290 



THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD. 

 (C.) — EAST AFRICA. 



States. 



Square miles. 



Populatiou. 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mile. 





158, 395 



3, 000, 000 



19.00 







(cl.) — SOUTH AFRICA. 



States. 



Portuguese territory, (ou tlie east side) * 

 Portuguese territory, (on the west side) t 



Colony of Cape of Good Hope 



Natal - 



Free State of Orange Eiver 



liepublio of Transvaal 



Square miles. 



38-2, 279 

 312, 542 

 221, 325 

 17, 803 

 42, 475 

 114, 365 



Population. 



300, 000 

 9, 000, 000 

 (i82, 600 

 269, 362 

 37, 000 

 120, 000 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mile. 



0.78 

 22.39 



3.08 

 15.13 



0.87 



1.05 



' Mozambique, Sofala, &c. t Angola, Benguela, Mossamedes. 



(e.) — ISLANDS IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN. 



Island of Cape Verde* 



Islands of Saint Thomas and Prince* . 

 Islands of Fernando Po and Annobon t 



Ascension Island 



Island of Saint Helena I 



Tristan d'Acunha 



Square miles. 



1,650 



454 



489 



33 



47? 



45 



Population. 



67, 347 



19, 295 



5,590 



6,860 

 53 



Inhabitants 

 per square 

 mUe. 



40.81 

 42. 50 

 ■11.43 



145. 94 

 1.18 



• To Portugal. t To Spain. | To England. 



(/.) — ISLANDS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN. 



States. 



Socotra 



Abd-elrCuria 



Zanzibar 



Madagascar 



Comoro Isles, (with Mayotto) 



The Arco Islands, «&c 



Reunion Island * 



Maurice and dep'^ndei^cies f . 



Square miles. 



1,701 



64 



617 



228, 588 



1, 062 



149 



970 



708 



Population. 



3,000 



100 



380, 000 



5, 000, 0, 



64, 600 



209, 737 

 322, 924 



To France. 



Y.— AMERICA. 



t To England. 





Square miles. 



Population. 



|1 



a CD 



■w fn 



Proportions. 



States. 



< 



a 

 o 



ft 

 o 





8, 658, 122 



188, 387 



91, 664 



6, 959, 015 



51, 964, 000 

 2, 671, 000 

 4, 214, 000 



2.5, 075, 000 



6.00 

 14.18 

 45.97 



3.69 



54.46 

 1.19 

 0..58 



43.77 



61.48 



Central America 



3.16 



"West Indies. 



4 99 



South America 



30.37 







Total 



15, 897, 188 



84, 524, 000 



5.31 



100. 00 



100. 00 







