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possessions comprise Jamaica, Turks
and Caitos islands, the Cayman ISL
ands, the Windward Islands, the Lee
ward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago,
with a total area of 1900 square
miles, and a population of about
/. SOC, 900. OF these the most important
are Jamaica, with military strength
of 1,064 and with strong Notifications
at Port Royal.
IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH
RICA-British Honduras and
British Guiana, the former with an
area of 1852 square miles, and pop
ulation of 81 800, and the latter with
an area of 900 square miles, and
population of 100000.
IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN-The
Commonwealth of Australia, compris-
ing New South Wales, Victoria,
Queensland, South Australia, West
ern Australia and Tasmania, with. a
total area of about 100000 square
miles, and a population of about 81
900, 900. The principal ports are pro-
tected by fortiflcations, and the mill
tary forces of the men. Sydney is a
first-class naval station and the head
quarters of the British fleet in AUS
tralia. Pacic islands of lesser i'm
portance are the Fiji groups, British
New Guiana, the Tonga Islands,
Tanning, Phoenix, the Gilberts, Ell
lice, the Solomons, Pitcairn and Du-
Gle.
French Colonies and Dependencies.
MOROCCO-In Northern Africa;
area, 220, 900 square miles; population,
4, 900 900. The effective total of the
French army of occupation Is given
as $4,000 men, while the native troops
number 1900.
ALGERIA-On the northern coast
Of Africa; area, S48,500 square miles;
European population, 100000; native,
5000, O00 garrisoned by the Nine
tenth French Army Corps and six
regiments of native troops.
FRENCH INDIA Pondicherry);
on the southeastern coast of India, 80
miles south of Madras; area, 1873
square miles; population, 276,500.
FRENCH INDO CHINA-East Of
Siam, north of Singapore, south of
Hongkong; area, 256000 square miles;
population, 17,000,OOO; military force
consists of 1851 Europeans and 49,
96S native troops, commanded by a
French general Of division; naval
forces, 1 gunboat, 3 destroyers, sew
eral torpedo boats and 2 submarines.
EQUATORIAL AFRICA, or the
French Congo-West cost of Africa,
between Kamerun, a German colony,
and the Belgian Congo; area, $4,000
square miles; whte population, 1900:
native, 100000; military force, $50
Europeans: 7145 natives.
MADAGASCAR-Of the east coast
of Africa; area, 22S.500 square miles;
French population, 10000; native, g.
500, 900; military forces, 2,411 Eu-
ropeans, 6,376 natives.
IN THE INDIAN OCEAN-The
Mayoette Islands and Camoro Is
lands, between Madagascar and
Africa, and the Islands of Reunion,
st. Paul, Amsterdam and Kerguelen.
FRENCH SOMALI COAST-West-
ern coast of Red Sea, opposite Alden
area, $3.50 square miles; population,
| 20S 900.
FRENCH WEST AFRICA-Com-
prises Senegal, French Guinea, the
Ivory Coast, Dahomey and Maure-
tania, Senegamb ia and Nigeria; area,
| 1900, 900 square miles; European pop
ulation, 5000, 900; Africans, 10, 900. 900
TUNIS-On the northern coast o.
Africa; area, $4,000 square miles; pop
ulation. 100000; military force, H.
800 men.
FRENCH GUIANA-West of Vene-
zuela: area, 10000 square miles; pop
ulation, $4,000.
MARTINIQUE-West Indies; area
1856 square miles; population, $4,000
GUADELOUPE-West Indies; area
6Ss square miles; population. $4,000.
ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON-
| South of Newfoundland: area of both
islands, SO square miles; population
1852.
IN THE PACIFIC OcEAN-NeW
Caledonia and its dependencies; the
Wallis Archipelago, the Loyalty Is
| lands, the Huon Islands and the
New He5rides. Other French estab-
| lishments in Oceania, scattered ovei
a wide area, are the Island of Tahiti
the Society Islands, the Marquezas
the Tuamoto group, the Leeward
group and other lesser islands. Tota
area, STA square miles; total popu-
lation, LOO.
KIAU- CHAU (Tsing- Tau)-On the
east coast of the province of Shan
tung; area, 200 square miles; garrison
of 8, 125; composed of German marines
and Chinese soldiers; population, 1884,
900.
TOGO-On west coast OF Africa, be-
tween the gold coast (British) and
Dahomey (French); area. 33,70l
square miles; white population. 1858;
native, 10000 military force small
KAMERUN-Wes coast Of Africa,