<Li> Colonia do Sacramento (1680--1705 / 1714--1762 / 1763--1777 (1811--1817)) </Li> <Li> Cisplatina (1811--1822, now Uruguay) </Li> <Li> French Guiana (1809--1817) </Li> <Ul> <Li> Russian America (Alaska) (1799--1867) </Li> </Ul>

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