Please can you help me to answer these questions.

1. Does Britain rule itself today?
I wasn't sure how to answer this since it joined the EEC in 2009.
2.Is a country ruled by another called dependent, or a colony?
Many thanks for your help.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Economic_Community

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union

Read carefully.

http://www.answers.com/topic/colony
See definition #2.