Question: Besides the continent where the country that Legend of the Lost was filmed, where else did Germany have imperial interests?

Historians have debated exactly why Germany made this sudden and short-lived move. However, in 1883–84 Germany began to build a colonial empire in Africa and the South Pacific, before losing interest in imperialism. [verification needed] Bismarck was aware that public opinion had started to demand colonies for reasons of German prestige. He was influenced by Hamburg merchants and traders, his neighbors at Friedrichsruh. The establishment of the German colonial empire proceeded smoothly, starting with German New Guinea in 1884. <SEP> in the midst of the european sovereign-debt crisis, radek sikorski, poland's foreign minister, stated in november 2011, "i will probably be the first polish foreign minister in history to say so, but here it is: i fear german power less than i am beginning to fear german inactivity. you have become europe's indispensable nation." according to jacob heilbrunn, a senior editor at the national interest, such a statement is unprecedented when taking into consideration germany's history. "this was an extraordinary statement from a top official of a nation that was ravaged by germany during world war ii. and it reflects a profound shift taking place throughout germany and europe about berlin's position at the center of the continent." heilbrunn believes that the adage, "what was good for germany was bad for the european union" has been supplanted by a new mentality—what is in the interest of germany is also in the interest of its neighbors. the evolution in germany's national identity stems from focusing less on its nazi past and more on its prussian history, which many germans believe was betrayed—and not represented—by nazism. the evolution is further precipitated by germany's conspicuous position as europe's strongest economy. indeed, this german sphere of influence has been welcomed by the countries that border it, as demonstrated by polish foreign minister radek sikorski's effusive praise for his country's western neighbor. this shift in thinking is boosted by a newer generation of germans who see world war ii as a distant memory. <SEP> The sovereign state is made of three historical regions: Tripolitania, Fezzan and Cyrenaica. With an area of almost , Libya is the fourth largest country in Africa, and is the 16th largest country in the world. Libya has the 10th-largest proven oil reserves of any country in the world. The largest city and capital, Tripoli, is located in western Libya and contains over one million of Libya's six million people. Libya (; ; ), officially the State of Libya, is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad to the south, Niger to the southwest, Algeria to the west, and Tunisia to the northwest. The second-largest city is Benghazi, which is located in eastern Libya. <SEP> not a maritime power, and not a nation-state, as it would eventually become, germany’s participation in western imperialism was negligible until the late 19th century. the participation of austria was primarily as a result of habsburg control of the first empire, the spanish throne, and other royal houses. [further explanation needed] after the defeat of napoleon, who caused the dissolution of that holy roman empire, prussia and the german states continued to stand aloof from imperialism, preferring to manipulate the european system through the concert of europe. after prussia unified the other states into the second german empire after the franco-german war, its long-time chancellor, otto von bismarck (1862–90), long opposed colonial acquisitions, arguing that the burden of obtaining, maintaining, and defending such possessions would outweigh any potential benefits. he felt that colonies did not pay for themselves, that the german bureaucratic system would not work well in the tropics and the diplomatic disputes over colonies would distract germany from its central interest, europe itself. <SEP> The plot is vaguely similar to another of Wayne's movies crossing the Mojave Desert. The Roman remains of Leptis Magna in Libya were used extensively as a location for the ancient city. In the script Wayne's character refers to 'Timgad' in sardonic reference to the apparent delusions of Paul's father, despite the fact this places a considerable strain on the geography of the plot. The lost city of Timgad referred to in the film was actually the Leptis Magna ruins, a Roman city dating back to the 7th century B.C. near Tripoli, in northwest Libya, while ``Timbuktu ''was actually in Zliten, Libya. Wayne liked the location work in Rome and Libya. Headquarters for the film were located in Ghadames, where, according to the publicity material, citizens of the villages were employed on set, as well as some native Tuaregs, an ancient desert tribe.