This is a list of former European colonies. This article is about the continent. ... This article refers to a colony in politics and history. ...

North America

France

• Canada (most of eastern and central Canada) -- 1st
• Saint-Pierre and Miquelon -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• United States (entire basin of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, Great Lakes) -- 1st

Britain Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) is a French overseas collectivity consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. ... Length 6,270 km Elevation of the source 450 m Average discharge Saint Louis¹: 5,500 m³/s Vicksburg²: 16,800 m³/s Baton Rouge³: 12,800 m³/s Area watershed 2,980,000 km² Origin Lake Itasca Mouth Gulf of Mexico Basin countries United States (98. ... The Missouri River and its tributaries N.P. Dodge Park, Omaha, Nebraska High silt content makes the Missouri (left) noticably lighter than the Mississipi here at their confluence above St. ... The Great Lakes from space The Great Lakes are a group of five large lakes on or near the United States-Canadian border. ...

• United States
• Canada

Caribbean

France

• Anguilla (briefly) -- 1st
• Antigua and Barbuda (briefly) -- 1st
• Dominica -- 1st
• Dominican Republic -- 1st
• Grenada -- 1st
• Guadeloupe -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• Haiti -- 1st
• Martinique -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• Montserrat (briefly) -- 1st
• Saint Martin (northern half only) -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• Saint-Barthélemy -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• Saint Lucia -- 1st
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -- 1st
• Sint Eustatius (briefly) -- 1st
• St Kitts and Nevis (St Kitts, but not Nevis) -- 1st
• Trinidad and Tobago (Tobago only) -- 1st
• US Virgin Islands (Saint Croix only) -- 1st

St. ... Gustavia Harbor, St. ... Map showing location of Sint Eustatius relative to Saba and Sint Maarten/Saint Martin Sint Eustatius (also Saint Eustace and Statia), pop. ... Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island nation in the Caribbean. ... Nevis is an island in the Caribbean, whose name is derived from an original Spanish name given by Christopher Columbus. ... Tobago is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea, part of the nation of Trinidad and Tobago. ... A separate article treats the several rivers known as the St. ...

South America

France

• Brazil (Rio de Janeiro briefly, and São Luís briefly) -- 1st

(see France Antarctique and France Équinoxiale) Ipanema beach A NASA satellite image of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro (meaning River of January in Portuguese) is the name of both a state and a city in southeastern Brazil. ... São Luís is the capital of the state of Maranhão, Brazil. ... France Antarctique was the failed French colony south of the Equator, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, between 1555 and 1567. ... Equinoxial France was the contemporary name given to the colonization efforts of France in the 17th century in South America, around the line of Equator, before tropical had fully gained its modern meaning: Equinoctial means in Latin of equal nights, i. ...

• French Guiana -- 1st, 2nd, & now

Africa

France

• Morocco (89% of Morocco) -- 2nd
• Algeria -- 2nd
• Tunisia -- 2nd
• Benin -- 2nd
• Burkina Faso -- 2nd
• Cameroon (91% of Cameroon) -- 2nd
• Central African Republic -- 2nd
• Chad -- 2nd
• Republic of the Congo -- 2nd
• Gabon -- 2nd
• Guinea -- 2nd
• Ivory Coast -- 2nd
• Mali -- 2nd
• Mauritania -- 2nd
• Niger -- 2nd
• Senegal -- 1st & 2nd
• Togo -- 2nd

Germany Côte dIvoire (often called Ivory Coast in English; see below about the name) is a country in West Africa. ...

• German East Africa
  • Tanzania (present-day)
  • Rwanda (present-day)
  • Burundi (present-day)
• German South West Africa
  • Namibia (present-day)
• Cameroons (Kamerun)
• Togo (until 1918)

German East Africa was Germanys colony in East Africa, including what is now Burundi, Rwanda, and the mainland part of Tanzania. ... Flag of German South West Africa German South-West Africa (German: Deutsch-Südwestafrika or DSWA) was a colony of Germany from 1884 to 1915, when it was taken over by South Africa and administered as South-West Africa, later becoming Namibia. ...

Indian Ocean

France

• Comoros -- 2nd
• Madagascar -- 2nd
• Mauritius -- 1st
• Mayotte - 2nd & now
• Réunion -- 1st, 2nd, & now
• Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean - 2nd & now
• Seychelles -- 1st
• Tanzania (Zanzibar, briefly) -- 2nd

Réunion is an island, as well as an overseas département (département doutre-mer, or DOM) of France, located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about 200 km southwest of Mauritius. ... The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (in French Îles éparses de locéan indien) are five islands of the Indian Ocean with no permanent population, Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorioso, and Tromelin. ... Map of Zanzibars main island Zanzibar, Tanzania, comprises a pair of islands off the east coast of Africa called Zanzibar (Unguja) (1994 est. ...

Middle East

France

• Lebanon -- 2nd
• Syria -- 2nd
• Turkey (Sanjak of Alexandretta, now called Hatay province) -- 2nd
• Djibouti -- 2nd
• Yemen (Cheik-Saïd peninsula) -- 2nd

Hatay is a province of southern Turkey, situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the west and Syria to the south and east. ...

South Asia

France

• India
  • half of India -- 1st
  • only Pondicherry, Karikal, Yanaon, Mahé, and Chandernagore -- 2nd

Britain Pondicherry (पॉंडिचेरी in Hindi), currently undergoing a name change to Puduchery, is the name of a union territory and its capital in the south of India. ... Categories: India geography stubs | Pondicherry | Cities and towns in India ... Yanam or Yanaon is a district of the Union territory of Pondicherry and a town in that district. ... Mahé, also known as Mayyazhi, is a former French colony in India. ... Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar, is a city in India. ...

