Index:Statesman's Year-Book 1899 American Edition.djvu

Title The Statesman's Year-Book Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1899 Editor John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Carroll Davidson Wright Year 1899 Publisher The Macmillan Company Address New York and London Source djvu Progress To be proofread Volumes 1864, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 1900, 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 Pages   (key to Page Status) cover exlibris ad ad ad ad pretitle - - map note - title 0004 0005 - 0007 0008 - map map -  i  ii  iii  iv  v  vi  vii  viii  ix  x  xi  xii  xiii  xiv  xv  xvi  xvii  xviii  xix  xx  xxi  xxii  xxiii  xxiv  xxv  xxvi  xxvii  xxviii  xxix  xxx  xxxi  xxxii  xxxiii  xxxiv  xxxv  xxxvi  xxxvii  xxxviii  xxxix  xl  xli  xlii  xliii  xliv  xlv  xlvi  xlvii  xlviii  xlix  l  li  lii  liii  liv  lv  lvi  lvii  lviii  lix  lx  lxi  lxii  lxiii  lxiv  lxv  lxvi  lxvii  lxviii  lxix  lxx  lxxi  lxxii  lxxiii  lxxiv  lxxv  lxxvi  lxxvii  lxxviii  lxxix  lxxx  lxxxi  lxxxii  lxxxiii  lxxxiv  lxxxv  lxxxvi  lxxxvii  lxxxviii  lxxxix  xc  xci  xcii  xciii  xciv  xcv  xcvi  xcvii  xcviii  xcix  c  ci  cii  ciii  civ  cv  cvi  cvii  cviii  cix  cx  cxi  cxii  cxiii  cxiv  cxv  cxvi  cxvii  cxviii  cxix  cxx  cxxi  cxxii  cxxiii  cxxiv  cxxv  cxxvi  cxxvii  cxxviii  cxxix  cxxx  cxxxi  cxxxii  cxxxiii  cxxxiv  cxxxv  cxxxvi  cxxxvii  cxxxviii  cxxxix  cxl  cxli  cxlii  cxliii  cxliv  cxlv  cxlvi  cxlvii  cxlviii  cxlix  cl  cli  clii  cliii  cliv  clv  clvi  clvii  clviii  clix  clx  clxi  clxii  clxiii  clxiv  clxv  clxvi  clxvii  clxviii  clxix  clxx  clxxi  clxxii  clxxiii  clxxiv  clxxv  clxxvi  clxxvii  clxxviii  clxxix  clxxx  clxxxi  clxxxii  clxxxiii  clxxxiv  clxxxv  clxxxvi  clxxxvii  clxxxviii  clxxxix  cxc  cxci  cxcii  cxciii  cxciv  cxcv  cxcvi  cxcvii  cxcviii  cxcix  cc  cci  ccii  cciii  cciv  ccv  ccvi  ccvii  ccviii  ccix  ccx  ccxi  ccxii  ccxiii  ccxiv  ccxv  ccxvi  ccxvii  ccxviii  ccxix  ccxx  ccxxi  ccxxii  ccxxiii  ccxxiv  ccxxv  ccxxvi  ccxxvii  ccxxviii  ccxxix  ccxxx  ccxxxi  ccxxxii  ccxxxiii  ccxxxiv  ccxxxv  ccxxxvi  ccxxxvii  ccxxxviii  ccxxxix  ccxl - 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Pages cxx and cxxi are missing text content. NOTE. The matter relating to the U. S. is paged in Roman numerals and is immediately followed by a special index for this part. The matter relating to the rest of the world follows, and is itself indexed at the end of the volume. CONTENTS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Preface 5 page I. The Nation i Constitution and Government i U. S. Embassies and Legations xxiv-xxvii Foreign Embassies and Legations xxvii-xxxi Consular Officers of United States xxxi-xlvii Army xlvii Navy liv Legislative Department lxvii Judiciary lxxxi Population lxxxvii Public Domain xci Immigration xciv Divorce xcviii Agriculture xcix Forestry cvii Mining cviii Manufactures cxvi Liquor Traffic cxx Commerce cxxiv Merchant Marine cxlvii Life-saving Service cxlix Internal Communications cl Railways cl Telegraphs clvii Telephones clviii Postal Service clviii Finance clix National Banks clxxx Loan and Trust Companies clxxxiv Private Banks clxxxiv Building and Loan Associations clxxxvi Failures clxxxvii Bankruptcy Act clxxxix Fire Insurance cxc Life Insurance cxcii Pensions cxciv Patents cxcvi Instruction cxcvii Newspapers cciv Religion ccv Crime, Pauperism, etc. ccvii Strikes and Lockouts ccix Arbitration ccxi Political Parties ccxiii Naturalization ccxv Spanish War, 1898 ccxvi II. States and Territories ccxx Qualifications for Voting ccxxiii Labor Legislation ccxxiv State Boards of Arbitration ccxxvi Factory Inspection ccxxvi Bureaus of Labor Statistics ccxxvii State Finances ccxxvii Hawaii ccxxviii Porto Rico ccxxxvi Philippine Islands ccxli Guam (Ladrones) ccl Cuba ccl III. Principal Cities and Towns cclviii Government cclviii Population cclix Municipal Statistics cclx Street Railways cclxx IV. Books of Reference concerning the United States cclxxii MAPS 1. Showing ratio of Imports to Exports, and general direction of each. 2. Territorial Growth of the United States. 