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 AREA AND POPULATION

981

2,907 Americans (United States), 764 Greeks, 1,400 Spaniards, and the rest mainly Turks, Belgians, Swedes and Norwegians, Dutch, Egyptians, Argen- tines, Brazilians.

The population of Italy is in general perfectly homogeneous. According to statistics of 1901, the exceptions are : about 80,200 of French origin ; 11,400 of Teutonic origin ; 90,000 of Albanian origin; 31,200 of Greek origin; 9,800 of Spanish (Catalan) origin ; 30,000 Slavs.

The population over 15 years of age in 1901 was 21,318,495 ; of these 7,534,346 were unmarried, 11,686,715 were married, and 2,097,434 were widowers or widows. Of the whole population, 18,689,103 or 57 '15 per cent, were unmarried ; 11,688,716 or 36*0 per cent, were married; and 2,097,434 or 6 '5 per cent, were widowers or widows.

Population according to occupation in 1901, exclusive of children under 9 years : —

Nature of occupation

Male

Female

Total

Agriculture, forestry, cattle -

rearing ....

6,411,001

3,200,002

9,611,003

Fishing and chase

55,164

300

55,464

Extractive industries.

90,680

979

91,659

Mineral, metal, and mechan-

ical work

326,082

3,069

329,151

Stone, clay, &c. .

129,460

5,890

135,350

Building ....

558,890

5,908

564,798

Wood, straw, furniture

343,139

67,796

410,935

Paper, printing, &c. .

46,628

12,346

58,974

Textile. '.

121,479

661,774

783,253

Chemical and animal pro-

ducts ....

54,496

15,558

70,054

Clothing and adornment

574,666

539,177

1,113,843

Alimentary

270,431

44,069

314,500

Various industries

102,439

14,860

117,299

Transport ....

416,152

7,639

423,791

Merchants and shopkeepers

375,336

109,278

484,614

Banking, insurance, and

agencies ....

93,582

1,901

95,483

Domestic service.

81,132

400,948

482,080

Porters, &c. ...

90,743

2,032

92,775

Various pub. services.

140,769

52,087

192,856

Civil administration.

173,177

5,064

178,241

Private administration

54,920

1,460

56,380

National defence.

204,012

—

204,012

Instruction ....

39,557

63,873

103,430

Religion ....

89,329

40,564

129,893

Sanitary work

49,030

20,883

69,913

Legal .....

33,746

—

33,746

Literature, science, art

62,422

6,607

69,029

Rentiers^ &c.

301,596

299,156

600,752

Dependents

1,160,969

7,194,804

8,355,773

Paupers, prisoners, &c.

80,178

66,675

146,853

Condition unknown.

10,603

—

10,603

Total.

12,541,808

12,844,699

25,386,507