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NETHERLANDS :— EAST INDIES

Area and Population.

Area: T<lncrlio'h

Population

square miles

31 Dec. 1905

Java and Madura ....

50,554

30,098,008

Sumatra, West Coast

31,649

1,721,7721

Sumatra, East Coast

35,312

568,417"

Island of

Benkulen ....

9,399

204,269-

Sumatra

Lampongs ....

11,284

156,5181

Palembang ....

53,497

796,8521

Atjeh

20,471

582,175-

Riau-Lingga Archipelago

16,301

112,216-

Banca

4,446

115,1891

Billiton

1,863

36,8581

Borneo, West Coast

55,825

450,929-

Borneo, South and East Districts .

156,912

782,726"

Island of f Celebes

Celebes \ Menado ....

49,390

415,4993

22,080

436,406-'

Molucca Islands ....

43,864

407,906-'

Timor Archipelago ....

17,698

308,600

Bali and Lomhok ....

4,065

523,535'-

Ne\Y Guinea to 141° E. long.^ .

151,789

200,0003

Total .....

736,400

±38,000,000^

1 Tolerably accurate. 2 Approximately. 3 Mere conjecture.

'1 New Guinea belongs to the residency of Ternate, Molucca Islands. ■"' Approximate total. The population of several unexplored countriesis not included. In the official records the population is given every five years.

The total number of Europeans and persons assimilated to them was, in 1905> 80,910 ; of these 38,812 males and 34,982 females were Dutch, of whom 32,026 males and 32,288 females were born in the East Indies ; of the remainder, 1,406 were German, 184 French, 312 English, 197 Swiss, 312 Belgians ; the remainder being mostly Austrians and Armenians. Of the remaining population about 563,000 were Chinese, 29,000 Arabs, and 23,000 other Orientals, and about 37,000,000 natives.

Marriages, births, and deaths among Europeans and persons assimilated to them : —

1905 1906 1907 1908 1909

fJava and Madura \ Outposts . (Java and Madura \ Outposts . /Java and Madura \ Outposts . f Java and Madura \ Outposts . /Java and Madura \ Outposts .

Mam ages

Births 2,131

Deaths

753

1,363

141

594

343

827

2,083

1.435

170

576

377

656

2,131

1,270

107

684

336

753

2,372

1,447

105

663

354

773

2,475

1,429

122

739

362