3. Cuba and Porto Rico. 4. Hawaiian Islands and Philippine Islands. Preface Part the First. THE BRITISH EMPIRE. Reigning Queen and Empress 3 I. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland— page Constitution and Government 6 Area and Population 14 Religion 28 Instruction 33 Justice and Crime 39 Pauperism 42 Finance 43 Defence 55 Production and Industry 67 Commerce 79 Shipping and Navigation 88 Internal Communications 91 Money and Credit 95 Money, Weights, and Measures 98 Books of Reference 99 II. India, the Colonies, Protectorates, and Dependencies— Europe— Gibraltar 105 Malta 106 Asia— Aden, Perim, Somaliland, Sokotra 108 Bahrein Islands 109 Borneo (British) 110 Ceylon— Constitution and Government 112 Area and Population 113 Religion and Instruction 114 Justice, Crime and Pauperism 115 Finance 115 Defence 115 Production and Industry 116 Commerce 116 Shipping and Communications 117 Money and Credit 117 Dependency 118 Books of Reference 118 Cyprus 118 Hong Kong— Constitution and Government 120 Area and Population 121 Instruction 122 Justice and Crime 122 Finance 122 Defence 123 Commerce and Shipping 123 Money and Credit 124 Money, Weights, and Measures 124 Books of Reference 124 India and Dependencies— Government and Constitution 125 Area and Population 128 Religion 135 Instruction 137 Justice and Crime 138 Finance 139 Defence 143 Production and Industry 146 Commerce 151 Shipping and Navigation 157 Internal Communications 159 Money and Credit 162 Money, Weights, and Measures 163 Books of Reference 164 Baluchistan 166 Sikkim 169 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 170 Laccadive Islands 170 Kamaran Island 170 Labuan 170 The Straits Settlements— Constitution and Government 171 Area and Population 172 Instruction 173 Justice and Crime 174 Finance 174 Defence, Production, Industry 175 Commerce 175 Shipping and Navigation 177 Communications 177 Money, Weights, and Measures 177 Books of Reference 178 Wei-Hai-Wei 179 Africa— Ascension Island 180 Basutoland 180 Bechuanaland Protectorate 181 Cape of Good Hope— Constitution and Government 182 Area and Population 183 Religion and Instruction 185 Justice and Crime 186 Pauperism 186 Finance 186 Defence 187 Production and Industry 187 Commerce 188 Shipping and Navigation 190 Internal Communications 190 Banks 190 Money, Weights, and Measures 191 Books of Reference 191 Central Africa (British) 192 Central Africa Protectorate (British) 193 East Africa (British) 194 East Africa Protectorate 195 Uganda Protectorate 196 Zanzibar— Sultan and Government 197 Area, Population, Religion 197 Justice 197 Finance, Commerce 198 Books of Reference 199 Mauritius— Constitution and Government 200 Area and Population 200 Finance, Defence, Commerce 201 Shipping and Communications 202 Money, Weights, and Measures 202 Dependencies 202 Books of Reference 202 Natal— Constitution and Government 203 Area and Population 204 Instruction 205 Finance 205 Defence 205 Industry 206 Commerce 206 Shipping and Communications 207 Books of Reference 207 Niger Coast Protectorate 208 Niger Territories 209 South Africa (British) 212 St. Helena 214 Tristan da Cunha 215 West African Colonies— The Gold Coast 215 Lagos 215 Gambia 216 Sierra Leone 216 America— Bermudas 219 Canada— Constitution and Government 220 Area and Population 222 Religion 224 Instruction 225 Justice and Crime 225 Finance 226 Defence 228 Production and Industry 229 Commerce 230 Shipping and Navigation 234 Internal Communications 234 Money and Credit 235 Money, Weights, and Measures 236 Books of Reference 236 Falkland Islands 238 Guiana, British 239 Honduras, British 240 Newfoundland and Labrador 241 West Indies 244 Bahamas 244 Barbados 244 Jamaica 245 Leeward Islands 247 Trinidad 248 