The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . v. Area,SquareMiles 89,204 5,789 7,534 5,843 2,966 5068 1,397 1,131 9,484 1,418 953 511 764 888 333 363 433 122 319 131 469 115 99 160 5,604 Population 40,165,219 6,887,991 4,806,661 2,437,547 2, 1,989,051 639 958 417,149 106,449 483,049 494,339 978,769 216,198 257,177 331,198 89,917 100,709 61,707 79,769
The war in Europe, its causes and consequences; an authentic narrative of the immediate and remote causes of the war, with a descriptive account of the countries involved, including statistics of armies, navies, aeroplanes, dirigibles, &c., &c . v. Area,SquareMiles 89,204 5,789 7,534 5,843 2,966 5068 1,397 1,131 9,484 1,418 953 511 764 888 333 363 433 122 319 131 469 115 99 160 5,604 Population 40,165,219 6,887,991 4,806,661 2,437,547 2, 1,989,051 639 958 417,149 106,449 483,049 494,339 978,769 216,198 257,177 331,198 89,917 100,709 61,707 79,769 159,759 46,652 150,937 999,596 1,014,664 1,874,014 Religion by Percentages 66 95 Prot. 68 69 Prot. 96 Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot. Prot76 Mem-bers inBundcs-rath 17 64433 Deputies in Reich stag 23648231714 8133 21 o 2111111111315 The four kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies, seven princi-palities, three free towns, and the imperial territory of Alsace-Lor-raine bear somewhat the same relation to the empire that the variousStates bear to the Federal Government of the United States. Some THE GERMAN EMPIRE 283. Friedrich Wilhelm, Crown Prince of Prussia of the principalities are very tiny, and with their well-nigh feudalgovernments are anachronistic survivals of medieval times. The au-tonomy of the free cities also dates from the Middle Ages, when thesecities were at the head of the Hanseatic League, a powerful unionof the commercial cities of the coast. By the constitution, the Kingof Prussia is also the Overman Emperor. The present King of Pms-sia and German Emperor is William II, grandson of the emperorwho was proclaimed at Versailles. The hegemony of the Kingdomof Prussia lies not alone in the honor of the presidency of the Empire ^
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