341 



COMPARISON OF THE GREAT POLITICAL DIVISIONS, 



Square Ma- 



ARRANGED ACCORDING 



rin e Leagu es, 



TO THE ORDER OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EXTENT. 



20 to a degree. 



Population, 420,000. 



By the square 





league, 40. 







England. .... 





4,840 



Population, 12,218,500. 



By the square 



league, 2524. 







State of Pensylvania 





3,900 



Population, 1,049,500. 



By the square 





league, 26*9. 







Intendance of Mexico 





3,800 



Population, 1,770,000. 



By the square 





league, 465. 







Portugal 





3,150 



Population, 3,173,000. 



By the square 





league, 1007. 







Switzerland 





1,330 



Population, 1,940,000. 



By the square 



league, 1175. 







Egypt _• 





1,400 



Comprehending under that name the coun- 





try only that receives or has received the 





waters of the Nile. The 



space between 





the Red Sea and theLybian Oasis, compre- 





hends 11,000 square marine leagues, but 





| form only a desart. 







Population, 2,489,000. 



By the square 





league, 1777 (in the cultivated part 





only). 











1,650 



Population, 1,400,000. 



By the square 





league, 1053. 







Kingdom of Aragon .. 





1,230 



