CHAPTER. I.
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PROVINCES OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE—THEIR EXTENT AND POPULATION.
The empire of Austria, one of the most extensive and powerful of the states of Europe, is composed of provinces situated in Germany, Poland and Italy, and embraces the whole of Hungary.
The German dominions of this monarchy consist of Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Bohemia, Moravia, part of Silesia, and the Tyrol and Salzburg.
In Poland it possesses the kingdom of Galicia.
The Hungarian states are: Hungary proper, Slavonia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Transylvania and the Bukowina.
In Italy, Venice and the Milanese form the Lombard-Venetian kingdom, one of the brightest jewels in the crown of Austria.
The extent and population of these provinces is shown in the subjoined table.
EXTENT AND POPULATION OF THE PROVINCES OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE.
German Square miles. Inhabitants.
The kingdom of Bohemia 956.80 3,203,222
The Margravate of Moravia The duchy of Silesia 417.64 86.85 1,680,935
Austria below the Enns 363.65 1,048,324
Austria above the Enns, including the circles of the Inn and Hausruck and Salzburg 344.32 756,897
The duchy of Styria 398.98 799,056
The duchy of Carinthia 190.90 278,500
Illyria and part of Croatia 250.95 467,836
The Littorale, or Coast District 176.18 422,861
Tyrol and Voralberg 520.44 717,542
The Lombard-Venetian kingdom 867.50 4,111,535
The government of Dalmatia 274.94 295,089
The kingdom of Galicia 1526.12 3,755,454
Civil Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia 4097.06 8,200,000
Civil Transylvania Transylvanian Military Frontiers 1118.70 1,510,000 138,284
Banat Frontiers 186.00 171,657
Slavonian Frontiers 139.40 230,079
Warasdin Military government 67.40 107,217
Carlstadt Military government 166.40 188,906
Banal Regiments 54.20 95,442
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12,204.48 28,178,836