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French colonial empire

Empire colonial français
1534–1980[1][2]
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French colonial empire
French colonial empire
StatusFrench colonial empire
CaipitalParis
Bourbon
Bonaparte
History 
• Cartier claimed Gaspé Bay
1534
1803
1830–1852
1946
1958
• Unthirldom o Vanuatu
1980[3][4]
Aurie
1680 (first colonial empire peak)[5]10,000,000 km2 (3,900,000 sq mi)
1939 (seicont colonial empire peak)[6]13,500,000 km2 (5,200,000 sq mi)
1534-198024,000,000 km2 (9,300,000 sq mi)
CurrencyFranc an various ither currencies
Succeedit bi
Owerseas Fraunce

The French colonial empire constitutit the owerseas colonies, pertectorates an mandate territories that came unner French rule frae the 16t century onwart.

References

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  1. ↑ Robert Aldrich, Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion (1996) p 304
  2. ↑ Melvin E. Page, ed. (2003). Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 218.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
  3. ↑ Robert Aldrich, Greater France: A History of French Overseas Expansion (1996) p 304
  4. ↑ Melvin E. Page, ed. (2003). Colonialism: An International Social, Cultural, and Political Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 218.CS1 maint: extra text: authors leet (link)
  5. ↑ Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly. 41 (3): 501. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Rein Taagepera (September 1997). "Expansion and Contraction Patterns of Large Polities: Context for Russia". International Studies Quarterly. 41 (3): 502. doi:10.1111/0020-8833.00053. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
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