitle
  • Monarch
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CoA
  • Coat of arms of the Straits Settlements.svg
Timeline
  • Twilight of a New Era
Name en
  • Straits Settlements
ethnic group
  • Chinese
Name
  • '''نڬري-نڬري سلت
  • '''海峽殖民地 ( )
  • '''ஸ்ட்ரெய்ட்ஸ் தீர்வுகளுக்கான
  • Negeri-Negeri Selat
regime
  • Constitutional monarchy
royal house
  • Windsor
Language
  • English ----
Currency
  • Straits dollar
Religion
  • Islam and Buddhism ----
Area
  • 4480(xsd:integer)
language other
  • Chinese , Malay, Tamil and Hindi-Urdu.
otl
  • Strait Settlements
Capital
  • Singapore
Anthem
  • God Save the King
Organizations
Flag
  • Flag of the British Straits Settlements .svg
ethnic other
  • Malays, Tamils and Europeans
HoS2title
  • Governor
abstract
  • The Straits Settlements are a group of British territories located in the Malay Peninsula, within the Malayan Union. The Straits Settlements consists of four individual settlements: Malacca, Dinding and Penang (also known as Prince of Wales Island) and Singapore. Singapore is also the main British naval base in East Asia. Because of its status as the main British naval base in the region, as well as hosting the largest dry dock in the world in the form of the Singapore Naval Base, it is described in the press as the 'Gibraltar of the East'. The Straits Settlements Volunteer Force (SSVF) is the military reserve force in the Straits Settlements
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