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COMPARISON OF THE GREAT POLITICAL DIVISIONS, 

 ARRANGED ACCORDING 

 TO THE ORDER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EXTENT. 



Square Ma- 

 rine Leagues, 

 20 to a degree. 



countries) 90,100 square leagues. Popu- 

 lation, 73 millions. Independent India, 

 19,000 square leagues. Population, 28 

 millions. 



Total Population, 101 millions. By 

 the square league, 925. 



United States, west of the Mississipi 



Population, 816,000 ; with the Indians, 

 376,000. By the square league, 4. 



New Spain with Guatimala 



Population, 8,400,000. By the square 

 league, 95. 



Columbia, (ancient vice-royalty of New Gre- 

 nada, with the Capitania-general of Caraceas) 

 Population, 2,785,000. By the square 

 league, 30. 



United States, east of the Mississipi 



Population, 9,404,000. By the square 

 league, 121. 



New Grenada (with Quito) 



Population, 2 millions. By the square 

 league, 34. 



British Empire in India 



Population, 73 millions. By the square 

 league, 810. 

 « Possessions of the Company (the three 

 Presidencies with the provinces newly 

 conquered). Area, 49,200 square leagues. 

 Population, 55 J millions. By the square 

 league, 1128. 

 € Countries placed under the protection 

 of the Company (Nizam, Rajah of 



