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 In separate articles throughout this Encyclopaedia the main subjects of interest in connexion with British institutions are fully dealt with; and it is only necessary here to give such details as are needed to supplement those given under the subject-heading. See ; (also and ); ; ; ; ; ; ; ; &c. A separate section, however, is devoted to the army, the constitution of which in is described; the history is given under. (q.v.).—The table on the preceding page shows the position of the national debt at quinquennial intervals during –. Area and Population.—The United Kingdom has an area of sq. m., and at the census of had a population of and in  of. If the islands in British seas are included, the area is increased to sq. m., and the population to. The main divisions are as follows:—

Vital Statistics.—The following table institutes a comparison and the total between the birth-rates per thousand of the population in the United Kingdom and certain other countries, at intervals (so far as possible) of five years, adding the figures for other years in specific years when there was a marked fluctuation:— The number of births in the United Kingdom in was, giving a rate per thousand of. * Not including.

The -rate is similarly treated:—


 * Not including.

The deaths in the United Kingdom in numbered, the rate per thousand being.

The number of s (a) and the proportion of persons married per thousand of the population (b) are thus shown:—

Emigration.—The following table shows the number of passengers, distinguishing and,  and , who left the United Kingdom for extra-an countries in ,  and , and the total for , and in certain other years in which the numbers show marked fluctuations:—

In the total number to British s was  and the total number to other extra-an countries was.

Occupations.—The following table shows the occupations (excluding children under ten years of age) as distinguished in five great orders, according to the of :—

.—The following table illustrates broadly the difference in the position of in Great Britain and in :—