This is a list of former European colonies.
The European countries which had the most colonies throughout history were:
United Kingdom (130), France (90), Portugal (52), Spain (44), Netherlands (29), Germany (20), Russia (17), Denmark (9), Sweden (8), Italy (7), Norway (6) and Belgium (3).[1]
North America[edit]
Northern and Central America[edit]
Denmark[edit]
Great Britain[edit]
Iceland[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Scotland[edit]
Sweden-Norway[edit]
Caribbean[edit]
Brandenburg[edit]
Courland[edit]
Denmark-Norway[edit]
Knights of Malta[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Scotland[edit]
Sweden-Norway[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
South America[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Augsburg/Nuremberg[edit]
(see France Antarctique and France Équinoxiale)
United Kingdom[edit]
Sweden-Norway[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Brandenburg[edit]
Courland[edit]
Denmark-Norway[edit]
Germany[edit]
Hospitaller Malta[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
West Asia[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
South Asia[edit]
Indian Ocean Area[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
Austria[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Mainland[edit]
Denmark-Norway[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Asia-Pacific[edit]
Austria[edit]
Belgium[edit]
Germany[edit]
Netherlands[edit]
Portugal[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Antarctic[edit]
Germany[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Denmark[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]