Coast (1867–1957) British Sierra Leone (1808–1961) British Gambia (1821–1965) Possessions in the Americas British West Indies Bahamas Barbados (1671–1816),(1833–1958) (1833–1960) Colony of Jamaica (1655–1962) Trinidad and Tobago (1862–1981) (1814–1966) Mosquito Coast (1638–1787), (1844–1860) Possessions in South Asia (1757–1858) Bombay Presidency Madras Presidency (1858–1947) (1815–1948) (protectorate) (1907–1947) Sikkim (protectorate) (1861–1947) Kingdom of Nepal (protectorate) (1816–1923) Possessions in East Asia (1841–1997) Possessions in the Middle East (1820–1971) British Bahrain British Qatar (1916–1971) British Iraq (1920–1932) (1921–1946) (1920–1948) Sheikhdom of Kuwait (1899–1961) Aden Protectorate (1872–1963) Muscat and Oman (1892–1970) (protectorate) (1879–1919) Possessions in Southeast Asia British Bencoolen British Malaya British Borneo Dominions of the United Kingdom States and territories of Australia (1901–present) Australia itself a colony that gradually increased its independence in 1901, 1942 and 1986, was tasked with the government of multiple other British colonies and territories and the mandates of New Guinea and Nauru Realm of New Zealand (1907–present) New Zealand itself a colony that gradually increased its independence in 1907, 1947 and 1986, was tasked with the government of multiple other British colonies and territories and the mandate of Samoa. It was also nominal co-trustee of the mandate of Nauru. The remaining non-self-governing New Zealand territory is Tokelau. Mandates under South African administration (1915–1990) The South-West Africa mandate was governed by the Union of South Africa, that itself a colony that gradually increased its independence in 1910, 1931 and 1961. Danish Empire (1620–1979/present) Danish India (1620–1869) Danish Gold Coast (1658–1850) Danish colonization of the Americas: Danish West Indies (1754–1917) Greenland (1814–1979) Dutch Empire (1602–1975/Present) Dutch colonization of the Americas by : Dutch Guyana/Surinam Dutch Brazil Dutch Caribbean Dutch India Dutch Cape Colony (1652–1806) Dutch Formosa (1624–1662) French Empire (1534–1980/present) French colonization of the Americas: France Antarctique (1555–1567) (1534–1763) and Quebec French Louisiana French West Indies (1635–today) Îles des Saintes (1648–present) Marie-Galante (1635–present) la Désirade (1635–present) Guadeloupe (1635–present) Martinique (1635–present) French Guiana Asia: French India (1664–1962) French Indochina and French Indochinese Union (1887–1954) Laos (protectorate) (1893–1953) Cambodia (protectorate) (1863–1953) Vietnam Cochinchina (Southern Vietnam) (1858–1949) Annam (protectorate) (Central Vietnam) (1883–1949) Tonkin (protectorate) (Northern Vietnam) (1884–1949 China The foreign concessions : French Concession of Shanghai (1849–1946), Tianjin (1860–1946) and Hankou (1898–1946) The spheres of French influence officially recognized by China on the provinces of Yunnan, Guangxi, Hainan, and Guangdong Shamian Island (1859–1949) (a fifth of the island) French Guangzhouwan(1898–1945) Possessions in the Middle East Mandate for Syria and Lebanon (1920–1946) French Africa: French