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
Location	New York and London
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed
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

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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—
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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