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graphical History, which we quote be- 

 low. 



* "Rumania. — A limited monarchy of 

 eastern Europe. Area, 51,098 square 

 miles; population, 5,912,520. Between 

 43° to 48° north latitude and 23° to 30° 

 east longitude. Capital, Bucharest; pop- 

 ulation, 283,145; Jassy, 78,611; Galatz, 

 63,987. Most of the country is a well- 

 watered plain, with skirts of the Car- 

 pathians only in the west and north. The 

 Danube is the chief river, navigable 

 throughout, but of its tributaries only the 

 Pruth is navigable for steamers and the 

 Sereth for rafts. The climate is conti- 

 nental because the country is open to the 

 northeast. Seventy-five per cent of the 

 people are farmers, but primitive methods 

 still prevail. The soil is very fertile, and 

 all products of the temperate zone, and 

 even rice, are raised. The chief crops 

 are maize (the staple food), wheat, bar- 

 ley, oats, rye, tobacco, and wine, all pro- 



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duced in excess of the demand. More 

 maize is raised than in any other country 

 of Europe. Domestic animals are raised 

 in large numbers. The mineral wealth is 

 great, but only petroleum and salt are 

 worked extensively. Petroleum byprod- 

 ucts are used for fuel on railroads, steam- 

 boats, and in factories. Manufactures 

 are primitive and all the finer products 

 must be imported. Flour mills, dis- 

 tilleries, and tobacco works are the chief 

 industries. Foreign capitalists own all 

 important manufacturing enterprises, so 

 that the Rumanians derive little profit 

 from them. Races : Rumanians, 400,000 

 Jews, 200,000 Gypsies, 85,000 Slavs, 

 40,000 Germans, 30,000 Hungarians, 

 8,000 Armenians. Religions : Greek Or- 

 thodox, Roman Catholic, Protestant, 

 Israelite, and Mohammedan. Grain is 

 three-fourths of the exports and imports 

 are mainly textiles and iron goods. For- 

 eign trade (1902) : Imports, $54,686,000; 

 exports, $72,340,000." 



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