Windward Islands 249 Statistics of West Indies 250 Books of Reference of West Indies 252 Australasia and Oceania— Fiji— Constitution and Government 253 Area and Population 253 Religion 254 Instruction 254 Finance 254 Production and Industry 254 Commerce 255 Shipping and Communications 256 Money, Weights, and Measures 256 Books of Reference 256 New Guinea, British 256 Books of Reference 258 New South Wales— Constitution and Government 258 Area and Population 259 Religion 261 Instruction 262 Justice and Crime 202 Finance 263 Defence 204 Production and Industry 265 Commerce 268 Shipping and Navigation 270 Internal Communications 270 Money and Credit 271 Books of Reference 272 New Zealand— Government and Constitution 273 Area and Population 275 Religion 277 Instruction 277 Justice and Crime 278 Pauperism 279 Finance 279 Defence 281 Production and Industry 281 Commerce 283 Shipping and Navigation 285 Internal Communications 286 Money and Credit 287 Books of Reference 287 Queensland— Constitution and Government 288 Area and Population 289 Religion 290 Instruction 291 Justice and Crime 291 Pauperism 291 Finance 291 Defence 292 Production and Industry 292 Commerce 293 Shipping and Navigation 294 Internal Communications 295 Banks 295 Books of Reference 295 South Australia— Constitution and Government 296 Area and Population 297 Religion and Instruction 298 Justice and Crime 298 Defence 298 Finance 298 Production and Industry 299 Commerce 299 Shipping and Navigation 301 Communications 301 Banks 301 Books of Reference 302 Tasmania— Constitution and Government 302 Area and Population 303 Religion 304 Instruction 304 Justice and Crime 305 Pauperism 305 Revenue and Expenditure 305 Defence 306 Production and Industry 306 Commerce 307 Shipping and Navigation 308 Internal Communications 308 Books of Reference 309 Victoria— Constitution and Government 309 Area and Population 310 Religion 312 Instruction 312 Justice and Crime 313 Finance 314 Defence 315 Production and Industry 315 Commerce 316 Shipping and Navigation 319 Internal Communications 319 Money and Credit 320 Books of Reference 320 Western Australia— Constitution and Government 321 Area and Population 322 Religion 322 Instruction 323 Justice and Crime 323 Pauperism 323 Finance 324 Defence 324 Production and Industry 324 Commerce 325 Shipping and Communications 326 Money and Credit 326 Books of Reference 327 Australian Defence 327 Australasian Federation 328 Books of Reference 330 Pacific Islands 332 Part the Second. FOREIGN COUNTRIES. ABYSSINIA 336 AFGHÁNISTÁN 338 Trade 340 Books of Reference 341 AFRICA, CENTRAL 341 Central Sudan States—Bornu 342 Wadai—Kanem 342 ARGENTINE REPUBLIC— Constitution and Goverament 344 Area and Population 345 Religion and Instruction 346 Justice 347 Finance 347 Defence 348 Production and Industry 350 Commerce 350 Shipping and Navigation 352 Internal Communications 353 Money and Credit 353 Money, Weights, and Measures 354 Diplomatic Representatives 354 Books of Reference 354 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY— Reigning Sovereign 356 Political Relation between Austria and Hungary 358 Common Finance 359 Defence 361 Commerce of the Common Customs Territory 365 Money and Credit 367 Money, Weights, and Measures 367 AUSTRIA— Constitution and Government 368 Area and Population 371 Religion 373 Instruction 374 Justice and Crime 376 Pauperism 377 Finance 378 Production and Industry 379 Shipping and Navigation 383 Internal Communications 383 Money and Credit 385 Liechtenstein 386 HUNGARY— Constitution and Government 387 Area and Population 389 Religion 391 Instruction 392 Justice and Crime 394 Pauperism 394 Finance 394 Production and Industry 396 Commerce 399 Shipping and Navigation 399 Internal Communications 400 Money and Credit 401 Austria-Hungary— Diplomatic Representatives 402 Bosnia and Herzegovina 403 Books of Reference 404 BELGIUM— Reigning King 408 Constitution and Government 409 Area and Population 412 