Statistics for Political Geography: Nordic Colonies

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Colonial Territory	Colonizer		Present-day Sovereign State	% Correct
Island (1262-1918)	Denmark	I	Iceland	97%
- Guadeloupe (1813-1814) - Barthélemy (1784-1878)	Sweden	F	France (Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy)	90%
		E	Estonia	83%
Øsel (1559-1645)	Denmark-Norway	E	Estonia	83%
Hertugdømmet Estland (Duchy of _______) (1219-1346)	Denmark	E	Estonia	83%
Danske Guldkyst / Dansk Guinea (Dutch Gold Coast / Dutch Guinea) (1658-1850)	Denmark-Norway	G	Ghana	83%
		L	Latvia	83%
		P	Poland	83%
		R	Russia	83%
- Suðreyjar (700s-1266) - Orkneyjar (800s-1472) - Hjaltland (700s-1472)	Norway	U	United Kingdom (Hebrides, Orkney Islands, Shetland Islands)	83%
Jórvík (865-1066)	Denmark	U	United Kingdom (York)	83%
Nya Sverige (New Sweden) (1638-1655)	Sweden	U	United States (parts of Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania)	83%
Dansk Vestindien (Danish West Indies / Danish Antilles / Danish Virgin Islands) (1672-1917)	Denmark-Norway	U	United States (U.S. Virgin Islands)	83%
Garðaríki (Kievan Rus’) (c.880-1240)	Sweden (Varangians)	B	Belarus	79%
Nortmannia (?) (830s-c.990)	prob. Denmark	F	France (Normandy)	79%
Svenska Guldkusten (Swedish Gold Coast) (1650-1658, 1660-1663)	Sweden	G	Ghana	79%
Hertigdömet Estland (Duchy of _______ ) (1561-1721)	Sweden	E	Estonia	76%
- Trankebar (1620-1845) - Frederiksnagore (1755-1845) - Frederiksøerne (Frederik Islands) / Ny Danmark (New Denmark) (off and on, 1754-1868)	Denmark-Norway	I	India (Tharamgabadi, Serampore, Nicobar Islands)	76%
Dyflin (853-1170)	Norway	I	Ireland (Dublin)	76%
Veðrafjǫrðr (800s-1170)	Norway	I	Ireland (Waterford)	76%
		U	Ukraine	76%
		M	Moldova	72%
		R	Romania	72%
		S	Slovakia	69%
Porto Novo (1733)	Sweden	I	India (Parangipettai)	66%
Langbarðaland (1000s)	Sweden (Varangians)	I	Italy (southern)	55%