. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 100 MUes. development, and it will no doubt increase rapidly as soon as the obstacle presented by the Iron Gate shall have been removed. The railway system of Austria-Hungary is extensive, far more so than might be supposed from the amount of the foreign trade of the country. Engineering difficulties of no mean order had to be overcome when crossing the Brenner, the Semmering, the Carpathians, or the Carso. The network of railways is, however, as yet far from complete. Many branch lines remain to be constructed in Hun- gary, and the junctions witb the railw
. The earth and its inhabitants .. . 100 MUes. development, and it will no doubt increase rapidly as soon as the obstacle presented by the Iron Gate shall have been removed. The railway system of Austria-Hungary is extensive, far more so than might be supposed from the amount of the foreign trade of the country. Engineering difficulties of no mean order had to be overcome when crossing the Brenner, the Semmering, the Carpathians, or the Carso. The network of railways is, however, as yet far from complete. Many branch lines remain to be constructed in Hun- gary, and the junctions witb the railways of neighbouring states require multipli- * The imports and exports in 1875 included— Articles of food Other raw produce . Manufactured articles Imports. £10,300,000 15,'200,008 29,400,000 Exports £11,000,000 12,600,000 31,500,000 tons. t The commercial marine consists of 7,608 vessels of 324,898 tons, inclusive of 99 steamers of 56,868 + The Danuhian Steam Navigation Company owns 156 steamers and 551 barges.
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