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that of Peru or Chile. Humboldt calculated it in 1809 at 26,152 square leagues, and in a subsequent statement at 16,700 square leagues. Taking it at this lowest calculation, its territory and population with respect to those two republics are as follow:

	Square leagues.	Population
Guatemala	16,740	2,000,000
Peru	12,150	1,400,000
Chile	14,240	1,100,000

It is in fact, with respect to territory, the fourth in rank, and with regard to its relative population the most considerable of any of the South American states,—as will appear by the following statement.

RELATIVE POPULATION OF THE NEW REPUBLICS AS REGARDS THE NUMBER OF INHABITANTS TO THE SQUARE LEAGUE.

	Square leagues.	Population.	Inhabitants to the square league.
New Spain	75,830	6,800,000	89
Guatemala	16,740	2,000,000	119
Venezuela	33,700	900,000	29
Granada	58,250	1,800,000	29
Peru	12,150	1,400,000	115
Chile	14,240	1,100,000	77
Buenos Ayres	126,770	2,000,000	15