The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-10
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Interesting Figures About tie
Worlds Inhabitants,
Asia Contains More Than One
Half the Total Population.

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Half the Total Population.
= new computation of the poppla.
lion of the globe has recently beer
mnde by the French statisticiau and
savant, P. d'AmfreviIle. He figured
ont a total of about ], $50, 600, 900.
distributed as follows: Asia, will,
S25, 954, 900; Europe, with $780,
600; Africn, with 1913, 933, 900; Amer.
lea, with l21, 713, 600; Oceanica and
the polar regions, with $500, 400 Aus
tralia with $780, 900, or a grand total
Of l, 479, 729, 600 souls.
In connection with these data the
English statistician, Schooling, makes
some interesting comments. He states
that of every 1000 inhabitants of the
globe 55S live in Asia. 242 in Europe,
Ill in Africa, So in America, 5 in
Oceanica and the polar regions and
only 2 in Australia. It then appears
that Asia contains more than oue-hulf
of the total population OF the earth,
and Europe neurly one-foucth. Africa
contains only one-ninth and America
only one-twelfth. In Australia the en-
tire population is less than the num-
Der oflnhabltants in the City of Lon.
don alone CT il the cities of Paris and
st. Petersburg combined.
In Europe the number of inhabi.
tants to tue square mile is 95, in Asia
it is 40, in Africa it is Is, in America
it is s, in Oceanica and the polar re.
glons it is 8, i'll Australia only l. Ac-
cordingly Europe contains for each of
Its inhabitants 2S hectares of land;
Asia, SO hectares; Africa, 17.G hec.
tares; Oceanica and the polar regions,
81 hectares; America, 3l.2 hectares;
Australia, 235. 6 hectares. 4 hecture
is equal to 2,741 acres. The yearly
increase OF population on the globe is
about five to every 1000. At this
ratio the population Of the earth will
be doubled every 1879 years.
OF every 1000 Europeans 1852 are
subjects of Russia, 1879 of Germany,
[lG are Austro-Hungarians, lO7
French, LOG English, 81 Italians, 4S
spanish, II Delgiaus and l21 of the
minor countries.
In reference to the density of popu-
alton Belgium takes the lead with
'46 to square mile. followed by Eng.
and with 312, Italy with 1853, Ger
many with 237, France with 1874, Aus.
ria Hungary with III, Spain with 80,
EusS'a with 40. The average of all
be other countries is AZ to a square
lille, and the average for all Europe
SO.
In Asia the 26,000,0o0 are distri, (
nted in the following manner: China
'kes the lead with $50, 900, 900, British
ndi" with 27S,ooo,ooe, Japan with |
D. 100000, East Indian islands with |
J, 900, 600, French possessions in s
ada with $4,000, 900, Corea with TO- a
70, 600, English Burmah with $780, t
70, Persia with $500, 1000, Asiatic +
nssia and vurkcstan with $500, 600, a
IBERIA with 100000, Afghanistau
tn 1000, 900, Ceylon with 3, 600, 900,
rabi" with 100000, all other parts
Asia with 43,500, 900. s.
Of every 1000 Asiatics 424 are Chi q
se,337 are Hindas (subjects of Eng. u
nd), 4S are Japanese, IS are Indian y
anders, including % in the French U
sessions; Is are Coreans, II ore II
amese, ore Burmans, are Per. p
ms, > are Russians, are Siberians 81
ire Afghans, 4 are Cingalese, 8 are u
abs and 50 belong to smaller na- g
nulities. M
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