THE POPULATION OF THE WORLD. 

 (a.) — NORTH AMERICA. 



291 



states. 



Greenland* 



British possessionst 



Bermudas^ 



St. Pierre and Miqaelon 



IJnited States 



Mexico 



Square miles. 



759, 861 



3, 524, 370 



24 



81 



3, 612, 068 



761, 718 



Population. 



10, 000 

 3, 888, 557 



11, 796 

 3,971 



38, 877, 000 

 9,175,052 



10.76 

 12.04 



Proportions. 



8.78 

 40.71 



41.72 

 8.79 



Ph 



0.02 

 7.48 

 0.02 

 0.01 

 74.82 

 17.65 



* To Denmark. 



f Comprising Canada, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward Island. 



t To England. 



(&.) — CENTRAL AMERICA. 



States. 



Republic of Guatemala.. 

 Republic of San Salvador 

 Republic of Honduras. . . 

 Republic of Nicaragua . . 

 Republic of Costa Rica.., 

 British Honduras 



Square miles. 



40, 781 

 7,336 

 47, 095 

 58, 174 

 21, 496 

 13, 501 



Population. 



, 180, 000 

 600, 000 

 350, OOO 

 350, 000 

 165, 000 

 25, 635 



28.93 

 81.79 

 7.43 

 6.01 

 7.67 

 1.90 



Proportions. 



21.65 

 3.89 

 25.00 

 30.88 

 11.41 

 7.17 



P^ 



44.19 

 22. 47 

 13.10 

 13.10 

 6.18 

 0.96 



(C.) — WEST INDIES. 



States. 



Square mUes, 



Population. 



Proportions. 



< 



Ph 



Spanish possessions* 



English possessionst 



French possessions! 



Dutch possessions 



Danish possessions 



Swedish possessions 



Republic of Hayti 



Republic of San Domingo 



49, 483 

 12, 636 

 1,017 



368 



119 



8 



10, 206 



17, 828 



2, 068, 870 



1,054,116 



306, 214 



35, 482 

 37, 821 

 2,898 

 572, 000 

 136, 500 



41.81 



63.42 



301. 12 



56.04 

 7.66 



53.98 

 13.79 

 1.11 

 0.40 

 0.13 

 0.01 

 11.13 

 19.45 



49.10 

 25.01 



7:27 



0.84 

 0.90 

 0.07 

 13.57 

 3.24 



* Cuba and Porto Rico. 



t Jamaica, Barbadoes, Tabago, Trinidad, &c. 



j Martinique and Guadaloupe and dependencies. 