Religion 414 Instruction 414 Justice and Crime 416 Pauperism 416 State Finance 417 Local Finance 418 Defence 418 Production and Industry 419 Commerce 421 Shipping and Navigation 424 Internal Communications 425 Money and Credit 425 Money, Weights, and Measures 426 Diplomatic Representatives 426 Books of Reference 426 BHUTAN 427 BOLIVIA— Constitution and Government 429 Area and Population 429 Religion, Instruction, and Justice 430 Finance 430 Defence 430 Production and Indusstry 431 Commerce 431 Communications 431 Money, Weights, and Measures 432 Consular Representative 432 Books of Reference 433 BRAZIL— Constitution and Government 434 Area and Population 436 Religion 437 Instruction 437 Justice and Crime 438 Finance 438 Defence 439 Production and Industry 440 Commerce 441 Shipping and Navigation 442 Internal Commimications 442 Money and Credit 442 Money, Weights, and Measures 443 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 443 Books of Reference 444 CHILE— Constitution and Government 445 Area and Population 446 Religion 447 Instruction 447 Justice and Crime 448 Finance 448 Defence 449 Industry 450 Commerce 451 Shipping and Navigation 453 Communications 453 Money and Credit 453 Money, Weights, and Measures 454 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 454 Books of Reference 454 CHINA— Reigning Emperor 456 Government 456 Area and Population 457 Religion 459 Instruction 459 Finance 460 Defence 462 Production and Industry 463 Commerce 463 Shipping and Navigation 466 Internal Communications 466 Money, Weights, and Measures 467 Diplomatic Representatives 468 Books of Reference 469 COLOMBIA— Constitution and Government 471 Area and Population 471 Religion and Education 472 Finance 472 Defence 473 Production 473 Commerce 474 Shipping and Communications 474 Money and Credit 475 Money, Weights, and Measures 475 Diplomatic and Commercial Representatives 476 Books of Reference 476 CONGO INDEPENDENT STATE— Constitution and Government 478 Area and Population 479 Finance, Defence 479 Production, Commerce, Shipping 479 Internal Communications 480 Books of Reference 481 COSTA RICA— Constitution and Government 482 Area and Population 482 Religion and Instruction 482 Justice 483 Finance 483 Defence 483 Industry and Commerce 483 Shipping and Communications 484 Money, Weights, and Measures 484 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 485 Books of Reference 485 DENMARK— Reigning King 486 Constitution and Government 487 Area and Population 489 Religion 490 Instruction 490 Justice and Crime 491 Finance 491 Defence 493 Production and Industry 494 Commerce 494 Shipping and Navigation 496 Internal Communications 496 Money and Credit 496 Money, Weights, and Measures 497 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 497 Colonies 497 Books of Reference 498 ECUADOR— Constitution and Government 499 Area and Population 499 Religion and Instruction 500 Justice and Crime 500 Finance 500 Defence 501 Commerce 501 Shipping and Navigation 502 Internal Communications 502 Money and Credit 503 Money, Weights, and Measures 503 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 504 Books of Reference 504 FRANCE— Constitution and Government 505 Area and Population 509 Religion 514 Instruction 515 Justice and Crime 517 Pauperism 518 Finance 518 Defence 522 Production and Industry 530 Commerce 534 Shipping and Navigation 537 Internal Communications 539 Money and Credit 540 Money, Weights, and Measures 541 Diplomatic Representatives 542 Books of Reference 542 Andorra 545 Colonies and Dependencies 545 Asia— French India 547 French Indo-China 547 Annam 548 Cambodia 548 Cochin-China 548 Tonkin 549 Books of Reference 550 Africa— Algeria— Government 550 Area and Population 551 Religion and Instruction 551 Crime 551 Finance 552 Defence 552 Industry 552 Commerce 553 Shipping and Communications 554 Money, Weights, and Measures 555 Books of Reference 555 French Congo and Gabun 556 Madagascar— Government 