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434, it having increased from 2,081.151 in 1895, 

 an average of 0.81 per cent, per annum. The 

 number of marriages in 1900 was 17,102; of 

 births, 76,637; of deaths, 49,119; excess of births, 

 26,318. The emigration in 1900 was 1,160, com- 

 pared with 1,250 in 1899. 



The area of Baden is 5,823 square miles. The 

 population in 1900 was 1,866,584, against 1,725,- 

 4f,4 in lS'.ir>. which shows an increase of 1.585 per 

 cent, per annum. There were 925,670 males and 

 940,914 females in 1900, being 101.65 females to 

 100 males. The number of marriages in 1900 was 

 15,491: of births, 65,261; of deaths, 43,277; ex- 

 cess of births, 21,984. 



The Grand Duchy of Hesse in 1900, with an 

 area of 2.966 square miles, had 1,119,893 inhab- 

 itants, 558,240 males and 561,653 females, the 

 increase over 1,039,020 in 1895 having been at the 

 rate of 1.56 per cent, per annum. There were 

 19,671 marriages, 36,848 births, and 22,100 

 deaths in 1900; excess of births, 14,748. 



The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin 

 has an area of 5,135* square miles. The popula- 

 tion in 1900 was 607,835, against 597,436 in 1895. 

 There were 300,419 males and 307,416 females, 

 102.3 females to 100 males. The number of emi- 

 grants over the ocean in 1900 was 168, against 

 231 in 1899. 



The Grand Duchy of Saxe- Weimar has an area 

 of 1,388 square miles. The population in 1900 

 was 362,018, composed of 176,650 males and 185,- 

 368 females. In 1895 the total population was 

 339,217. The number of marriages in 1900 was 

 3,051; of births, 12,322; of deaths, 6,969; excess 

 of births, 5,353; emigration, 86, against 20 in 

 1899. 



The Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, hav- 

 ing an area of 1,131 square miles, had in 1900 a 

 population of 102,628, composed of 50,080 males 

 and 51,758 females. The population in 1895 was 

 101,540. The number of marriages in 1899 was 

 898; of births, 3,103; of deaths, 2,324; excess of 

 births, 779; emigration, 12 in 1900, against 21 in 

 1899. 



Oldenburg, including the principalities of Ltt- 

 beck and Birkenfeld, with an area of 2,479 square 

 iiilcs. had in 1900 a population of 399,183, divided 

 into 198,307 males and 200,876 females, against 

 a total of 373,739 in 1895. The number of mar- 

 riages in 1900 was 3,422; of births, 14,312; of 

 dc;illis, 8,281; excess of births, 6,031; emigration, 

 269 in 1899 and 255 in 1900. 



Brunswick, which has an area of 1,424 square 

 miles, increased in population at a rate per an- 

 num of 1.39 per cent, from 434.213 in 1895 to 

 464,333 in 1900, divided into 230,288 males and 

 234,045 females. There were 4,066 marriages, 

 15.642 births, and 9.295 deaths in 1900; excess of 

 births, 5,848; emigration over sea, 112 in 1899 

 and 68 in 1900. 



The Duchy of Saxe-Meiningen, with an area of 

 953 square miles, had 234,005 inhabitants in 1895 

 and 250,683 in 1900, divided into 123,027 males 

 and 127,656 females. The number of marriages 

 in 1899 was 2,185; of births, 8,772; of deaths, 

 4,939; excess of births, 3,833; emigration, 56 in 

 1899 and 49 in 1900. 



The Duchy of Saxe-Altenburg, having an area 

 of 511 square miles, had 180,313 inhabitants in 

 1895 and 194,914 in 1900, the latter number com- 

 posed of 95,796 males and 99,118 females. There 

 were 1,744 marriages, 7,720 births, and 4,831 

 deaths in 1899; excess of births, 2,889; emigra- 

 tion. 31 in 1899 and 17 in 1900. 



The area of the Duchy of Saxe-Coburg and 



r>tha is 755 square miles. The population in 

 lS!ir> was 216,613 and in 1900 it hud increased 



to 229,550, divided into 110,923 males and 118,- 

 627 females. There were 1,998 marriages, 7,938 

 births, and 4,729 deaths in 1899j excess of births, 

 3,209; emigration, 42 in 1899 and 46 in 1900. 



