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GERMANY: — WALDECK — WURTTEMI5ERG

WALDECK.

(Frelstaat Waldkck.)

Waldeck was proclaimed a Republic in November, 1918. The provisional Constitution bears date April 15, 1919. The Diet consists of 21 members. The Republic is governed by Prussia, in accordance with the arrangement of January 1, 1868.

The revenue and expenditure for 1920 was 2,128,599 marks.

The debt on July 1, 1919, was 1,123,500 marks.

Area, 433 sq. miles ; population (census of October 8, 1919), 66,432 (31,065 males and 35,367 females). Protestants (1910), 57,817 ; Catholics, 2,858 : other Christians, 393 ; Jews, 590; unclassified, 49. Arolsen, the capita], had 2,793 inhabitants. in 1910.

Reference.

Waldeckischer Liandes-Kalender Mcngeringhausen. Annual.

WTJRTTEMBERG.

(VOLKSSTAAT WURTTEMBERG. )

Wurtteuiberg was proclaimed a People's Republic in November, 1918. State President and Minister of Education. — Dr. Johannes Hieber. (Born June 25, 1862. Elected June 23, 1920.)

Constitution and Government. — The constitution of the Republic of Wurtteuiberg bears date September 25, 1919. The supreme power in the State is vested in the Landtag composed of 101 members elected by universal suffrage for 4 years, on the basis of 1 member for every 20,000 inhabitants. The Landtag appoints the State Ministry, the President of which is styled ' State President.'

The Diet which was elected on June 6, 1920, is composed as follows : — German National Party, 28; Centre, 23 ; Social Democrats, 17; Gennan Democatic Party, 15 ; Independent Socialists, 8 ; Communists, 6 ; German Popular Party, 4.

For administrative purposes the country is divided into 4 circles (Kreisc), 64 districts (Oberamter), and 1,894 communes (Gemeindou).

Area and Population:—

Circles

Neckar .... Black Forest (Schwarz- wald) .... Jagst .... Danube (Donau).

Total

Area in Sq. Miles

1,286

1,844 1,985 2,419

Population

Popolatkw per Bq.

rail

882,569

570,820 414,969 569,216

7,534 2,437,574

930,114

723-2

583,524 | 316 2

421,391 2123

591,142 244-3

2,526,171 335-3