AFRICA

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AFRICA

British Colonies and Protectorates. Cape Colony, area (including native territories) 276,995 square miles; population (1904) 2,409,804.

Central Africa Protectorate (Nyasaland), area 40,980 square miles; population about 928,000.

East Africa (including the Uganda and East Africa protectorates), area over 1,000,-000 square miles.

East Africa Protectorate, area 177,100 square miles. Population, 1,000,000.

Uganda Protectorate, area 223,500 square miles; population about 3,000,000.

Basutoland, area 10,293 square miles; population (1904) 348,500.

Natal, area (inclusive of Zululand) 35,371 square miles;- population (1904) 1,108,754.

Orange River Colony (Capital, Bloem-fontein), area 50,392 square miles; population (1904) 387,315.

Rhodesia, north and south, divided^ by the Zambezi River. Southern Rhodesia (embracing the two provinces of Matabele-land and Mashonaland) about 144,000 square miles; population about 625,000. Northeastern Rhodesia, area 109,000 square miles; population 346,200. Northwestern Rhodesia (Barotseland), area 182,000 square miles; population, 150,600.

The Transvaal, area 111,196 square miles; population (1904), including Swaziland, 1,347,227.

West African Colonies and Protectorates: Nigeria, area about 310,000 square miles; population not less than 25,000,000.

Northern Nigeria, area 256,400 square miles; population (1905) estimated at 9,161.700. Southern Nigeria Protectorate, area 49,000 square miles; population about 3,055,600. Lagos, area 3,460 square miles; population (1901) about 1,500,000. Gold Coast, area, including Ashanti, 82,000 square miles; population 1,487,000. Sierra Leone, area about 4,000 square miles; population, 76,655. Gambia, area of colony proper, 4 square miles; population (1901) 13,456.

Somahland Protectorate, area about 68,000 square miles; population (Mohammedan) estimated at 300,000.

Bechuanaland Protectorate, area 275,000 square miles; population (1905) 125,040 natives and 1,004 whites.

Zanzibar Protectorate and Pemba Island. Area of Zanzibar 640 square miles; population about 250,000. Area of Pemba Island 380 square miles; population about 50,-000.

Seychelles and dependencies (89 islands and islets), area 148 square miles; population (1901) 19,237.

Ascension Island, area 35 square miles; population 120.

Mauritius, area of island 705 square ttiiles; population (1901) 378,195.

St. Helena, area of island 47 square miles; population (1905) 3,512.

German Colonies and Dependencies. Togoland, area 33,700 square miles; population 1,500,000. Kamerun Protectorate, area 191,130 square miles,;' population 3,500,000. German Southwest Africa Protectorate, area 322,400 square miles; population 200,000. German East Africa Protectorate, 384,180 square miles; population 7,010,000. Total area, 931,460 squaie miles; population 12,210,000.

French Colonies and Dependencies Algeria, area 343,500 square miles; population 5,158,050; Tunis, area 64,600 square miles, population 1,900,000; Sahara, area 1,944,000 square miles, population 800,000; Senegal, area 9,070 square miles, population 107,800; Senegambia and Niger, area 370,000 square miles, population 8,000,-000; French Guinea, area 95,000 square miles, population 2,200,000; Ivory Coast, area 120,000 square miles, population 2,000,-000; Dahomey, area 65,000 square miles, population 1,000,000; French Congo, area 680 square miles, population 10,000,000; Somali Coast and dependencies, area 12,-000 square miles, population 50,000; Reunion, area 970 square miles, population 173,200; Comoro Isles,- area 620 square miles, population 47,000; Mayotte, area 140 square miles, population 11,640; Madagascar and islands, area 2r8,ooo square miles, .population 2,644,700. Total area 3,932,900 square miles, population 34,-092,340.

Portuguese Colonies. Angola, area 484,-800 square miles, population 4,119,000; East Africa, area 293,400 square miles, population 3,120,000; Portuguese Guinea, area 13,940 square miles, population 820,-000; Prince's and St. Thomas Islands, area 360 square miles, population 42,103; Cape Verd Islands, area 1,480 square miles, population 147,424.

Italian Colonies. Eritrea, on Red Sea Coast, area 88,500 square miles, population 450,000; and Italian Somaliland, area 100,000 square miles, population 400,000.

Spanish Colonies. Rio de Oro and Adrar, area 70,000 square miles, population 130,-000; Rio Muni and Cape San Juan, area 9,800 square miles, population 140,000; Fernando Po, Annabon, Corisco, Great Elobey, Little Elobey, area 780 square miles, population 21,946.

Turkish Colonies. Tripoli, including Benghazi, area 398,900, population 1,000,000.

Since the partition of Africa was effected a rapid advance has been made in the civilization and development of some parts of the continent. Telegraph and telephone lines have been introduced extensively on the Upper Congo, and on Lakes Tanganyika and Nyasa there are now a number of steamers, and railways extend far into the continent. A railway line which is to