German New Guinea Company
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The German New Guinea Company (German: Deutsche Neuguinea-Kompagnie) was a German Chartered Company which exploited insular territory in and near present Papua New Guinea.
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In 1884, the New Guinea Company was founded in Berlin for the purpose of colonising and exploiting resources on Neu Guinea (German New Guinea), where German interest grew after British Queensland's annexation of part of eastern New Guinea.
Its influence soon grew to encompass the entire north-eastern part of New Guinea and some of the islands off the coast.
The Imperial German Government took official control in 1899.
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| Former German Schutzgebiete (colonies and protectorates) | ||||
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| Colonies | Africa | German East Africa | (Tanganyika, Rwanda, Burundi) | |
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| Witu | (sultan under protectorate) | |||
| German South-West Africa | (Namibia) | |||
| German West Africa | (Kamerun, Togoland) | |||
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| Pacific | German New Guinea and | (German Solomon Islands, German Marshall Islands, | ||
| associated Pacific islands | Caroline Islands, Mariana Islands, Nauru, Palau) | |||
| German Samoa | ||||
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| Concessions | China | Kiaochow / Kiautschou | ||
| Tsingtao (leased) | ||||
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| Unrecognized | New Swabia | |||
