List of former European colonies
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This is a list of former European colonies.
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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
Netherlands
- New Netherlands (Nieuw-Amsterdam / New York)
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Caribbean
Britain
Spain
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
Netherlands
- Aruba -- now
- Curaçao -- now
- Bonaire -- now
- St.Maarten / St. Martin (patrially French) -- now
- St. Eustatius -- now
- Saba -- now
- Tobago
- St. Croix
- Tortola
- Anegada
- Virgin Gorda
Denmark
Knights of Malta
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South America
France
- Brazil (Rio de Janeiro briefly, and São Luís briefly) -- 1st
(see France Antarctique and France Équinoxiale)
- French Guiana -- 1st, 2nd, & now
Netherlands
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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
- German East Africa
- German South West Africa
- Namibia (present-day)
- Cameroons (Kamerun)
- Togo (until 1918)
Netherlands
- South Africa. The Dutch Cape Colony (Kaapstad / Cape Town)
- Ghana(El Mina)
- Mauritius
- Senegal (Goree island)
- Sao Tomé
- Angola (Luanda, Sonyo and Cabinda)
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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
Netherlands
- Mauritius
- Moçambique(Delagoa Bay)
Britain
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Middle East
France
- Lebanon -- 2nd
- Syria -- 2nd
- Turkey (Sanjak of Alexandretta, now called Hatay province) -- 2nd
- Djibouti -- 2nd
- Yemen (Cheik-Saïd peninsula) -- 2nd
Netherlands
- Persia(Iran) (Esfahan/Ispahan,Bandar-e Abbas/Gamron,Kharg,Band-e Kong.
- Mesopotamia(Iraq),Al Basrah, Basra.
- Jemen, Al Mukha (Mocca)
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South Asia
France
- India
- half of India -- 1st
- only Pondicherry, Karikal, Yanaon, Mahé, and Chandernagore -- 2nd
Britain
Netherlands
- Ceylon
- India- (Suratte, Malabar, Coromandel)
- Bengalen (Bangladesh)
- Birma(Myanmar)(Mrohaung(Arakan),Siriangh,Syriam,Ava,Martaban)
- Tonkin/Annam(Vietnam)(Tonkin,Hoi An)
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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
- Jiaozhou Bay (Kiautschou)
Britain
Portugal
Netherlands
- Dutch East Indies / Indonesia
- Netherlands New Guinea
- Malacca / Malaysia
- Taiwan
- Pescadores
- India
- Japan(Deshima
- Siam(Thailand (Pattani,Sangora(Songkhla),Ligor(Ligoor- Nakhon Si Thammarat)
- China (Canton, Xiamen)
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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
- 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
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Antarctic Ocean
France
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands -- 2nd & now
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See also
- Pax Britannica
- New Imperialism
- List of former German colonies
- British Empire
- French colonial empire
- Dutch colonial empire
- Dutch Empire
- Chinese Imperialism
- Japanese Imperialism
- Colonization of Africa
- Imperialism in Asia
- Media imperialism
- Religious imperialism
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External links
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