How to Succeed as an Inventor Showing the Wonderful Possibilities in the Field of Invention; the Dangers to Be Avoided; the Inventions Needed; How to Perfect and Develop New Ideas to the Money Making Stage

CHAPTER XVI.

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STATISTICS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD

COUNTRIES POPULATION SQ. MILES CAPITALS

China 426,447,000 4,218,401 Peking. British Empire[1] 396,968,798 11,146,084 London. Russian Empire 129,004,514 8,660,395 St. Petersburg. United States[2] 76,303,887 3,602,990 Washington. United States and islands[3] 89,000,000 3,756,884 Washington. France and colonies 65,166,967 3,250,000 Paris. German Empire, in Europe 58,549,000 208,830 Berlin. Austro-Hungarian Empire 46,973,359 264,595 Vienna. Japan 44,260,604 147,669 Tokio. Netherlands and Colonies 33,042,238 778,187 The Hague. Turkish Empire 33,559,787 1,652,533 Constantinople. Italy 32,449,754 110,665 Rome. Spain 17,550,216 196,173 Madrid. Brazil 18,000,000 3,218,130 Rio Janeiro. Mexico 13,546,500 767,316 City of Mexico. Korea 10,519,000 85,000 Seoul. Congo State 8,000,000 802,000 .... Persia 7,653,600 636,000 Teheran. Portugal and colonies 11,073,681 951,785 Lisbon. Sweden and Norway 7,376,321 297,321 .... Belgium 6,069,321 11,373 Brussels. Argentine Republic 4,800,000 1,095,013 Buenos Ayres. Chile 3,110,085 256,860 Santiago. Peru 3,000,000 405,040 Lima. Switzerland 3,312,551 15,981 Berne. Greece 2,433,806 24,977 Athens. Denmark 2,417,441 14,780 Copenhagen. Venezuela 2,444,816 566,159 Caracas. Liberia 2,060,000 35,000 Monrovia. Cuba 1,600,000 44,000 Havana. Guatemala 1,574,340 46,774 N. Guatemala. Hayti 1,211,625 9,830 Port au Prince. Paraguay 600,000 145,000 Asuncion. Panama 285,000 31,571 Panama.

[1] These estimates of the population and area include the recently acquired great possessions in Africa.

[2] Census of 1900.

[3] Estimated for January 1st, 1904.

POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES.

Alabama 1,828,697 Alaska 63,592 Arizona 122,931 Arkansas 1,311,564 California 1,485,053 Colorado 539,700 Connecticut 908,420 Dakota .... Delaware 184,735 District of Columbia 278,718 Florida 528,542 Georgia 2,216,331 Hawaii 154,001 Idaho 161,772 Illinois 4,821,550 Indiana 2,516,462 Indian Territory 392,060 Iowa 2,231,853 Kansas 1,470,495 Kentucky 2,147,174 Louisiana 1,381,625 Maine 694,466 Maryland 1,188,044 Massachusetts 2,805,346 Michigan 2,420,982 Minnesota 1,751,394 Mississippi 1,551,270 Missouri 3,106,665 Montana 243,329 Nebraska 1,066,300 Nevada 42,335 New Hampshire 411,588 New Jersey 1,883,699 New Mexico 195,310 New York 7,268,894 North Carolina 1,893,810 North Dakota 319,146 Ohio 4,157,545 Oklahoma 398,331 Oregon 413,536 Pennsylvania 6,302,115 Rhode Island 428,556 South Carolina 1,340,310 South Dakota 401,570 Tennessee 2,020,616 Texas 3,048,710 Utah 276,749 Vermont 343,641 Virginia 1,854,184 Washington 518,103 West Virginia 958,800 Wisconsin 2,069,042 Wyoming 92,531 ---------- Total 76,303,387

Population Continental United States (including Alaska), 76,149,386 (1900); Philippines, 8,000,000; Porto Rico, 953,233; Hawaii, 154,001; Guam, 8,661; American Samoa, 5,800; Total population, 85,271,093. Population, 1904, estimating Continental United States, about 90,000,000.