Germany ceded the region to France under the Treaty of Versailles.

The territory was subsequently ceded to Britain "in perpetuity" under the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713.

The land in question had been previously ceded to Massachusetts from the state of New York under the 1786 Treaty of Hartford.

Two years later, Hong Kong was ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Nanking.

In 1858, the area was ceded to Russia under the Treaty of Aigun.

Taiwan remained a province for eight years until it was ceded to Japan under the Treaty of Shimonoseki in 1895.

The area was ceded by the Creek Indian Nation in 1814 under the Treaty of Fort Jackson.

Spain ceded the western end of the island to France in 1697, under the Treaty of Ryswick.

Spain claims the territory, which it ceded to Britain under the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht.

It ceded the territory officially to Chile twenty-four years later, in 1904, under the Treaty of Peace and Friendship.