List of former European colonies
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This is a list of former European colonies.
Contents
North America
France
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- New France
- Newfoundland
- Île-Royale (Cape Breton Island)
- Saint-Domingue (Haiti)
Britain
- British America
- "Thirteen Colonies"
- Canadian colonies
- Province of Quebec
- Province of Nova Scotia
- Island of St. John
- Colony of Newfoundland
- Rupert's Land (A private estate stretching from the Atlantic to the Rocky Mountains, and from the prairies to the Arctic Circle.[1])
- Other North American colonies
- Province of East Florida
- Province of West Florida
- Indian Reserve
- Oregon Country (disputed with France)
- Bermuda
- British Honduras
- Mosquito Coast
Denmark
Netherlands
- New Netherlands (Nieuw-Amsterdam / New York)
Norway
Portugal
- Claim to Labrador
- Settlement in Terra Nova (Newfoundland)
Russia
Spain
- Viceroyalty of New Spain (1535–1821)
- Captaincy General of Cuba
- Puerto Rico
- Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)
- Captaincy General of Guatemala
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- East Florida and West Florida
- Settlement at Nootka, near Vancouver Island, Canada
Sweden
- New Sweden (Nya Sverige)
West Indies and the Caribbean
Brandenburg
Britain
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Jamaica
- Leeward Islands
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Saint Christopher (St Kitts)-Nevis
- Windward Islands
Courland
Denmark-Norway
France
- Anguilla
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Haiti
- Montserrat
- Saint Barthélemy
- Nevis
- Saint Christophe (St Kitts)
- Saint Croix
- Saint-Domingue (Haiti)
- Sainte-Lucia (St Lucia)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Sint Eustatius
- Tobago
Knights of Malta
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint Christopher (St Kitts)
- Saint Croix
- Tortuga (off coast of Haiti)
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
- Bahamas
- Cuba
- Island of Hispanola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic)
- Jamaica
- Puerto Rico
- Trinidad
Sweden
South America
Britain
France
- Brazil (Rio de Janeiro briefly, and São Luís briefly)
(see France Antarctique and France Équinoxiale)
Netherlands
Spain
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Chile
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Panama (formerly a part of Colombia)
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
Portugal
Africa
Belgium
Brandenburg
- Arguin (in Mauritania)
- Brandenburger Gold Coast (coastal settlements in Ghana)
Britain
- Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (Sudan)
- Basutoland (Lesotho)
- Bechuanaland (Botswana)
- British East Africa (Kenya)
- British Somaliland (northern Somalia)
- British Togoland (eastern Ghana)
- British Cameroons (split between Nigeria and Cameroon)
- British Egypt
- Gambia Colony and Protectorate
- Gold Coast (Ghana)
- Colonial Nigeria
- Northern Rhodesia (Zambia)
- Nyasaland (Malawi)
- Sierra Leone
- South Africa
- South-West Africa (Namibia)
- Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe)
- Swaziland
- Tanganyika Territory (mainland Tanzania)
- Uganda Protectorate
- Sultanate of Zanzibar (insular Tanzania)
Courland
- St. Andrews Island (in Gambia)
Denmark-Norway
- Danish Gold Coast (coastal settlements in Ghana)
France
- Albreda (in Gambia)
- Dahomey (Benin)
- French Algeria
- French Cameroons (91% of modern Cameroon)
- French Chad
- French Congo (Republic of Congo)
- French Guinea (Guinea)
- French Upper Volta (Republic of Upper Volta, Burkina Faso)
- French Somaliland (Djibouti)
- French Sudan (Mali)
- French Togoland (Togo)
- Gabon
- Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
- Malagasy Protectorate
- Colonial Mauritania
- French protectorate in Morocco (89% of Morocco)
- Niger
- Oubangui-Chari (Central African Republic)
- Senegambia and Niger
- French protectorate of Tunisia
