List of former German colonies

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This is a list of former German colonies owned by states of Germany:

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Holy Roman Empire and German Confederation

Brandenburg-Prussia

Duchy of Courland

Free City of Augsburg

County of Hanau

House of Ascania

German Empire

Africa

German colonies in Africa, 1914 Colonial Africa 1913 Germany map.svg
German colonies in Africa, 1914

The following were German African protectorates:

China

These treaty ports were German concessions in China, leased to it by the Qing dynasty:

Pacific

Map of German Colonies in the Pacific, 1914. Brown, German New Guinea; Orange, North Solomons; Red, German Samoa; Yellow, Other Pacific Territories German Pacific.svg
Map of German Colonies in the Pacific, 1914. Brown, German New Guinea; Orange, North Solomons; Red, German Samoa; Yellow, Other Pacific Territories

These were German colonies established in the Pacific:

Nazi Germany

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