556 Area and Population 557 Religion, Education, Justice 558 Finance 558 Defence 558 Production and Industry 559 Commerce 559 Shipping and Communications 559 Money and Banks 560 Consular and other Representatives 560 Books of Reference 560 Diégo-Suarez—Nossi-bé—Ste. Marie 561 Mayotte and the Comoro Islands 561 Réunion 561 Obock and Somali Coast 562 Senegal, French Sudan, French Guinea, Ivory Coast and Dahomey 562 Books of Reference 564 Tunis— Bey 564 Government 565 Area and Population 565 Finance 566 Industry 566 Commerce 567 Money, Weights, and Measures 567 Books of Reference 568 America— Guadeloupe and Dependencies 568 Guiana 569 Martinique 569 St. Pierre and Miquelon 569 Books of Reference 570 Australasia and Oceania— New Caledonia and Dependencies 570 Society Islands and Neighbouring Groups 571 Books of Reference 571 GERMAN EMPIRE— Reigning Emperor and King 572 Constitution and Government 573 Area and Population 576 Religion 580 Instruction 581 Justice and Crime 583 Pauperism 584 Finance 585 Defence 587 Production and Industry 594 Commerce 598 Shipping and Navigation 602 Internal Communications 604 Money and Credit 607 Money, Weights, and Measures 607 Diplomatic Representatives 608 Books of Reference 608 Foreign Dependencies 610 Togoland 610 Kamerun 611 German South-West Africa 612 German East Africa 613 Kiau-Chau 614 In the Western Pacific 614 Books of Reference 615 States of Germany— Alsace-Lorraine— Constitution 616 Area and Population 617 Religion, Instruction, Justice and Crime 617 Finance 618 Production and Industry 618 Books of Reference 618 Anhalt— Reigning Duke 618 Constitution 619 Area and Population 619 Finance 620 Baden— Reigning Grand-Duke 620 Constitution 621 Area and Population 621 Religion and Instruction 622 Finance 623 Production and Industry 623 Communications 624 Books of Reference 624 Bavaria— Reigning King 624 Regent 624 Constitution and Government 625 Area and Population 626 Religion 628 Instruction 628 Justice, Crime, and Pauperism 628 Finance 629 Army 629 Production and Industry 630 Books of Reference 630 Bremen— Constitution 631 Area and Population 631 Religion, Justice, and Crime 631 Finance 632 Commerce and Shipping 632 Books of Reference 632 Brunswick— Regent 632 Constitution 633 Area and Population 633 Finance 634 Production and Industry 634 Books of Reference 634 Hamburg— Constitution 634 Area and Population 635 Religion, Justice, Crime, and Agriculture 636 Finance 636 Commerce and Shipping 636 Books of Reference 638 Hesse— Reigning Grand-Duke 638 Constitution 639 Area and Population 639 Religion and Instruction 640 Finance 640 Production and Industry 641 Books of Reference 641 Lippe— Reigning Prince 642 Constitution 642 Area and Population 642 Finance and Industry 643 Lübeck— Constitution 643 Area and Population 643 Religion, Instruction, Justice, and Pauperism 644 Finance 644 Commerce and Shipping 644 Books of Reference 645 Mecklenburg-Schwerin— Reigning Grand-Duke 645 Constitution 645 Area and Population 646 Religion and Instruction 646 Justice, Crime, and Pauperism 646 Finance 647 Production 647 Mecklenburg-Strelitz— Reigning Grand-Duke 647 Constitution and Finance 648 Area, Population, &c. 648 Oldenburg— Reigning Grand-Duke 649 Constitution and Revenue 650 Area and Population 650 Religion, Instruction, and Justice 651 Production 651 Books of Reference 651 Prussia— Reigning King 652 Constitution and Government 654 Area and Population 658 Religion 661 Instruction 661 Justice, Crime 663 Finance 663 Army 665 Production and Industry 666 Commerce 667 Internal Communications 667 Books of Reference 667 Reuss, Elder Branch 668 Reuss, Younger Branch 668 Saxe-Altenburg 670 Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 671 Saxe-Meiningen 673 Saxe-Weimar— Reigning Grand-Duke 674 Constitution and Revenue 675 Area and Population 675 Religion, Instruction, Justice, and Crime 676 Production 676 Saxony— Reigning King 676 Constitution and Government 677 Area and