• India

East Asia

France

• Cambodia - 2nd
• China
  • Kwang-Chou-Wan (廣州灣) leased territory, now the city of Zhanjiang (Guangdong province) -- 2nd
  • French settlements (concessions) in Shanghai, Guangdong, Tianjin, and Hankou -- 2nd
  • French zone of influence officially recognized by China over the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong -- 2nd
• Laos - 2nd
• Vietnam - 2nd

Germany Kwang-Chou-Wan was a small enclave of France on the south coast of China. ... Zhanjiang (湛江) is a city in Guangdong province, in southeast China. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Kwangtung in older transliteration; Cantonese: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Shanghai (Chinese: 上海; pinyin: ; Shanghainese IPA: ) is Chinas largest city and is situated on the banks of the Yangtze River Delta. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Kwangtung in older transliteration; Cantonese: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Location within China Tianjin is also the name of an asteroid, see 2209 Tianjin Tianjin (Chinese: 天津; pinyin: ; Postal System Pinyin: Tientsin; literally Heavenly Ford) is a harbour municipality in China on the Hai He River (from Beijing) and Bohai Gulf of the Yellow Sea (Pacific Ocean). ... Hankou (漢口; pinyin: Hànkǒu; Wade-Giles: Hankow) is one of the three towns, together with Wuchang and Hanyang, which are included in modern day Wuhan, the capital of the Hubei province, in China. ... Yunnan (Simplified Chinese: 云南; Traditional Chinese: 雲南; pinyin: Yúnnán) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located in the far southwestern corner of the country. ... Guangxi (Simplified Chinese: 广西; Traditional Chinese: 廣西; pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: Kuang-hsi; Postal System Pinyin: Kwangsi; Zhuang: Gvangjsih Bouxcuengh Swcigi or (old orthography} Gvaŋзsiƅ Bouчcueŋƅ Sɯcigi) is an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China. ... Hainan (Chinese: 海南; pinyin: ) is a province of the Peoples Republic of China, located at the southern end of the country. ... Guangdong (Simplified Chinese: 广东; Traditional Chinese: 廣東; pinyin: Guǎngdōng; Wade-Giles: Kuang-tung; Kwangtung in older transliteration; Cantonese: gwong2 dung1), is a province on the south coast of the Peoples Republic of China. ...

• Jiaozhou Bay (Kiautschou)

Britain The Jiaozhou Bay was from 1898 to 1914 a German colony with a size of 552km² and the capital Qingdao (meaning Green island. Jiaozhou is situated at the southern coast of the Chinese province Shandong Peninsula. ...

• Hong Kong
• Weihaiwei (now known as Weihai)

Portugal Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ... Weihai (威海; pinyin: wēihǎi, also Weihaiwei) is a seaport city on the Bohai Gulf in north-east Shandong province, China. ...

• Macau

Pacific

France

• Clipperton - 2nd & now
• New Caledonia -- 2nd & now
• French Polynesia -- 2nd & now
• Vanuatu (condominium shared with the British Empire) -- 2nd
• Wallis and Futuna -- 2nd & now

Germany Clipperton Island (locally known as Île Clipperton and sometimes Île de la Passion) is an uninhabited seven-square-kilometer coral atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, 1,300 km southwest of France administered from French Polynesia by a high commissioner of the Republic; its defense is the responsibility of France. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...

• German New Guinea
  • German Solomon Islands
  • Caroline Islands (Karolinen)
    • Federated States of Micronesia (present-day)
    • Palau (present-day)
  • Mariana Islands (Marianen)
  • Nauru
  • Marshall Islands
• Samoa

German New Guinea ( Ger. ... The Caroline Islands should not be confused with Caroline Island, part of Kiribati (Southern Line Islands), also in the central Pacific. ... Mariana Islands (sometimes called The Marianas; up to the early 20th century sometimes called the Ladrone Islands) are a group of islands made up by the summits of 15 volcanic mountains in the Pacific Ocean. ...

Antarctic Ocean

France

• French Southern and Antarctic Lands -- 2nd & now

See also

• Pax Britannica
• New Imperialism
• List of former German colonies
• British Empire
• French colonial empire
• Chinese Imperialism
• Japanese Imperialism
• Colonization of Africa
• Imperialism in Asia
• Media imperialism
• Religious imperialism

Pax Britannica ( Latin for the British Peace, modeled after Pax Romana) refers to a period of British imperialism after the Battle of Waterloo and the War of 1812, which led to a period of overseas British expansionism. ... The term New Imperialism refers to the policy and ideology of imperial colonial expansion adopted by Europes powers and later the United States and Japan during the late 19th and early 20th centuries; approximately from the Franco-Prussian War to World War I (c. ... This is a list of former German colonies, or Schutzgebiete (protectorates) as they were called in official German. ... The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ... -1... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ... Ancient Colonization North Africa in particular experienced colonization from Europe and Asia Minor in the early historical period. ... Large of Asia, as well as Africa and other areas of the world, were subjected to imperial control by European nations, China, and Japan. ... Media Imperialism is a critical theory regarding the perceived effects of globalization on the worlds media. ... Religious imperialism is a policy intended to spread religious beliefs to people, territories or nations through the use of warfare, oppression, conversion and other means. ...

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