THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK A STATISTICAL, :MERCANTILE, Al\I> IIISTOJ:ICAI. ACCOUNT OF THE STATES AND SOYF.REIGXS _,......;--;~ --~CAfION'· OF THE CIYILISED ·wonLD ,~-s~~ .;~.,./ g. fillnnunl for ·~; POLITICIANS AKD 1lfERCHANTS FOR THE YEAR 1869 BY FREDERICK MARTIN SIXTH ANNUAL PUBLICATION ~O!I~Ort l\IACl\fILLAN AND CO. 1869 Tiie right of Tranllation and ReproductiJn i1 rturred Man sagt oft: Zahlen rcgforen die Welt. Da> abcr i!,t gcwi>s, Zalilen zcigcn, tcie sie regicrt wird. Go.r:TllE. LONDON: I'I!IX'II:D Dl7 srottI~W001J£ J.ND co. • NE\\'•STRL:C? sc;ta.r.n .1!iD I'.l.llLUlll:::it ~I;::L~ ISBN 978-0-230-25298-1 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230252981 CONTENTS. lh!RODUCTIO~. COMPARATIVE TABLE& PAGE PAGE RHenuc and Expenditure of The Reads of Go'l'ernments of the Principal States of the the Principal States of the World. . . • • xiii World. . • :wii Density of Population of the The Import l\Iarkets of Great Princip:1l States and Terri- Britain . . xdii torial Dirisions . . . xi> The Export l\Iarkets of Great Birth and Death Rate in some of Britain . . . . • • xix th!' Principal States and Terri- Relatirn Progress of the iiler torial Divisions , • x; cuntile Navies of Fmnce and The Sovereigns of Europe. xri Great Britain x.-.. PART TnE FmsT. THE ST ATES 0 F EUR 0 PE. AUSTRIA:- BEI.GHDI:- Reigning Sovereign and Reigning Sovereign and Family. 3 Family. 30 Con~titntion and Govern Constitution and Govern- ment of the Wholo Em ment 31 pire 5 Church and Education 35 - - of German Austria . 6 Revenue and Expenditure . 37 - - of Hungary 9 Army and Nary 3V Church and Education 11 l'opulation • 40 Revenue and Expenditure Trade and Industry • 42 of the Whole Empire 13 Railways • • . . 4! - - of German Austria. 15 Money, WPights, and M~a- - - of Hungary 17 sures • . . . 45 Army and Nary • 18 Statistical and other Books Area and Population. 23 of Reference • 46 Trade and Industry . • 25 Railways . • • • 27 DENl'vIARK:- :Money, Weights, and Mea- Reigning Sovereign and sures . . . • 28 Family. 48 Statistical and other Books Constitution and Go;crn of Reference • 29 ment 60 a Vl CONTENTS. !-.AGE PAGE DEXl[.lRK:- 2. Saxony:- Church and Education .52 Reic;ning Sowreign and Rc>enue and Expenditure • 53 Family. 137 Army and Nary 55 Constitution and Go>ern· Population 57 ment • . . • 138 Trade aml Industry 58 Rcwnue and E_.,.pcnditure. 139 Colonies . • 59 Army HO Money, 'Ycights, and Mea- Population 141 sures . • . . GO 3. )focklenburg-Schwerin :- Statistical and other nooks Reigning So>ereign . • 143 of Ilcfcrencc • 60 Constitution, RcYenuc, and Population 144 Commerce. 146 FRANCE:- 4. Oldenburg:- Rcigning So>crcign aml Rcigning So>ereign 1-17 Family. 61 Con5titution, Rennuc, and Constitution and Go>ern- Population HS ment • • • 63 Commerce. H9 Church and Education 68 5. Brunswick:- Re.enue and Expenditure • 72 Reigning Sowreign • • 150 Public Debt 76 Constitution, Re>enue, and Army 77 Population 151 Na>y . • • 81 6. Sn.xe-Weimar:- Arca ancl Population. 