The Statesman's Year-Book : a Statistical, Genealogical, and Historical Account of the States and Sovereigns of the Civilised Word for the Year 1864

the apex and rnii eYer, from a mere view of numerical strength, but in alt its moral, social, and political bearings. Under this heading, therefore, nrc included notices rcgarJing the increase of population, the division of the soil, the occupations of the people, criminal return:;, and simil:lr matters of general interest.7. '1'mde and Commerce,' the chief m:mifcstation of the healthy life of nations, is gone into as fully as any other of the above subjects. Detailed accounts arc fttrnisl~ed of the imports and exports, and the shipping, of all the states of theworltl, with partieularrcgnrd to the commerce of this country. The mnouf;tcturing indnstry ol' the chief nations is giycn in it,; principal outline!!, together with the mineral we.:tlth in their possession. In all cases n comp:mtti\'C Yiew•, extending over a number of years, is pre>:entctl of the traclc :md commerce of the various nations.'l'he Colonies of tl1c great 'Vest-European st.'ltcs arc included in the account of the mother-country; but the principal of the ,•ast dependencies and pos.sc£sions of Great Britain-that is, India, Canada, ami the Australasian colonies-arc treated separately, as political organisation3 with indiviclual interests.:di COXTCXT$. Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Austria....Pages 1-21 Belgium....Pages 22-35 Denmark....Pages 36-49 France....Pages 50-89 Germany....Pages 90-193 Great Britain and Ireland....Pages 194-282 Greece....Pages 283-295 Italy....Pages 296-331 Netherlands....Pages 332-352 Portugal....Pages 353-367 Prussia....Pages 368-391 Russia....Pages 392-434 Spain....Pages 435-456 Sweden and Norway....Pages 457-478 Switzerland....Pages 479-491 Turkey and Tributary States....Pages 492-525 Argentine Republic....Pages 529-532 Brazil....Pages 533-541 Canada....Pages 542-553 Chili....Pages 554-557 Confederate States....Pages 558-573 Mexico....Pages 574-578 United States....Pages 579-614 China....Pages 615-621 India....Pages 622-635 Japan....Pages 636-646 New South Wales....Pages 647-652 New Zealand....Pages 653-658 Queensland....Pages 659-661 South Australia....Pages 662-669 Tasmania....Pages 670-673 Victoria....Pages 674-684 Back Matter....Pages 685-685 The classic reference work that provides annually updated information on the countries of the world