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APPENDIX. 



II.— COMMERCE. 



Mercantile Marine (1879).— Sailing vessels, 3,096 of 210,768 tons; steamers, 190 of 46,651. 



Shipping (1878). — Entered, 41,6-52 vessels of 1,356,943 tons; cleared, 40,718 vessels of 667,335 tons. 

 Total tonnage, including coasting trade, 2,024,478. 



Uailways open (1878), 849 miles. Telegraph lines, 2,097 miles, with 5,602 miles wire. Telegraphic 

 dispatches (1878), 939,322. Letters forwarded through the post (1878), 25,483,599. Journals, packages, 

 &c. (1878), 24,879,891. 



Total imports from — 



Germany . 

 Great Britain 

 Sweden 

 Norway 

 lîussia 

 AU other countries 

 Total 



Total exports to — 

 Germany . 

 Great Britain 

 Sweden 

 Norway 

 Russia 

 All other countries 

 Total 



1874 (£). 



4,621,611 



3,226,222 



1,458,888 



541,722 



549,000 



2. .557.557 



12,y55,U00 



3,303,200 

 3,919,222 

 1,349,090 



821,944 

 48,440 



511,174 

 9,983,000 



1877 (£). 



4,716,000 



2,975,500 



1,355,277 



302,166 



637,166 



2.534,891 



1:^,521,000 



2,960,000 

 3,538,333 

 1,452,777 

 664,000 

 51,000 

 _4m)^39j0 

 971277000 



1878 (£). 

 3,516,020 

 2.329,700 

 1,138,000 

 291,310 

 410,400 

 2,377,430 



2,598,060 

 3,535,340 

 1,275,140 



592,700 

 44,050 



93.5.140 

 8,9SU,43D 



SWEDEN. 

 I.— AEEA AND POPULATION. 



The total area includes 13,940 square miles of lakes. 



Nationalities (1870). — 6,711 Lapps, 14,932 Finns, 70 Gipsies, 12,015 natives of foreign countries. 

 Creeds (1870). — All Lutherans, with the exception of 3,999 Protestant Dissenters, 1,836 Jews, 573 

 Roman Catholics, and 30 Greek Catholics. 



