250 



EARTH. 



The following table gives the principal states and parts of the world arranged according to 

 their density of population : 



Inhabitants on 1 sq. DC 



STATES. 



1. Belgium 



2. England and Wales 408 



3. Netherlands 286 



4. Great Britain and Ireland 266 



5. China proper 261 



6. Italy 235 



7. Japan... 227 



8. British India 204 



9. Germany 196 



10. France 177 



11. Switzerland 167 



12. Ireland 161 



13. Austro-Hungary 149 



14. Denmark 133 



15. Scotland 115 



STATES. Inhabitants on 1 sq. 



16. Portugal Ill 



17. Chinese Empire 108 



IS. Spain 86 



19. Greece 7T 



20. Morocco 23 



21 Sweden and Norway 21 



22. Turkish Empire 21 



23. Chili 16 



24. Mexico 12 



25. United States 11 



26. Kussian Empire 10 



27. Colombia 9 



28. Brazil 3 



29. Argentine Confederation 2 



IV. Independent States of the Earth. In population and territorial extent. The figures 



the following table will be found all the inde- are from the latest official censuses or estimates, 



pendent states of some note, including their col- The difference between the Chinese and British 



onies and dependencies, arranged according to empires and the other states is surprising : 



ACCORDING TO POPULATION. 



ACCORDING TO TERRITORIAL EXTENT. 



V. The Creeds of the World. The greater ized states include in the census questions one 



accuracy obtained for the statistics of popula- in regard to the religious profession. Where 



tion makes it also possible to estimate more this is not done, as in the United States, in 



correctly than formerly the population pro- England and Scotland, the religious denomi- 



fessing the various creeds. Most of the civil- nations generally publish annual accounts of 



