German colonies were located in various regions around the world, including:

1. Africa: German East Africa (now Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi), German South-West Africa (now Namibia), and German Cameroon (now part of Cameroon and Nigeria).

2. Asia-Pacific: German New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea), German Samoa (now Samoa and American Samoa), and German Marshall Islands (now part of the Federated States of Micronesia).

3. Caribbean: German colonies in the Caribbean were limited to small islands like St. Thomas and St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands, and the island of Aruba in the Lesser Antilles.

Most of these colonies were established during the 19th century and were lost after Germany's defeat in World War I.