German West African Company

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The German West African Company, in German Deutsch-Westafrikanische Gesellschaft / Compagnie, was a German chartered company, founded in 1882, which exploited two German Schutzgebiete in West Africa known as German West Africa, but apparently, unlike German East Africa, without a central authority.

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Former German Schutzgebiete (colonies and protectorates)

Colonies

Africa

Wituland · German East Africa (Tanganyika • Rwanda • Burundi) · German South-West Africa (Namibia) · German West Africa (Kamerun • Togoland)

Pacific

German Samoa · German New Guinea (German Solomon Islands • German Marshall Islands) · Caroline Islands · Mariana Islands · Nauru · Palau

Concessions

China

Kiaochow (Kiautschou) · Tsingtao

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Unrecognized

Antarctica

New Swabia
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