>>3713856 (OP)well thanks to their easy access to the mediterrenean they colonized easy land, for the exception of Louisiana, Guyana and Haiti (also tried mexico during america's civil war, known in mexico as the cinco de mayo) they couldn't get much more in the americas, so they held mostly african territories whether in the north or to the south (example: madagascar), today's guyana, polinesia (a group of pacific islands), indochina (today's vietnam, cambodia and laos) and also held lebanon and assyria as part of a deal with Britain. Much like portugal's Goa, they also tried to hold some indian territory. Not as great as the UK obviously, but maybe it's for the best I don't like french, both culture and language really