The Queen of England owns 1/6 of the world's land?
no.
but...
1. there no queen of england, , hasn't been on 300 years.
2. there queen, elizabeth ii, head of state 16 "commonwealth realms," including uk.
3. canada, , australia included, , canada alone worlds 2nd largest country.
4. in legal sense, crown "owns" land, , deed document giving more or less exclusive rights land. ultimate ownership still vested in crown. in canada, 85% of land "crown land," meaning not owned - exclusively crown's.
5. "crown" entity government, headed queen.
6. so, queen not own land - can not sell off , pocket money. however, human face of crown, does, crown owns land in uk, canada, australia, new zealand, , bunch of smaller places (mostly island nations).
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