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EARTH, AREA AND POPULATION OF THE. 



000 square miles. This includes the islands 

 (with Iceland), 265,781 square miles, and the 

 lakes, 87,880 square miles. 



Coming to Asia, the usual difficulties are 

 found in regard to Turkey. The latest avail- 

 able statistics as to population are those pub- 

 lished in the "Salname" for 1879. Several 

 changes in respect to Russia in Asia are to be 

 noted, as also the large reduction made in esti- 

 mating the population of China. The follow- 

 ing table gives the results, as based on the labors 

 of Behm and Wagner : 



Africa presents several changes, and tbe esti- 

 mates are proportionately uncertain, to say 

 nothing of the fact that a very considerable 

 portion of this quarter of the globe has never 

 as yet been explored. The following table 

 gives probable estimates, and approximates at 

 least to reasonable certainty : 



In regard to America, the materials are only 

 partly satisfactory. The accompanying table 

 gives the result which is at present best attain- 

 able: 



These results are given with considerable 

 confidence, although it must be confessed that 

 there is no great certainty as to points of de- 

 tail. 



