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The public debt on April 8, 1873, amounted debts of the particular States were as fol- 

 to only 1,717,160 thalers, which was to bo lows (value expressed in marks; one mark 

 paid off in the course of the year. The = 24 cents) : 



The following table shows the organization 

 of the imperial army on the peace-footing : 



The total strength of the imperial army on 

 the war-footing 'is as follows: 



tance. Both have entered the customs union 

 for a part of their territory. Besides a part 

 of Hamburg and Bremen, a few small districts 

 of Baden (on the frontier of Switzerland) and 

 of Prussia do not belong to the customs union. 

 On the other hand, the customs union com- 

 prises the entire grand-duchy of Luxemburg, 

 and one small commune of the Tyrol. 



The administration of the Zollverein, accord- 

 ing to a treaty signed July 8, 1867, and in force 

 from January 1, 1868, till December 31, 1877, 

 is at Berlin. All the receipts of the Zollverein 

 are paid into a common exchequer, and dis- 

 tributed pro rata of the population among the 

 members of the league. The chief sources of 

 revenue are custom duties, mainly on imports 

 and taxes upon spirits, wine, beet-root sugar, 

 and tobacco. 



The movement of shipping in the German 

 ports was, in 1872, as follows: 



The imperial fleet-of-war consisted in July, 

 1878, of 47 vessels, of which 5 were iron-clads, 

 and 5 sailing-vessels, with an aggregate of 371 

 (runs, 47,354 tons, and 45,070 horse-power. In 

 the course of construction were 8 vessels (of 

 which 6 were iron-clads). with an aggregate 

 of 54 gons, and 39,700 horse-power. The Ger- 

 man Navy was manned by 3,840 sailors, and 

 officered by 1 admiral, 1 vice-admiral, 3 rear- 

 admirals, 44 captains, and 237 lieutenants. 



According to the new German Constitution, 

 the German Empire constitutes one customs 

 and one commercial territory, with a common 

 customs line. Hamburg and Bremen have the 

 right to remain outside the common line of 

 customs until they themselves demand admit- 



The total length of railroads of Germany 



