Colonial Possessions, 1914
WorldGeopoliticalThe territorial possessions of the world controlled by European powers, the Ottoman Empire, Japan, and the United States in 1914
Colonial possessions in 1914, color-coded by colonizing country. For example, France's colonies are in lavender, the Austria colonies in dark gray, and Germany's in yellow. Colonies are spread across Africa, Asia, the Americas, and the Pacific.
United Kingdom | very high (>300) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low (2–20) | very low (<2) | high (100–300) | medium (20–100) | low–very low (<20) | very high–high (>100) | medium–very low (<100) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alaska | 10.9% | 1.73% | 69.2% | ||||||||
Arizona | 2.82% | 3.38% | 7.86% | 26.1% | 30.0% | ||||||
Utah | 19.0% | 13.5% | 4.33% | 52.4% | 8.18% | ||||||
Yukon | 100% | 2.68% | 1.03% | 94.3% | |||||||
Northwest Territories | 99.3% | 0.393% | 14.9% | 20.5% | 0.340% | ||||||
District of Columbia | 100% | ||||||||||
Florida | 67.8% | 3.90% | |||||||||
Idaho | 0.187% | 2.97% | 8.14% | 5.84% | 27.5% | 16.7% | 38.6% | ||||
New Hampshire | 0.148% | 100% | |||||||||
Rhode Island | 95.4% | ||||||||||
Vermont | 0.322% | 100% | |||||||||
Washington | 9.44% | 21.7% | 1.72% | 5.32% | 11.6% | 26.7% | 12.4% | ||||
Wyoming | 9.28% | 70.8% | 0.149% | ||||||||
Nunavut | 97.8% | 1.56% | 18.2% | ||||||||
Montana | 1.96% | 56.5% | 4.73% | 1.30% | |||||||
Maine | 0.420% | 99.6% | 0.281% | ||||||||
North Dakota | 25.0% | 35.7% | 38.6% | ||||||||
Kentucky | 4.79% | 60.6% | 34.6% | ||||||||
Nova Scotia | 95.1% | 25.1% | 6.85% | ||||||||
Virginia | 25.5% | 28.7% | 45.7% | ||||||||
Delaware | 97.7% | 1.87% | |||||||||
Prince Edward Island | 86.9% | 98.8% | |||||||||
Saskatchewan | 100% | 7.13% | 4.36% | 15.3% | 6.27% | 23.7% | |||||
Mississippi | 80.4% | 0.601% | 11.5% | ||||||||
West Virginia | 99.3% | 0.714% | |||||||||
Nebraska | 45.3% | 37.3% | 4.89% | 3.30% | |||||||
Texas | 15.3% | 1.57% | 15.4% | 1.38% | 14.5% | 1.86% | 6.12% | ||||
Missouri | 5.80% | 47.7% | 11.5% | 24.4% | 9.83% | ||||||
Louisiana | 99.6% | ||||||||||
Hawaii | 7.83% | 2.03% | |||||||||
North Carolina | 38.6% | 0.266% | 54.6% | ||||||||
Oregon | 4.58% | 2.26% | 3.46% | 4.92% | 49.2% | 17.6% | 0.416% | ||||
New Brunswick | 98.8% | 0.131% | 55.2% | 0.167% | |||||||
Alabama | 52.2% | 32.1% | 10.6% | ||||||||
New Mexico | 9.01% | 8.20% | 2.38% | 17.5% | 42.2% | ||||||
Kansas | 13.6% | 26.2% | 18.1% | 41.9% | |||||||
Wisconsin | 42.1% | 16.2% | 35.1% | ||||||||
British Columbia | 96.8% | 0.939% | 8.63% | 3.82% | 42.0% | 15.4% | |||||
Newfoundland and Labrador | 98.5% | 63.0% | 10.9% | ||||||||
New Jersey | 62.4% | 37.3% | |||||||||
South Carolina | 62.7% | 37.3% | |||||||||
Michigan | 26.5% | 66.0% | |||||||||
Alberta | 100% | 11.4% | 3.76% | 18.2% | 32.1% | 8.32% | 2.17% | 3.59% | |||
Connecticut | 99.9% | ||||||||||
Pennsylvania | 1.35% | 83.5% | 10.2% | ||||||||
Colorado | 3.69% | 14.3% | 3.67% | 9.04% | 16.4% | 46.7% | |||||
Nevada | 0.846% | 77.8% | 0.958% | 0.158% | 10.3% | ||||||
Massachusetts | 0.204% | 98.0% | |||||||||
Georgia | 50.4% | 4.39% | 36.4% | ||||||||
New York | 0.177% | 2.89% | 5.91% | 91.1% | |||||||
Maryland | 64.7% | 13.9% | 20.7% | ||||||||
Québec | 99.7% | 0.272% | 70.7% | 19.6% | |||||||
Manitoba | 99.9% | 1.61% | 4.56% | 6.78% | 4.33% | 51.3% | |||||
Oklahoma | 9.60% | 2.65% | 7.80% | 23.7% | 54.6% | ||||||
Tennessee | 21.5% | 71.6% | 3.39% | ||||||||
Ontario | 99.9% | 13.7% | 8.23% | 4.40% | 59.7% | 1.73% | |||||
California | 1.53% | 8.91% | 2.60% | 8.90% | 3.94% | 0.295% | 0.750% | 14.0% | 3.26% | ||
Arkansas | 49.6% | 14.2% | 36.2% | ||||||||
South Dakota | 4.24% | 4.28% | 9.35% | 8.75% | 73.3% | ||||||
Ohio | 88.6% | 3.31% | |||||||||
Indiana | 65.5% | 0.222% | 12.0% | ||||||||
Minnesota | 0.119% | 7.33% | 24.3% | 29.3% | 39.1% | ||||||
Iowa | 38.7% | 26.5% | 11.3% | 6.08% | |||||||
Illinois | 0.557% | 94.5% | 0.407% | ||||||||
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