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Brown, German New Guinea; Orange, North Solomons; Red, German Samoa; Yellow, Other Pacific Territories. These were German colonies established in the Pacific: German New Guinea, 1884–1919 Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, 1885–1914; Bismarck Archipelago, 1885–1914; German Solomon Islands Protectorate, 1885–1914 Bougainville Island, 1885–1914; Buka ...
Widely recognized state. The following are colonies, concessions and protectorates of Germany: German East Africa (Colony to November 25, 1918) German Kiautschou (Concession to November 7, 1914) German New Guinea (Protectorate to June 28, 1919) German Samoa (Protectorate) German South-West Africa (Colony to June 28, 1919) Hankou (Concession to ...
Between 1906 and 1914, the production of palm oil and cocoa in the colonies doubled, the rubber production of the African colonies quadrupled, and the cotton exports from German East Africa increased tenfold. The total trade between Germany and its colonies increased from 72 million marks in 1906 to 264 million marks in 1913.
Empire size in this list is defined as the dry land area it controlled at the time, which may differ considerably from the area it claimed. For example: in the year 1800, European powers collectively claimed approximately 20% of the Earth's land surface that they did not effectively control. [ 8 ]
Pages in category "Former German colonies" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
This is a list of former European colonies. The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were: United Kingdom , France , Portugal , Spain , Netherlands (29), Germany (20), Russia (17), Denmark (9), Sweden (8), Italy (7), Norway (6), Belgium (3), and Courland (2).
This is a list of countries by population in 1900, with colonial possessions being counted towards the ruling country's total (such as Poland counting towards Russia and Cuba counting as part of the United States).
The German Empire consisted of 25 constituent states and an imperial territory, the largest of which was Prussia.These states, or Staaten (or Bundesstaaten, i.e. federated states, a name derived from the previous North German Confederation; they became known as Länder during the Weimar Republic) each had votes in the Bundesrat, which gave them representation at a federal level.