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The military forces of the empire in time of 

 peace are as follows : 



The number of recruits in 1877-78 was 142,- 

 937, against 140,197 in 1876-77 and 139,855 

 in 1875-76. Of the recruits in 1877-78, 134,- 

 189 had received an education in the German 

 language, and 6,292 in other languages, mak- 

 ing a total of 140,181, and leaving 2,406, or 

 1'73 per cent, of the total number of recruits, 

 without a schooling. In 1876-'77 the number 

 of recruits without an education was 2,975, or 

 2-12 per cent., and in 1875-76, 3,311, or 2'37 

 per cent. 



The German navy was composed as follows 

 in 1879: 



The German Customs Union includes the en- 

 tire German Empire, with the exception of the 

 free ports of Bremen, Hamburg, Bremerhaven, 

 Geestemiinde, Brake, and a small part of 

 Baden, in all 150 square miles, with 594,576 

 inhabitants. It also includes the grand duchy 

 of Luxemburg, with an area of 999 square 

 miles and 205,158 inhabitants, and the Austrian 

 community of Jungholz, having an area of 

 2-2 square miles and a population of 206. The 

 imports for 1878 and exports for 1877 in the 

 customs territory of Germany were estimated 

 as follows (value in marks 1 mark = $0-238) : 

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The movements of shipping in the German 

 ports in 1877 were as follows: 



