. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . 6 miles;owned by State. Length of telegraph lines, 3,955 miles. Education, Etc.—Education backward: in 1890, per cent ofadults illiterate. Primary education free. Public schools 1895,8,315; en-rollment, 916,602; expenditures, $6,573,554. Free universities at Brusselsand Louvain. Roman Catholic religion prevails; churches number 5,622:.Complete religious toleration exists. Government.— A constitutional hereditary monarchy. Executivevested in King. Legislative in King, Senate, and Chamber of Repre-sentatives. Arm
. Rand McNally pocket atlas of the world : historical, political, commercial . 6 miles;owned by State. Length of telegraph lines, 3,955 miles. Education, Etc.—Education backward: in 1890, per cent ofadults illiterate. Primary education free. Public schools 1895,8,315; en-rollment, 916,602; expenditures, $6,573,554. Free universities at Brusselsand Louvain. Roman Catholic religion prevails; churches number 5,622:.Complete religious toleration exists. Government.— A constitutional hereditary monarchy. Executivevested in King. Legislative in King, Senate, and Chamber of Repre-sentatives. Army: Peace footing 1898, 3,419 officers, 48,014 men. MONACO.—Independent principality enclosed within Department,of Alpes-Maritimes, Southern France. Area, s square miles: smallestsovereign State of Europe. Population 1890, 13,34. Towns:Monaco, 3,292; Monte Carlo, 3,794; Condmnine, 6,208. Exports: Oliveoil, oranges, citrons, and perfume. Religion, Roman Catholic; otherchurches excluded. Government, absolute monarchy. Revenuemainly derived from gaming tablec. 184. r RANCE, c&^pBelgium and ^> SWITZERLAND P^^^lWWi Scale of Statute Miles. | 100 130 200 Copyright, 1899, by Rand, McJfally 4 Co. 6° R., MC N. 4 C0.,ENGRS,CHI. 250 4 > Longitude N 285
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