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During the 19th and 20th centuries, the French colonial empire was the 2nd largest colonial empire behind the British Empire; it extended over 13 million km2 of land. France and her colonial possessions totaled only 110 million inhabitants, compared to 330 million for British India alone.
France began to establish colonies in North America, the Caribbean, India, Africa, and Southeast Asia.
