All Possessions of the French Colonial Empire on a Map

Can you guess all the Colonial Possessions of the Third French Republic in 1938?
Some islands are tricky to see; use the zoom feature!
The names are in English.
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Europe
France
Africa
Cameroon
Equatorial Africa
France (Algeria)
Madagascar
Protectorate in Morocco
Protectorate of Tunisia
Somaliland
West Africa
Asia
French concession in Tianjin
French India
Greater Lebanon
Indochina
Leased Territory of Guangzhouwan
Mandate of Syria
Shamian Island
Shanghai French Concession
America
Guadeloupe
Guiana
Martinique
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Oceania
Clipperton Island
French Polynesia
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Wallis and Futuna
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12 Comments
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Level 73
May 29, 2025
Nice map!

Nominated and 5 stars ;)

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Level 82
May 29, 2025
Thank youuuuuuu!!!!!!
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Level 48
Jun 1, 2025
I wanted to nom it, but forgot I already did it lol
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Level 78
Jul 6, 2025
I would add Zhanjiang, Guangzhou and Pondichery/Puducherry as typeins.
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Level 91
Jul 7, 2025
Too picky. "French West Africa" doesn't work. Good map for sure, though.
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Level 82
Jul 7, 2025
changed it.
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Level 66
Aug 3, 2025
Great concept, nice map.

It would be nice if "French Indochina" was accepted for Indochina, and "French Guiana" for Guiana.

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Level 82
Aug 4, 2025
done
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Level 85
Aug 8, 2025
Nice quiz, you could also add the French Concession in Hankou (within modern-day Wuhan), held from 1896 to 1946.
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Level 82
Aug 8, 2025
I'll add that. It wasn't mentioned in the source.
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Level 75
Oct 9, 2025
French India included multiple exclaves. See its wikipedia article
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Level 82
Oct 9, 2025
I know, but It would have looked weird so I decided to put a dot over the biggest part and call it a day.