Population 678 Religion 679 Instruction 680 Justice, Crime, and Pauperism 680 Finance 680 Production and Industry 680 Communications 682 Books of Reference 682 Schaumburg-Lippe— Reigning Prince 682 Constitution and Finance 682 Area and Population 682 Schartzburg-Rudolstadt 683 Schwartzburg-Sonderhausen 684 Waldeck 685 Württemberg— Reigning King 686 Constitution and Government 686 Area and Population 687 Religion 688 Instruction 688 Crime and Pauperism 689 Finance 689 Army 690 Industry 690 Books of Reference 690 GREECE— Reigning King 691 Constitution and Government 692 Area and Population 693 Religion 694 Instruction 694 Finance 695 Defence 697 Production and Industry 698 Commerce 699 Navigation and Shipping 701 Internal Communications 701 Money and Credit 701 Money, Weights, and Measures 702 Diplomatic Representatives 702 Books of Reference 702 GUATEMALA— Constitution and Government 704 Area and Population 704 Religion 704 Instruction 704 Crime 704 Finance 705 Defence 705 Production and Industry 705 Commerce 706 Shipping and Communications 706 Money, Weights, and Measures 707 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 707 Books of Reference 707  HAITI— Constitution and Government 708 Area and Population 708 Religion and Instruction 709 Finance 709 Defence 709 Commerce and Communications 709 Money, Weights, and Measures 710 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 710 Books of Reference 711 HONDURAS— Constitution and Government 712 Area and Population 712 Instruction 712 Finance 712 Production and Commerce 713 Communications 713 Money, Weights, and Measures 713 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 714 Books of Reference 714 ITALY— Reigning King 715 Constitution and Government 716 Area and Population 719 Religion 726 Instruction 733 Justice and Crime 735 Pauperism 736 Finance 737 Defence 742 Production and Industry 748 Commerce 751 Navigation and Shipping 753 Internal Communications 754 Money and Credit 755 Money, Weights, and Measures 756 Diplomatic Representatives 756 Foreign Dependencies 757 Books of Reference 758 JAPAN— Reigning Sovereign 761 Constitution and Government 761 Local Government 763 Area and Population 763 Religion 765 Instruction 765 Justice and Crime 765 Pauperism 766 Finance 766 Defence 768 Production and Industry 770 Commerce 771 Shipping and Navigation 772 Internal Communications 773 Money and Credit 773 Money, Weights, and Measures 774 Diplomatic Representatives 775 Books of Reference 775 KOREA— Government 777 Area and Population 777 Religion and Instruction 778 Finance 778 Defence 778 Production and Commerce 778 Money 780 Books of Reference 780 LIBERIA— Constitution and Government 780 Area and Population 781 Finance 781 Commerce 781 Money, Weights, and Measures 782 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 782 Books of Reference 782 LUXEMBURG 783 MEXICO— Constitution and Government 784 Area and Population 785 Religion, Instruction, Justice 786 State Finance 787 Local Finance 788 Defence 788 Production and Industry 789 Commerce 790 Shipping and Communications 791 Money and Credit 791 Money, Weights, and Measures 792 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 792 Books of Reference 793 MONACO 794 MONTENEGRO— Reigning Prince 795 Government 795 Area and Population 796 Religion 796 Instruction 796 Justice, Crime, and Pauperism 797 Finance, Defence 797 Production and Industry 797 Commerce 798 Communications 798 Money 798 Books of Reference 798 MOROCCO— Reigning Sultan 799 Government 799 Area and Population 799 Defence 800 Commerce 800 Money, Weights, and Measures 801 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 802 Books of Reference 802 NEPAL 803 NETHERLANDS (THE)— Reigning Sovereign 805 Government and Constitution 806 Area and Population 809 Religion 811 Instruction 811 Justice and Crime 813 Pauperism 813 Finance 814 Defence 816 Production and Industry 818 Commerce 820 Shipping and Navigation 823 