BRAZIL.— Area and Population in 1885. 



Population of the Chief Towns. 



Rio de Janeiro (1900) 

 Bahia (San Salvador) 

 Recife (Pernambuco) 

 San Paulo .... 

 Porto Alegre . . . 



750,000 



174,412 



111,556 



64,934 



52,421 



Belem 50,064 



Pelotas 41,951 



Ceara (Forteleza) 40,902 



Maranh.ao (Sao Luiz) .... 29,308 



Parahyba 18,645 



The Brazilian Annt/ on the peace footing contains 28,160 men, and a gendarmerie 

 of 20,000. There is also a National Guard. 



The Navy consists of 49 vessels, 11 torpedo boats, 2 submarines, and several mis- 

 cellaneous vessels. 



Exjiorts.—Cotlee, cocoa, tobacco, gum, hides, raw cotton, sugar, indiarubber, &c. 



Immense quantities of mahogany, logwood, rosewood, and brazilwood are grown 

 in the forests. 



BRITISH EMPIRE. 



Recent Growth in Area and Population. 



BRITISH ISLES.— Area and Population. 



