Today I learned on Nostr: TIL that Sweden once had overseas colonies in Africa, India, South America, the ...

TIL that Sweden once had overseas colonies in Africa, India, South America, the Caribbean, and North America. Most were taken over by other European powers after a short amount of time; the only exception was the island of Saint Barthélemy, which it held for nearly a century.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swedish_overseas_colonies
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