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The Aden Protectorate was a British protectorate in southern Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadramaut following the conquest of Aden by Great Britain in 1839. Beginning with a formal treaty of protection with the Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra in…

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Palau, officially the Republic of Palau, and historically Belau, Palaos or Pelew, is an island country located in the western Pacific Ocean. The country contains approximately 340 islands, and together with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia. The country was originally settled approximately 3,000 years ago by migrants from…

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The Marshall Islands (Marshall Inseln), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands is an island country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean, and an Associated state of the United States. Geographically, the country is part of the larger island group of Micronesia. The islands derive their name from John…

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Nauru, officially the Republic of Nauru, and formerly known as Pleasant Island, is an island country and microstate in Micronesia. Nauru was first inhabited by Micronesians and Polynesians at least 3,000 years ago. There were traditionally 12 clans or tribes on Nauru, which are represented in the twelve-pointed star on the…

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German New Guinea (Deutsch-Neuguinea) consisted of the northeastern part of the island of New Guinea and several nearby island groups and was the first part of the German colonial empire. The mainland part of the territory, called Kaiser-Wilhelmsland, became a German protectorate in 1884. Other island groups were added subsequently.…

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The Spanish protectorate in Morocco (Marruecos Protectorado Espanol) was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate. The Spanish protectorate consisted of a northern strip on the Mediterranean and the Strait of Gibraltar,…

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The Territory of Papua and New Guinea was established by an administrative union between the Australian-administered territories of Papua and New Guinea . Shortly after the start of the Pacific War, the island of New Guinea was invaded by the Japanese. Most of West Papua, at that time known as…

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Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a sovereign state in Oceania that occupies the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia. The western half of New Guinea forms the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. The…

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New Hebrides, officially the New Hebrides Condominium (Condominium des Nouvelles-Hébrides) and named for the Hebrides Scottish archipelago, was the colonial name for the island group in the South Pacific Ocean that is now Vanuatu. Native people had inhabited the islands for three thousand years before the first Europeans arrived in…

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Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an island country located in the South Pacific Ocean and part of Melanesia. Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island,…

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