Internal Communications 824 Money and Credit 826 Money, Weights, and Measures 827 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 828 Colonies 828 Dutch East Indies— Government and Constitution 828 Area and Population 829 Religion 831 Instruction 831 Justice and Crime 832 Finance 832 Defence 833 Production and Industry 834 Commerce 835 Shipping and Communications 836 Money and Credit 837 Money, Weights, and Measures 837 Consular Representatives 837 Dutch West Indies— Dutch Guiana, or Surinam 837 Curaçao 839 Books of Reference 840 NICARAGUA— Constitution and Government 843 Area and Population 843 Instruction 843 Finance 844 Industry and Commerce 844 Shipping and Communications 845 Money, Weights, and Measures 845 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 846 Books of Reference 846 OMAN 847 ORANGE FREE STATE— Constition and Government 848 Area and Population 848 Religion 849 Instruction 849 Justice and Crime 849 Finance 849 Defence 850 Production and Industry 850 Commerce 850 Communications 851 Books of Reference 851 PARAGUAY— Constitution and Government 852 Area and Population 852 Religion, Instruction, and Justice 853 Finance 853 Defence 854 Production and Industry 854 Commerce 854 Communications 855 Books of Reference 855 PERSIA— Reigning Shah 857 Government 858 Area and Population 859 Religion 859 Instruction 860 Justice 860 Finance 860 Defence 861 Production and Industry 861 Commerce 862 Money and Credit 864 Communications 864 Money, Weights, and Measures 865 Diplomatic Representatives 866 Books of Reference 867 PERU— Constition and Government 868 Area and Population 868 Religion 869 Instruction 869 Finance 870 Defence 871 Industry 871 Commerce 872 Shipping and Navigation 873 Internal Communications 873 Money, Weights, and Measures 874 Diplomatic Representatives 875 Books of Reference 875 PORTUGAL— Reigning King 877 Constition and Government 878 Area and Population 879 Religion 881 Instruction 882 Justice and Crime 882 Finance 883 Defence 884 Production and Industry 885 Commerce 886 Shipping and Navigation 888 Internal Communications 889 Money and Credit 889 Money, Weights, and Measures 889 Diplomatic Representatives 890 Dependencies 890 Books of Reference 893 RUMANIA— Reigning King 895 Constition and Government 895 Area and Population 896 Religion and Instruction 897 Finance 897 Defence 898 Production and Industry 899 Commerce 900 Shipping and Communications 901 Money, Weights, and Measures 901 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 901 Books of Reference 902 RUSSIA— Reigning Emperor 903 Constitution and Government 905 Area and Population 910 Religion 916 Instruction 918 Justice and Crime 921 Finance 923 Defence 935 Production and Industry 946 Commerce 952 Shipping and Navigation 959 Internal Communications 961 Money and Credit 965 Money, Weights, and Measures 967 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 967  Finland— Population 968 Instruction 969 Pauperism and Crime 969 Finance 969 Industry 969 Commerce 970 Shipping and Navigation 971 Internal Communications 971 Money, Weights, &c. 972 Dependencies in Asia— Bokhara 972 Khiva 973 Port Arthur and Talien-Wan 974 Books of Reference 975 SALVADOR— Constitution and Government 979 Area and Population 979 Instruction and Justice 979 Finance 980 Production and Commerce 980 Shipping and Communications 981 Money, Weights, and Measures 981 Diplomatic Representatives 981 Books of Reference 981 SAMOA 982 SANTO DOMINGO— Constitution and Government 983 Area and Population 984 Religion and Instruction 984 Justice 984 Finance 984 Defence 985 Production and Industry 985 Commerce 985 Shipping and Communications 985 Money, Weights, and Measures 986 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 986 Books of Reference 986 SERVIA— Reigning Sovereign and Family 987 Constitution and Government 987 Area and Population 988 Religion 989 Instruction 989 Justice, Crime, Pauperism 990 Finance 990 Defence 991 Production