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THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD. 



The relatively large density of population of the Eno'lisli establish- 

 ments in the district of Malacca is due to the nature of those establish- 

 ments, which contain two important cities. Their populations are, Sing- 

 apore, 97,1315 Malacca, 77,755; Penang and Wellesley, 131,889. 



(d. 



-EAST INDIAN ARCHIPELAeO. 



States. 



Sqtiare miles. 



Population. 



Inbabitauts 

 per square 

 mile. 



Islands of Sunda and Molucca 



Philippines and island of Sooloo 



Groups of islands, (Laccadives, Maldives, &c.) 



678, 512 



114,134 



6,761 



25, 000, 000 



7, 450, 000 



170, 000 



36.84 

 65.28 

 25.14 



The Dutch possessions iu the Suiida Islands and in the Moluccas have 

 23,337,829 inhabitants; the' Spanish j)ossessions in the Philippines, 



4,319,269. 



III.— AUSTPvALIA AND POLYNESIA. 



Countries. 



Square miles. 



Population. 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mile. 





2, 945, 409 

 480, Oil 



1, 565, 294 



2, 800, 000 



0.53 





5.83 









Total .. . 



3, 425, 430 



4, 365, 294 



1.27 







(«.)— AUSTRALIAN CONTINENT. 



states. 



Square miles, 



Population. 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mile. 



New South "Wales 



Victoria , 



South Australia 



Queen's Land 



West Australia 



Territory of the IsTorth 



308, 579 

 88, 456 

 360, 626 

 668, 300 

 975, 884 

 523, 563 



501, 580 

 729, 868 

 188, 995 

 120, 066 

 24, 785 



1.62 

 8.25 

 50 

 0.18 

 0.02 



(&. 



-POLYNESIAN ISLANDS. 



States. 



Square miles. 



Population. 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mile. 





26, 217 



106, 266 



11, 09H 



274, 535 



7,033 



1,333 



52,929? 



99, 328 

 294, 028 



78, 000 

 1, 000, 000 



62, 959 



33, 610 

 1, 232, 075 



a. 79 





2.77 



Islands belonging to France or under French protection 



7.03 

 3.64 





8.25 



Spanish possessions, (Caroline, Palao, and Mariana Islands) - 



25. 21 

 23. 28 