87 Reigning Sonrcign . • 1.32 Trade :md Industry 93 Constitution, Rc>enu(', and Railways 96 Population 153 Colonies • • . 97 7. )Iecklenburg-Strelitz. 15.) :l\Ioney, Weights, and )fra. 8. Saxc-)Ieiningen 157 surcs . • • . 99 9. Anhalt 158 Statistical and other !looks 10. Sn.xc-Coburg-Gotha 160 of Reference 100 11. Saxe-Altenburg. 163 12. Waldeck . • }6.j GER::\IANY:- 13. Lippc-Detmold . • lGi H. Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt 168 Constitution 102 15. Schwarzburg -Sondershau- Population 105 sen 169 16. Reuss-Schleiz 171 STATES OF NonTn GEmCA:..-Y:- li. Schaumburg-Lippe li2 1. Prussia :- 18. Hamburg 173 Reigning Sowreign and 19. Liibeck 178 Family • 106 20. Bremen 181 Constitution and Go>crn- ment . • • 109 STATES OF So'CTII GEmr.un::- Church and Education 113 1. Ba.aria:- Ile>enue and Expenditure • 116 Reigning Soyereign and Army 120 Family. 185 Na>y • • , 1Z3 Constitution und Go>ern- Arca and Population. 125 ment . • • 18i Trade and Industry 131 Church and Education 18S :JJ:oncy, Weights, and Mca· Rcnnue and Expenditure • 189 sures 135 Armv 190 !looks of Reference 136 Pop~lation • 191 COXTEXTS. vii PAGE P.AGB 2. WiirtC'mbcrg:- Gnr:.\T BmT.\IX :- Ticigning Sovereign and C-0mmerce ancl Trado- :Family . . 193 Imports antl Exp-0rts 289 Con,titution aml Govern- Shippin~ • 2% ment . . • 195 Cotton Trade . • 300 Church and Education 197 l\Iincs and ::IIincrals 302 Ilewnuo and Expendituro. 198 Colonial Posses>ions • 30 l Army • 199 Population 200 GREECE:- 3. Baden:- Reigning Sowreign • • 310 Ileigning So>ereign and Constitution and Govern- Family. . 201 ment . • . 311 Constitution and Gonrn- Church and Education • 3H ment . • . • • 203 Ilewnue and Expenditure • 31.i Ilennue and Exp<'nditure . 205 Army and Nrn-y 317 Army and ropulation 206 Population 318 Trade . . • 320 4. Hesse-D.1rm>tadt : l\lonPy, ·weights, and ::IIea-. Reigning Sonreign and surcs . . • 321 Family. • 207 Statistical and other Books Constitution and Rewnue • 203 of Reference 321 Army and Population 210 5. Ilcus,·Greiz 211 ITALY:- 6. Lichtenstein 212 Rcigning SonrPign and TuE ZoLLYi:m:rn OF GmnrAxY • 214 Family • • • • 323 Constitution and Go>crn- Money, Weights, and ::IIea- mcnt . • • 32.) sures • 216 Church and Education • 32G Books of Reference concern- Rennue aml Expenditure . 329 ing Germany. 217 Public DcLt . . • 331 Army and Navy • 333 GREAT BRITAIN and IRE Area and Population. 336 LA.' .I D :- Trade and Industry 341 Reigning So>ereign and P.A.l'.\L STATJ:S:- .Family . . . 219 SoYcrcign Pontiff . • 34,) Constitution and Go>ern- List of Pontiffa ~ince A.D. ment . ·222 i52 . . . • 346 Church and Etlueation . 235 ConHitution and Gowrn- Ilcwnue and Expendi- ment • . . • 3-18 ture . 215 EcclP;iastical Administra- National Debt 252 tion . • . • 349 Army· • • 25! Ilewnue, Army, and Popu- Nary· . • 261 lation . • • • 3.50 Iron-cl.id Nary • 266 Trade . • . • 352 Popul.ition- :l!onl'y,\\.eights, and::IIeasurrs Engl.md and Wales 270 of Italy . . • • 353 Scotland 275 Statistical and other Ilooks of Ireland. 