Anhalt, having an area of 906 square miles, 

 had 293,298 inhabitants in 1895 and 316,027 in 

 1900, composed of 155,162 males and 160,865 fe- 

 males. There were 2,790 marriages, 10,813 births, 

 and 6,292 deaths in 1900; excess of births, 4,521; 

 emigration, 43 in 1899 and 33 in 1900. 



Schwarzburg-Sondershausen, which has an area 

 of 333 square miles, had 78,074 inhabitants in 

 1895 and 80,898 in 1900, divided into 39,508 males 

 and 41,390 females. There were 691 marriages, 

 2,645 births, and 1,674 deaths in 1899; excess of 

 births, 971; emigration, 21 in 1899 and 14 in 

 1900. 



The area of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt is 363 

 square miles and its population in 1900 was 

 93,059, composed of 45,259 males and 47,800 fe- 

 males, compared with a total in 1895 of 88,685. 

 There were 831 marriages, 3,212 births, and 

 1,831 deaths in 1899; excess of births, 1,381; emi- 

 gration, 22 in 1899 and 18 in 1900. 



Waldeck has an area of 433 square miles and 

 had 57,766 inhabitants in 1895 and 57,918 in 

 1900, divided into 27,935 males and 29,983 fe- 

 males. There were 418 marriages, 1,783 births, 

 and 1,156 deaths in 1899; excess of births, 627; 

 emigration, 24 in 1899 and 19 in 1900. 



Reuss-Greiz has an area of 122 square miles 

 and had in 1900 a population of 68,396, of whom 

 32,521 were males and 35,875 females, compared 

 with 67,468 in 1895. There were 550 marriages, 

 2,673 births, and 1,604 deaths in 1899; excess of 

 births, 1,069; emigration, 52 in 1899 and 103 in 

 1900. 



Reuss-Schleiz, with an area of 319 square miles, 

 had 138,993 inhabitants in 1900, consisting of 

 66,554 males and 72,439 females, against a total 

 of 132,130 in 1895. There were 1,215 marriages, 

 5,671 births, and 3,434 deaths in 1899; excess of 

 births, 2,237; emigration, 73 in 1899 and 112 in 

 1900. 



The Principality of Schaumburg-Lippe has an 

 area of 131 square miles, and in 1900 had a popu- 

 lation of 43,132, of whom 21,449 were males and 

 21,683 females, compared with 41,224 population 

 in 1895. There were 352 marriages, 1,264 births. 

 and 689 deaths in 1899; excess of births, 575; emi- 

 gration over sea, 11 'in 1899 and 6 in 1900. 



Lippe, which has an area of 469 square miles, 

 had a population of 134,854 in 1895 and 139,238 

 in 1900, divided into 67,113 males and 72,125 

 females. The number of marriages in 1900 was 

 1,249; of births, 4,968; of deaths, 2,515; excess 

 of deaths, 2,453; emigrants, 8 in 1899 and 3 in 

 1900. 



The Hanseatic town Liibeck, possessing a ter- 

 ritory 115 square miles in extent, had a popula- 

 tion in 1900 of 96,775, composed of 47.784 males 

 and 48,991 females, against a total of 83,324 in 

 1895. The number of marriages in 1900 was Si's-. 

 of births, 3,070; of deaths, 1,831; excess of births, 

 1,239; emigrants, 87 in 1899 and 35 in 1900. 



The free city of Bremen, which possesses 99 

 square miles of territory, increased in popula- 

 tion from 196,404 in 1895 to 224.882 in 1900, 

 divided into 111,014 males and 113,868 females. 

 The number of marriages in 1900 was 2,086; of 

 births, 7,046; of deaths, 4,015; excess of births, 

 3,031; emigration, 371 in 1899 and 317 in 1900. 



The Hanseatic free city Hamburg, embracing 

 a territory of 158 square miles, had in 1900 a 

 population of 705,738 in the city and 62,611 in 

 the country; total, 768,349, consisting of 375,811 

 males and 392,528 females, compared with 681,632 



