Canada Yearbook - 1897

SOVEREIGNS, AREA AND POPULATION. 43
office he resigned in May, 1888, on being re-appointed High Commissioner.
In January, 1896, Sir Charles Tupper resigned the position,
having become Secretary of State, but continued to administer the
office without the salary attached till the appointment of his successor.
A list is given below of the Sovereigns and Rulers of the principal
countries of the world, together with the area, population and density
of population :—
AREA AND POPULATION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND BRITISH
POSSESSIONS.
COLONY.
Sovereigns.
Persons to
Area in
square miles. Population. the
Square
Mile.
Europe—
United Kingdom Victoria.... 120,979
0
117
39,824,563 329
*20,658 10,329
*176,231 1,506
121,098 40,021,452 330
India—
British India
Feudatory States
Total Indian
Asia—
Aden and Perim
Hong Kong
Labuan
Straits Settlement
Other
964,993
595,167
1,560,160
80
25,365
29
30
33,500
86,500
221,172,952
66,050,479
229
111
287,223,431 184
41,910 524
3,235,342 128
253,514
8,741
5,853
159
550,145 16
566,915 7
Total Asian
Africa—
Ascension Victoria.... 35
Cape Colony
10,293
292,000
Mauritius
705
Natal
20,460
West African Colonies—
47
Gambia
2,703
Gold Coast
15,000
Lagos .
1,500
15,000
Total African 357,740
America—
Bermudas
Canada
Falkland Islands and South Georgia..
British Guiana
British Honduras
Newfoundland and Labrador
Jamaica and Turk's Island
Exclu jf military population.
145,504 4,653,679 32
20
3,653,946
7,500
109,000
7,562
162,200
5,450
4,424
140
250,000
1,799,960
378,041
584,326
3,921
50,000
1,500,000
100,000
180,000
4
25
6
536
28
83
19
100
93
12
4,840,388 14
15,952 798
5,185,990 14
1,992 03
283,278
3
"33,353
4
208,000
1
51,517
9
697,859 157