277 Reference • 3;)1 Islands in the Brifoh Seas • 233 .NETHERLANDS:- Emi~ation • . • 284 Reigning So>ereign and Wealth of the Population 287 :Family • • 3ii6 a2 viii COXTENT8. PAGE PAGE Nnnn:nLL"'-ns :- Rc:ssu:- Constitution nnd Govern- l\Ioney, Weights, and :Jfea- ment . . • 357 sures of Hussia . • 427 Church and Education 3.59 Statistical and otlwr Ilooks n .. wnue nncl Expenditure 360 of Reference . 427 Army and Navy • 363 SPAIN:- Population • • 365 Trade and Industry • 367 Reigning Sovereign and Colonies . • . • 369 Family • . . • 430 Money, Weights, and :Mea- Constitution and Govern- sures • • • • 3i0 ment . . . 432 Stafatical and other Ilooks Church and Education • 435 of Reference • 372 Revenue and Expenditure • 437 National Debt . • • 440 PORTUGAL:- Army ancl Navy 441 Reigning SoTerei"'n and Population . 444 Family. . ". • 373 Trade ancl Indmtry 447 Con!>titution nnd Go>ern- Railways . • 448 ment . • • 375 Colonies . • . • 450 Church nnd Education • 3i6 l\Ioney, iVeights, and :Jica- Re>cnue and Expenditure . 377 sures . . . . 453 Army ancl Xa>y . . 380 Statistical and other Books Population . 382 of Reference . 453 Trade and Industry 383 SWEDEN and NORWAY: Colonies . . . • 384 J\Ioney, Weights, and Jiea- Reigning Sovereign and sures . . . . 385 Family. 455 Statistical and other Books SwEDr:x:- of Reference • 386 Constitution and Govern- RUSSIA:- ment • . • • 4.57 Reigning SoTercign and Revem1e nn'l Expenditure • 459 Family . • • • 387 Army nnd NaTy • • 461 Constitution and Gowrn- Population • • 462 ment • • • 389 Trade and Industry • 46! Church and Education • 394 C-0lony . . • • 467 Revenue and Expenditure • 397 l\Ioney, Weights, nnd Mea- National Debt • • • 401 sures 467 Army 403 NonWAY:- Navy. . • • 408 Constitution ancl Go>ern- Area and Population • 410 ment . . . • 468 Trade and Industry • 416 ReTenue and Expenditure • 470 FIXLAXD:- Army and Navy • • 470 Constitution and Go.-ern- Population . • • 471 ment • • • • 419 Trade and Industry • • 472 ReTenue, Army, and Popu- Money, Weights, and 2\Iea- lation • • • • 420 sures . . . • 474 Trade and Commerce. 421 Statistical and other Books of Reference • 475 Pou.~m:- Constitution and Govern- Si\'ITZERLA:Z:..'D : ment • • • 422 Constitution and Govern- Re>enue and Population 424 ment . • . 476 Trade and Industry • 426 Church and Education • 47; ix CO:-\TD~TS. rACE P.\GE: SWITZE!lL\XD :- Tuma:Y:- Rewnne and Expenditure • 4i8 Arra and Popubtion 500 Army 482 Trade and Commerce 50 1 TPorapiu,le:, iatinodn Indu•s try ·41883.j EGYPT :-See Part II. AFRICA. Honuxu.:- Railways . . . • 486 l\Ioney, Weights, and )!ea- Cvn;titution and Govern- sures . . . . 487 ment • . . 506 Statistical and other !looks Rewnue, Army, and Popu- of RC'ference • 487 lation . . .508 Tmtle arnl Commerce. 509 TURKEY and TRJllUTARY Si::nTIA:- STATES:.,- Gowrnment • • • 509 Rcigning So>creign and ReYenue, Army, and Popu· Family . 488 lation • . • • 510 Constitution and Gowrn- Trade . . • • 511 ment . . . 