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Japan's total area is 147, 500 square miles
Russia's is $500. 395 square miles.
Japan's population Is 43,760.s15; Russia's
Is 12o, O04, 514.
The Japanese Empire consists of Ave prfn-
cipal and eleven smaller Islands; the Rus
sian Empire. exclusive Of the Kwang- Tune
Province, comprises one-seventh Of the land
Japan has i4.0O2 towns. villages and
cities; Russia has $50. $50 cities and settle
ments.
Japan's total available military force
numbers COS, 1t6; Russia's, 100000 lwaI
strength.
Japan's army includes 20S battalions Of
Infantry, with 1900 officers and 1913. ISC
men; Russia's 1,236 battalions OF infantry
with $4,000 officers and S.440,0O0 men.
Japan's military force is equipped with
800 cannon and 10, 900 horses.
Japan's artillery force numbers "A, $50
Russia, 1880
Japan's army reserves number 76.4Tsi
Japanis possible naval strength includes
123 naval vessels Of all kinds; Rrssia's "a
vessels.
cludes 31,579 officers and men with 6,26'
officers and men In reserve; Russia mas
65,054. with $1,000 in the reserve.
Japan's navy includes battleships, y
armored cruisers, gurfboats, 10 toTpea9,
destroyers, IS first class and 80 second and
third class torpedo boats; Russias, 20 bat
tleships, IA coast defense vessels, "A first.
class and 10 second-class cruisers ana 1oa
torpedo craft.
The largest warship in Japan's navy, the
Mikasa, was built in 1900, Is of 15,OO0 tons
displacement, and carries crew OF 935
men; Russia's largest was the Cesareyiteh'
destroyed by the Japs, OF 1900 tons dis
PLACEMENT and carrying a crew of 49, men.
Japan has nine naval bases In the Far
East = Yokosuka Kure, Sasebo, Maizura.
Nagasaki. Kobe. Matsouai, ominato. Tokas-
hika, Tsushima; Russia has three iadi'
vostok, Dalny and Port Arthur.
Japan has nine coaling stations Yokosu-
ko Sasebo, Maizuru, Tokashika, Kobe On
inato. Matsouai. Nagasaki, Kure; Russia
has three-Dalny, Port Arthur, Vladivostok.
Japan's output of mineral wealth In Q
year was 7,47i 900 tons Of coal and "a. AS
tons Of iron aud steel: Russia's, 1I,6l2,9S5
tons Of coal and 4,S16,Ooo tons of iron and
steel.
Japan's acreage under cultivation is II,
315, 80 acres; Russia's, 211,517, 700.
Japan has a food-producing acreage equal
to one-quarter Of an acre for each head OF
population; Russia's equals 33.
Japan enlists annually 10000 men In Its
army and navy; Russia, 10000.
The CONSUMPTION. age for the army In
Japan is between II and 40 years; in Rus
STA all between the ages of % and 40 are
liable.
Japan's infantry Is armed with Midi
magazine rifles, holding five cartridges; Rus
ria uses the three line" magazine rifle,
Japan's cavalry is armed with sword and
carbine; Russia's carry sword, rifle, bayo-
net and lance.
Japaus form Of government is nomlnally
n monarchy but really 1t is nearly repuOli-
can; Russia is an absolute monarchy.
In japan education of the young is com
pulsory; in Russia, almost the opposite is
true
Japan has 2s,677 schools; Russia, 1921,
Including military and naval schools.
1apan's schools and universities are at
tended by 7,7o0, 424 students, taught by %,
616 teachersf Russia's schools have 3,7T9,-
818 and 113 9S4 teachers.
Japan has SO libraries, with total Of
522, 0O4 volumes; Russia has far less, con-
Quoted in connection with schools.
In one year Japan published 20,S14 diff
ferent books; in Russia, 1851 were pub
lshed
In one year Japan published 800 different
periodicals monthly, weekly and daily, a
total of AGA. 45S 141 copies being issued;
Russia published 74S periodicals. in II Ian
guages.
In Japan absolute freedom of religious
belief and practice is extended by the con
stitution; in Russia the Jews especially are
prosecuted.
Japan's chief forms of religion embrace
Shint 5iSm, with II Sects, and Buddhism,
with tS seets; Russia's established religion
is the Graeco-Russian, officially called the
Orthodox Catholic faith
yapan's religion is not a state religion
and Is not supported by the state; Iussfa S
religion is a state religion and the Car is
the head OF the established church.
Japan has 191 800 shrfnes or churches:
Russia has e9, 500 churches of all denomf-
nations, exclusive Of 76o monastertes, where
8,O76 monks and o,97S aspirants are housed.
Japan's last budget placed the total an
nual revenues. at S136, S15,41 and expendi-
lures at S135, 212 24S; Russia's revenues to-
tailed $94S, sic, $780, the ordinary expenditures