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GERMANY.

Claimed by Germany, as having formed part of its old possessions, are the French provinces of Alsace and Lorraine. In consequence of the declaration of war by France, July 1870, the two provinces were occupied by German troops, and, pending a formal treaty to that effect, provisionally annexed to the Empire. The following table gives the area, and population, at the census of 1866, of the annexed provinces, as divided into two German ' Regierungs Bezirke' or government districts : —

Arpa, Square kilometres

Population

Government District of Alsace : — Department of Bas Rhin. ,, Haut Rhin Arrondissement of Thionville. „ Metz ,, Sarreguemines „ Chateau-Salins ,, Sarrebourg

Total of Government District of Alsace.

Government District of Lorraine : — Department of the Meuse.

„ „ Vosges Arrondissement of Briey „ Nancy

Toul „ Luneville

Total of Government District of Lorraine

4,553-45 4,107-71 1,082-21 1,578-76 1,520-51 1,111-06 1,127-97

588,970

530,385

90,591

165,179

131,876

60,626

71,019

15,081-67

6,227-87 6,079-95 1,187-41

•^ 3,851-01

1,638,546

301,653

418,998

64,511

151,382

84,393

60,967

17,346-24

1,081,904

Total

32,427-91

2,720,450

Adding the above annexed provinces, the inhabitants of the Empire number 41,234,496, forming the second state of Europe as regards population.

Trade and Commerce of Germany.

See pp. 186-88.

Money, Weights, and Measures.

See p. 189.

Statistical and other Books of Reference concerning Germany.

See pp. 190-91.