Countries of the French Empire

Name the present-day nations that France held (or held portions of) at any time. Please use present-day names.

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Years Controlled	Country/Possession
Home country	France
1916-20	Albania
1920-1946	Syria
Various, 1795-1814	Belgium
1808-13	Croatia
1805-14	Italy
1806-13	Germany
1806-14	Andorra
1795-1814	Luxembourg
1798-1800	Malta
1793-1814	Monaco
1795-1810	Netherlands
1807-1815	Poland
1807-1810	Portugal
1808-1813	Spain
1798-1813	Switzerland
1066, 1216-23	United Kingdom
1534-1763	Canada
1778-83	Dominica
1861-7	Mexico
1627-1804	Haiti
1782-84	Nevis
1650-1762	Grenada
1719-1763	St. Vincent
1650-1723	St. Lucia
1781-1793	Tobago
1912-1956	Morocco
1830-1962	Algeria
1798-1801	Egypt
1881-1956	Tunisia
1943-1951	Libya
1843-1960	Cote D'Ivoire
1883-1960	Benin

Years Controlled	Country/Possession
1883-1960	Mali
1891-1958	Guinea
1902-1960	Mauritania
1890-1960	Niger
1677-1960	Senegal
1896-1960	Burkina Faso
1918-1960	Togo
1900-1960	Chad
1875-1960	Rep. of Congo
1839-1960	Gabon
1838-1853	Eritrea
1896-1960	Madagascar
1715-1810	Mauritius
1862-1977	Djibouti
1756-1810	Seychelles
1866-1975	Comoros
1858-1954	Vietnam
1893-1954	Laos
1863-1954	Cambodia
1919-1922	Turkey (Cilicia)
1920-1943	Lebanon
1887-1980	Vanuatu
1782-84	Guyana
Various, 1610-15	Brazil
1900-27	Nigeria
1681-1857	Gambia
1918-1960	Cameroon
1884-5	Taiwan
1845-6	Philippines
1709	Sao Tome & Principe
1795-1809	Dominican Republic
Various, 1764-1803	United States of America
1905-1960	Central African Republic

Level 85

Mar 1, 2014

"French Louisiana" and "French Florida"? You said to use present-day names. How about "United States of America"?

Level 68

Mar 1, 2014

A slight mistake on my part. It will be modified right away.

Level 31

Feb 6, 2015

Accept CAR for Central African Republic?

Level 68

Feb 7, 2015

Hmmmm... okay.

Level 40

Jan 28, 2016

Hmm.. french Polynesia is still french.

Level 68

Feb 11, 2016

French Polynesia has been removed.

Level 47

Jul 22, 2016

Really fun quiz but please accept Holland for Netherlands. I'm part Dutch and I would only ever call it Holland.

Level 68

Jul 23, 2016

Thanks! Holland is now accepted.

Level 66

Oct 18, 2017

that's a nonsence. It would be like calling USA as Texas, Canada as Alberta, Italy as Tuscany, Germany like Bavaria..... and many more

Holland is just one part of Netherlands, quizmaster, please stop accepting it.

Level 68

Jun 5, 2019

Although it is technically incorrect, it is an extremely widely known 'colloquialism'. It would be similar to calling the USA 'America' when in fact America is two continents.

Level 32

Jun 5, 2019

Where's French Guiana???

Level 68

Jun 5, 2019

It's not a country. And it's still owned by France. Hence "French" Guiana.

Level 45

Jul 3, 2019

You should add Slovenia as it formed part of the Illyrian Provinces under Napoleon.

Level 59

Sep 15, 2019

Why is 'Saint Kitts and Nevis' written down as just 'Nevis'?