STATISTICAL STATEMENTS

OF THE

WORLD'S COLONIES.

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STATISTICAL STATEMENTS OF THE COLONIES OF THE WORLD.

COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, DEPENDENCIES, AND NONCONTIGUOUS TERRITORIES OF NATIONS OF THE WORLD, SHOWING AREA AND POPULATION OF THE COLONIAL POSSESSIONS, PROTECTORATES, DEPENDENCIES, AND "SPHERES OF INFLUENCE" OF EACH COUNTRY.

COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, DEPENDENCIES, ETC., GROUPED BY GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD, SHOWING AREA, POPULATION, AND GOVERNMENT.

[Compiled from Statesman's Year-Book and Colonial Office List, 1901.]

C. C. indicates Crown colonies, in which the Crown has the entire control of legislation, the administration being carried on by public officers, under the control of the home Government. R. I. indicates colonies possessing representative institutions, in which the Crown has no more than a veto on legislation, but the home Government retains the control of public officers. R. G. indicates colonies possessing responsible governments, in which the Crown has only a veto on legislation, and the home Government no control over any public officer except its own representatives.

COLONIES, PROTECTORATES, DEPENDENCIES, ETC., GROUPED BY GRAND DIVISIONS OF THE WORLD, SHOWING AREA, POPULATION, AND GOVERNMENT-Continued.

Total for Australasia...

3, 174, 641 3,973, 682 5, 025, 926

200, 387 1,985, 862 1, 970, 082 4, 224, 332 2,662,027

6,684, 801 1,637, 834 6,316, 183]

870, 103 33, 398, 112 31, 775, 304 235, 106, 036 26, 725, 039 72, 508, 358 35, 962, 362 89, 327,888

Total for colonies. 10, 976, 491 20, 579, 539 24,073, 173 2, 692, 516 61, 622, 016 58, 758, 736 360, 412, 479 66, 117, 141 196, 179, 980 95, 303, 625 208, 418, 143 38, 020|137,943 99,078

Including all militia, volunteers, and other permanently enrolled local defensive forces. Imports and exports not given in the case of Gibraltar and Hongkong, as there are no returns distinguishing the local from the entrepôt trade. The figures for Malta include the latter trade. $ Including Zululand. 4 Niger Coast Protectorate only. Estimate. British Central Africa only. Zanzibar only.

295, 596 9,753, 755 9,584, 100 61,580, 482 8,211,351
239, 732 7,369, 251 6, 956, 953 48, 354, 277 5,990,027
117,710 4, 174, 083 4, 024, 170 35, 226, 664 2,905, 437
2,633,080 2,396, 448 8,938, 363 1,550, 029
62, 316 1,724, 050 2,690, 901 24, 672, 810 2,040, 430
23, 272 943, 970 871, 454 8, 253, 912 501, 120
131, 315 5,699, 618 5, 140, 127 47,874, 452 5, 526, 645
162
98,621 95, 568 205, 076
11, 683 15, 583

290 2,246

3, 169

2,896 13,663
3,143
2,800

8,012

7,610 6,387

10, 202

4,858

9, 427, 515 11, 938, 335

1,591 481,936

100

15,391 72,562 30,449