the spanish empire was the european country that had the largest colonial empire.
the spanish empire was the european country that had the largest colonial empire.
which european country has the largest colonial empire?
the spanish empire
list of french possessions and colonies









































during the 19th and 20th centuries, the french colonial empire was the second largest colonial empire behind the british empire; it extended over of land at its height in the 1920s and 1930s. in terms of population however, on the eve of world war ii, france and her colonial possessions totalled only 110 million inhabitants, compared to 330 million for british india alone.
list of french possessions and colonies
german colonial empire









































the german colonial empire () constituted the overseas colonies, dependencies and territories of imperial germany. unified in the early 1870's, the chancellor of this time period was otto von bismarck. short-lived attempts of colonization by individual german states had occurred in preceding centuries, but crucial colonial efforts only began in 1884 with the scramble for africa. claiming much of the left-over uncolonized areas in the scramble for africa, germany managed to build the third largest colonial empire at the time, after the british and french.
german colonial empire