The Alaska daily empire., 1914-08-11
STATISTICS OF
 NATIONS AT WAR

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 The following statistics concerning the Nations that are at war in Europe will be of interest to those who are following the news of the great con fict. Most of them are taking from the record for the years 1912 or 1913. though some of them are for 1910 and 1911, They approximately represent the conditions that existed at the time of the outbreak of the war.
 Those interested would do well to cut them out and keep them for ref erence.
 Great Britain.
 Area,-in Europe-121,391 square miles: with colonies, 1S,12S,712 square miles; populatlon--in Europe-45,221,- 615; with colonies, including India, 4S5 .OOO. .OOO; commerce - imports, S3,- 62S. .7s4 ,OOO; exports, $2,371, ,073,0 900; fighting force-army-peace strength, 254 500; war strength, 7S0000; avail able for duty. unorganized, 100000; battleships, 29; cruiser battleships, 10; older battleships, 3S; first class cruisers, 42; second class cruisers, 37; third class cruisers, SS; gunboats, 10; destroyers, 227; torpedo boats, 5S; submarines, S5; officers and men in navy, 1S75OO; naval reserves, 26,2OO; revenues, S91S,SO5,O00; expen- ditures, S917, 7,929OOO; public debt, ex- elusive of colonies, $S,4S5,S1S,000.
 France.
 Area-in Europe-2O1O54; with col onies, (mostly in Africa) 4,S72,OOO; population - in Europe, 39,6O1 ,5O9; with colonies, 93,S5O,OOO; commerce. imports, $1,5S4515,OOO; exports, ST. 2SO, O,S16O OOO; fighting trength-army-I peace strength, 73O,OOO; war strength, 4.O0O,OOO; available for duty, morgan ized, 100000; navy-modern battle ships, 17; older battleships, 15; first class cruisers. IS; second class crui- sers, 4; third class cruisers, 9; gun boats, 6: destroyers, S7; torpedo boats, 173; submarines, 90; officers and men in navy, 6O.621; revenues, $914, 4,6O4OOO; expenditures, S914,55O,- 900; public debt. $6,2S3,675,OOO.
 Russia.
 Area, S,647657 square miles; popu- lation, 166 6,25O,OOO; commerce - im- ports. $532, 76S,OOO; exports, 734,9O5,- 900; fighting strength-army-peace strength, 1.29O.OOO; total war strength. 5, 100000; available for duty morgan. ized, 5,2O0,OOO; navy-modern battle ships, 9; cruiser battleships, 4; older s; first class cruisers, 6; second class cruisers, 6; third class cruisers, 3; gunboats, 8; destroyers, lO5; torpedo boats, 23; submarines, AS: officers and men in navy, 52,463; revenues, $1,674 ,O3S,OOO; expenditures, $1, 1,674.O3S, ,OOO; public debt, $4,55S, ,4SS,- 900.
 Belgium.
 Area - (exclusive of Congo which has 9OO,OOO square miles) - 11,S7S square miles; population Exclusive of Congo which has an estimated popula- tion of 2O,OOO,OO0), 7,4S2,7S4; fighting strength-army-peace strength, 42,- OOO; war strength, 222,O0O; available for duty, unorganized, 100000; com merce-imports, $S99, ,472,OOO; exports, $75S, ,OOO; revenues, $146,227OOO; expenditures, $145,Sl9,0OO; public debt, $759.632,OOO.
 Belgium has practically no navy.
 Servia. Area, 23,661 square miles; popula- tion, 4,OOO,OOO; revenues, $24,694, ,O00; expenditures, $22,717OOO; public debt, SIPS, S,O7S,OOO. (Figures are for 1912, before the war with Turkey and Bull. garia. Fighting strength not given)
 Montenegro.
 Area, 4,5OO so. m.; population 5OO,OOO. Other statistics not available.
 Portugal.
 Area-in Europe, S5,49O square miles; with colonies, S71,S54; Europe, 5,42S, ,132; with colonies, 16,OOO,OOO; fighting strength .army-peace strength, 3O,O0O; war strength, 15O,OO0; available for duty, 100000; commerce-im- ports, S75,O59,OOO; exports, SSS,572,- 900; revenues, $S1,66S,O0O; expendi- lures, $S5,SO2,OOO. Portugars navy consists of 1 old battleship, third class cruisers, 19 gunboats, 2 destroy CTS, ' torpedo boats, 2 submarines and 5000 officers and men.
 Germany.
 Area-ln Europe-2OS,7SO square miles; with colonies. (mostly in Afri- cal 1,243,S66 square miles; population in Europe-64, ,925, ,99S; with colonies, 79,O45, ,993; commerce-imports, 3D. 544,557 ,OO; ex., $2,1S1,71S,OOO; fight ing force-army-peace strength, S7O,- OOO; war strength, 5,2OO,OOO; avail able for duty, unorganized, 100000 battleships, 19; cruiser battleships. q; older battleships, 20; first class cruisers, g; second class cruisers, 6; third class cruisers, S9; gunboats, z; torpedo boat destroyers' Al; torpedo boats, 47; submarines, 30; men and officers in navy, 66,7SS,- naval reserves, 10000; revenues, ST. 4SS. 421. .OOO; expenditures, S1.469,79O,- 900; public debt, SS,7S5,9O2,OOo.
 Austrla-Hungary.
 Area-261 ,O29 square miles; popu- lation, 51,S4O,S7S; commerce-imports, s722, ,OSOOOO; exports, $554,97S,OOO; fighting strength army peace strength. S9O,tOO; war strength, 2,OOO,- 900; available for duty, unorganized, 3,OOO,OOO; navy-modern battleships, 4; older battleships, 9; first class cruisers, 3; second class cruisers, 2; 4h;l ,1o,, or,,isara 2. pnnhOats 3.