THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 7 



TABLE 1. Extent of forests in European countries Continued. 



a Less than 13 per cent. / 



IN NON-EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. 



The forests of other countries of the Old and New Worlds, except 

 in a few localities, are little explored, either as to quantity or quality 

 of the timber. In Asia, the possessions of Russia, British India, and 

 Japan lead in amount of forests. The following table shows the 

 extent of the forest area in the continents outside of Europe in the 

 Old and New Worlds: 



TABLE 2. Extent of forests in countries outside of Europe. 





