colonies

are we sure that colonial times are really passed away? 

if you look carefully you'll fine lot of places in the present world that are still real colonies and not all of them are small or desert!

I recollect some informations from the internet and here you have all the territories that are officially considered colonies together with occupied regions, dependent territories, "associated" countries and ultramarine lands.

I don't know what you think but colonial period seems not to be really ended yet, even from an official and formal point of view.