German West Africa

German West Africa Deutsch-Westafrika
1884–1915
Service flag of the Colonial Office Coat of arms of the German Empire
German colonies in Africa in 1913
Status	German colony
Religion	Christianity Indigenous beliefs
Historical era	Scramble for Africa
• Established	1884
• Treaty of Versailles	28 June 1919
Area
1912 (Including Togo)	879,510 km2 (339,580 sq mi)
Population
• 1912 (Including Togo)	5.645.000

German West Africa (Deutsch-Westafrika) was an informal designation for the areas in West Africa that were part of the German Colonial Empire between 1884 and 1919. The term was normally used for the territories of Cameroon and Togo. German West Africa was not an administrative unit. However, in trade and in the vernacular the term was sometimes in use.