Germany
- German East Africa (Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania)
- German South West Africa (Namibia)
- Kamerun (split between Cameroon and Nigeria)
- Togoland (split between Togo and Ghana)
- Wituland
Italy
Netherlands
- Arguin Island (in Mauritania)
- Dutch Cape Colony
- Dutch Gold Coast (settlements along coast of Ghana, including El Mina)
- Dutch Loango-Angola (Luanda, Sonyo and Cabinda)
- Gorée (Senegal)
- Moçambique (Delagoa Bay)
- São Tomé
Portugal
- Ajuda (Whydah, in Benin)
- Angola
- Annobon
- Cabinda
- Cape Verde
- Ceuta
- Goree (in Senegal)
- Malindi
- Mombasa
- Algarve Ultramar (Morocco)
- Nigeria (Lagos area)
- Mozambique
- Portuguese Gold Coast (settlements along coast of Ghana)
- Portuguese Guinea (Guinea-Bissau)
- Quíloa
- São Tomé and Príncipe
- Tangier
- Zanzibar
- Ziguinchor
Spain
- Bona
- Bougie
- Jerba
- Fernando Po and Annobon (insular Equatorial Guinea)
- Oran
- Port Guinea
- Rio Muni (mainland Equatorial Guinea)
- Spanish North Africa
- Spanish West Africa
Sweden
- Swedish Gold Coast (coastal settlements in Ghana)
Indian Ocean
France
Netherlands
- Dutch Mauritius (now Mauritius)
Portugal
Middle East
France
- French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
- Yemen (Cheik-Saïd peninsula)
Netherlands
- Jemen, Al Mukha (Mocca)
- Mesopotamia (Iraq, Al Basrah)
Britain
- Aden Protectorate
- Bahrain
- History of Egypt under the British
- Mandatory Iraq
- Sheikhdom of Kuwait
- Muscat and Oman
- Mandatory Palestine
- Qatar
- South Arabia
- Emirate of Transjordan
- Trucial States
Portugal
Russia
Indian Subcontinent
Austria
Britain
- British India (After independence from Britain,` British India became Pakistan (East and West) and India - later East Pakistan was to become Bangladesh)
- Burma (Myanmar)
- Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Denmark-Norway
France
- India
- Pondicherry, Karikal, Yanaon, Mahé, and Chandernagore
Netherlands
- Bangladesh (Dutch Bengal)
- Burma (Myanmar) (Mrohaung (Arakan), Siriangh, Syriam, Ava, Martaban)
- Ceylon
- India (Dutch Bengal, Suratte, Malabar, Coromandel)
Portugal
- Bombay
- Calicut
- Cambay
- Cannanore
- Ceylon (Cilão)
- Chaul
- Chittagong
- Cochin
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- Daman and Diu
- Goa
- Hughli
- Masulipatnam
- Mangalore
- Surat
- Syriam
Asia-Pacific
United Kingdom
- Australia
- British Solomon Islands
- British Western Pacific Territories
- Brunei
- Colonial Fiji
- Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Kiribati & Tuvalu)
- Kingdom of Rarotonga (Cook Islands)
- New Zealand
- Niue
- Malaysia
- Nauru
- Singapore
- Territory of Papua and New Guinea
- Territory of New Guinea
- Western Samoa
- Phoenix Islands (part of Kiribati)
- Solomon Islands
- Territory of Papua
- Tokelau
- Tonga
- Hong Kong
- New Hebrides (Vanuatu, condominium with France)
Belgium
- Tientsin (concession territory)
France
- East Asia
- Indochina
- New Hebrides (Vanuatu, condominium with Britain)
Germany
- Bismarck Archipelago
- Caroline Islands (Karolinen)
- German Samoa
- Jiaozhou Bay (Kiautschou)
- Kaiser-Wilhelmsland
- Marshall Islands
- Nauru
- North Solomon Islands
- Northern Marianas Islands (Marianen)
- Palau
Netherlands
Portugal
Russia
Spain
Europe
Austria
Britain
- Corsica (the Anglo-Corsican Kingdom was a protectorate or in personal union with Britain)
- Cyprus
- Heligoland
- Ionian islands
- Ireland (Originally as the Lordship of Ireland)
- Malta
- Minorca
Denmark
Greece
Italy
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Norway
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Russia
Spain
Sweden
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See also
- Austrian colonial policy
- Belgian colonial empire
- British colonial empire
- Danish colonial empire
- Dutch colonial empire
- French colonial empire
- German colonial empire
- List of former German colonies
- Italian colonial empire
- Evolution of the Portuguese Empire
- Spanish colonial empire
- Swedish colonial empire
