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EARTH, THE. 



ECUADOR. 



The development of the railroads of the 

 world will be found in the following table. The 

 statements for the years 1830-' 70 are accord- 

 ing to Dr. G. Stunner, " Geschichte der Eisen- 

 bahnen " (1872) : 



The average increase per year was as fol- 

 lows : 



Y. Postal and Telegraph Statistics of the 

 World. The postal and telegraph statistics 

 of the world, embracing post-offices and let- 

 ters, telegraph lines, wires, stations, and tele- 

 grams, were as follows: 



ECUADOR (REPUBLIC A. DEL ECUADOR"), an 

 independent state of South America, lying 

 between latitude 1 5' north and 5 30' south, 

 and longitude 69 52' and 80 35' west. It is 



bounded on the north by the United States of 

 Colombia and Brazil, on the east by the empire 

 just named, on the south by Peru, and on the 

 west by the Pacific Ocean. 



