List of former German colonies - Definition and Overview

This is a list of former German colonies, or Schutzgebiete ("protectorates") as they were called in official German.

Africa

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

Pacific

• German New Guinea
  • German Solomon Islands
  • Caroline Islands (Karolinen)
  • Mariana Islands (Marianen)
  • Nauru
  • Marshall Islands
• Samoa

China

• Jiaozhou Bay (Kiautschou)

External links

• German colonies  (http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/default-english.htm)