and Industry 992 Commerce 992 Communications 994 Money and Credit 994 Money, Weights, and Measures 994 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 994 Books of Reference 995 SIAM— Reigning King. 996 Government 996 Area and Population 997 Religion and Instruction 998 Finance 998 Defence 998 Production and Industry 999 Commerce 999 Shipping and Communications 1000 Money, Weights, and Measures 1001 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1001 Books of Reference 1001 SOUTH AFRICAN REPUBLIC— Constitution and Government 1003 Area and Population 1004 Religion 1004 Instruction 1004 Finance 1005 Defence 1005 Production and Industry 1005 Commerce 1006 Communications 1006 Swaziland 1006 Books of Reference 1007 SPAIN— Reigning Sovereign 1008 Queen Regent 1008 Government and Constitution 1009 Area and Population 1012 Religion 1013 Instruction 1014 Finance 1014 Defence 1016 Production and Industry 1018 Commerce 1019 Shipping and Navigation 1021 Internal Communications 1021 Money and Credit 1022 Money, Weights, and Measures 1022 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1022 Colonies 1023 Books of Reference 1023 SWEDEN AND NORWAY— Reigning King 1025 Sweden— Constitution and Government 1026 Area and Population 1028 Religion 1031 Instruction 1031 Justice and Crime 1031 Pauperism 1031 Finance 1032 Defence 1033 Production and Industry 1035 Commerce 1036 Shipping and Navigation 1038 Internal Communications 1038 Money and Credit 1039 Norway— Constitution and Government 1040 Area and Population 1042 Religion 1044 Instruction 1044 Justice and Crime 1045 Pauperism 1045 Finance 1046 Defence 1047 Production and Industry 1049 Commerce 1050 Shipping and Navigation 1052 Internal Communications 1053 Money and Credit 1054 Money, Weights, and Measures 1055 Diplomatic Representatives 1055 Books of Reference 1056 SWITZERLAND— Constitution and Government 1057 Area and Population 1060 Religion 1062 Instruction 1062 Justice and Crime 1063 Finance 1064 Defence 1066 Production and Industry 1068 Commerce 1069 Internal Communications 1070 Money and Credit 1071 Money, Weights, and Measures 1071 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1071 Books of Reference 1072 TONGA 1073 TURKEY— Reigning Sultan 1074 Constitution and Government 1076 Area and Population 1078 Religion and Education 1080 Finance 1082 Defence 1085 Production and Industry 1088 Commerce 1090 Shipping and Navigation 1092 Internal Communications 1092 Money, Weights, and Measures 1093 Tributary States— Bulgaria 1094 Constitution and Government 1095 Area and Population 1096 Religion and Instruction 1096 Finance 1097 Defence 1097 Production and Industry 1098 Commerce 1098 Shipping and Communications 1099 Money and Credit 1099 Books of Reference 1100 Crete 1100 Samos 1101 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1101 Books of Reference 1102 Egypt— Reigning Khedive 1104 Government and Constitution 1105 Area and Population 1106 Religion and Instruction 1108 Justice and Crime 1110 Finance 1110 Defence 1111 Production and Industry 1114 Commerce 1116 Shipping and Navigation 1119 Suez Canal 1119 Internal Communications 1121 Money, Weights, and Measures 1122 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1122 Egyptian Sudan 1123 Books of Reference 1123 URUGUAY— Constitution and Government 1126 Area and Population 1126 Religion 1128 Instruction 1128 Finance 1128 Defence 1129 Production and Industry 1129 Commerce 1130 Shipping and Communications 1131 Money and Credit 1132 Money, Weights, and Measures 1132 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1133 Books of Reference 1133 VENEZUELA— Constitution and Government 1134 Area and Population 1134 Religion and Instruction 1135 Justice and Crime 1136 Finance 1136 Defence 1137 Production and Industry 1137 Commerce 1138 Shipping and Communications 1138 Money, Weights and Measures 1139 Diplomatic and Consular Representatives 1139 Books of Reference 1139 INDEX 1141