PRINCIPAL STATES OF THE WORLD. 



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II.— NORWAY. 

 Area and Population. 



The troops of the line number 900 officers and 18,000 men of all arms, and tliis 

 numl)er cannot be exceeded, even in time of war, without the consent of the 

 Storthing. 



The ]<!avy consists of 68 vessels of all kinds. 



Soil. — About 3 per cent, of the country is under cultivation, 22 per cent, under 

 forests, and 75 per cent, barren mountain-land. 



The leading industries are shipbuilding and timber-dressing, and the fisheries give 

 employment to large numbers of the population. 



Exports. — Timber, cod, cod oil, herrings, minerals, ice, condensed milk, &c. 



SWITZERLAND. 



Ziirich 



Bern (Berne) . . . 

 Luzern (Lucerne) 



Uri 



Schwyz 



Obwalden (Unter- ) 



walilen-le-IIant) )' 

 Nidwalden (TnterO 



waldcn-le-T.as) / 

 GIarus((;)ari.s) . . 

 Ziig (Zou-) .... 

 Kribourg (lYeiburg) 

 Solothurn (Sr)lcure). 

 Basel-Sladt(r.;'ile-V.) 

 Basel-Land (i;ale-(\) 

 SchafThauscn ) 



(Schaffhouse) . f 



Area in 

 Square 

 Miles. 



666 



2,657 

 579 

 415 

 351 



183 



112 



267 



9.: 



614 



3< )2 



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Population 



lyuo. 



431,036 

 589,433 

 146,159 

 19,700 

 55,385 



15,260 



13,070 



32,319 

 2."), 093 

 127,951 

 100,762 

 112,227 

 68,497 



41,514 



Area- in 



Square 

 Miles. 



Appenzell A.-lLh. 



(Ext.) .... 

 Appenzell I. - Bh. 



(Int.) .... 

 St. Gallen (St. Gall) ' 

 Graul)iinden (Grisons) 

 Aargau (Argovie) . 

 Thui'gau (Thurgovie) 

 Ticino (Tossin) . . 1 

 yau(l(Waa(lt) . . | 

 Valais(Wallis) . . \ 

 Neuchatel (Neuen-\j 



burg) . . . 

 Geneve (Gcnf.) 



101 



61 



779 

 2,773 

 542 

 381 

 1,088 

 1,244 

 2,027 



312 



108 



Total ' 15,9/0 



Population, 

 1900. 



13,499 



250,285 

 104,520 

 206,498 

 113,221 

 138,633 

 281,379 

 114,438 



126,279 



i:]2,609 



3,315,443 