489 Mon Py, \Ye ights, and .:IIra- Religion aml Education 491 surrs of Turkey . • 511 Rewnue and Expenditure • 493 Statistical and other !looks of Army antl ::\ary 497 Reference • 512 PART TlIE SEcmrn. THE PRINCIPAL STA.TES OF A:MEIUCA, .AFIUC.A, ASIA, AND AUSTHALASU. I. AMERICA. ARGENTI~-:E REPUllLIC : CANADA and BIUTISll Constitution and Goyern- NORTH £\IERICA: ment . • • 514 Con~titution and Gowrn- RPYenue, Army, and Popu- 111cnt . • . 531 lation . . . . 515 Church and Education 533 Trade and Industry . . 517 RP>cnue und Expenditure . 534 Money, Weights, aml Mea- Army • • • • 535 sures • . . . 518 Population • 536 Statistical and other !looks Trade and Industry • • 538 of Reference • 519 Money, Weights, and Mea- sures . . . • 541 llRAZIL:- Statistical and other Ilooks Reigning So>ereign and of Reference . 542 Family 520 Constitution and Gonrn- ment . . . • 521 CIIILi:- RennuP and Expenditure . 523 Coustitution and Gonrn- Army and Nary 525 ment • . . • 543 Population . • 526 Re;enue, Army, and Popu· Trade and Commerce. 527 lation . . • • 544 Money, "\Y eights, and Mea- Trade and Industry • 545 sures . • . • 529 Railways . • . . 546 Statistical and other Books Money, "\Veights, and Mea· of Reference • 530 sures • 547 x CO:l'>TE::\T$. PAGE PAGE Cmu :- rr.m; :- Statistical and other nooks Trade and Indu>try . 561 of Hcfcrence 5-17 :Jioney, Weights, and :Mea- sures 563 ::O.IEXICO:- Statistical and other nooks Constitution and Go>ern- of Reference • 563 mcnt • • 548 Rc>venue and Expenditure. 549 UXITED STATES:- rublic Debt 550 Arca and rapulation . 551 Constitution and Govern- Trade and Indu>try 552 ment • . . • 564 :Maney, ·weights, and :Mea- Revenue and Expenditure • 572 sures • • . • 554 Public Debt 573 Stati>tical and other nooks Army 575 of Heference 555 Navy • . • 578 Area and Population • 581 PARAGUAY:- Immigr.ition . • 58! Tr.idc and Industry • . 591 Constitution and Govern- :Money, Weights, and :Jica- ment 556 sures . . . 594 I>opulation, Revenue, and Statistical and other nooks Commerce • • • 556 of Reference 595 Money, Weights, and :Jiea- rnrcs • . . 558 URUGUAY:- Statistical and other nooks of Reference • 558 Constitution and Govern- ment 597 ;'ERU:- Revenue, Army, and Popu- Constitution and Govern- lation • 597 ment . . . • ~59 Trade and Industry 598 Revenue, Army, and rapu- 1.Ioney, Weights, and :Mea- lation 560 sures 599 2. AFRICA. ,LGERIA:- LG1"PT:- Go•ernment, ReYenue, and Re•enue, Army, and Popu- Army • . • 600 lation 611 Area and Population . 601 Trade and Commerce 612 Trade and Industry . • 601 :Money, )Veights, and :=irea- 1.Ioney, Weights, and :Jiea- sures • . • • 613 sures • • . • 603 Statistical and other nooks Statistical and other Books of Reference • 614 of Reference • 603 LIBERIA:- CAPE OF GOOD HOrE : Constitution and Go•ern- Comtitution and Go>ern- mrnt 615 ment • . • • 605 Population, Rennue, and Revenue and Expenditure. 606 Trade 616 Area and Population 607 NATAL:- Trade and Commerce 609 Constitution and Govern- Statistical and other nooks ment • • • • 617 of Reference • 610 Revenue and Expenditure. 617 EGYPT: Population 618 Government • 611 Tmde and Commerce 619