The Statesman's Year-book, Volumes 3-4Frederick Martin, Sir John Scott Keltie, Isaac Parker Anderson Renwick, Mortimer Epstein, Sigfrid Henry Steinberg, John Paxton, Brian Hunter, Barry Turner Macmillan, 1868 - Economic geography World political, social and economic survey, country by country. |
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according amounted annual annum Archbishop army artillery Austria Bavaria bishops born April born July born June born March born Sept Britain British budget cavalry census cent centners Chamber Church civil list colonies Commerce Congress of Vienna conscription consists Constitution Council Crown daughter December drachmas duchy Duke elected emigration Emperor English square miles estimates expenditure exports Finance florins Foreign France Frederick German Government Grand-duke Greece guilders guns H. M.'s Secretary House Imperial income increase infantry inhabitants Ireland King legislative Lippe-Detmold London Lübeck March 31 married military millions milreis Ministry navy Netherlands nominated officers Parliament population Portugal Prince Princess provinces Prussia public debt receipts regiments Reigning Sovereign Reports of H. M.'s revenue rixdollars Roman Catholics roubles royal Saxe-Altenburg Saxony Secretaries of Embassy ships Sovereign and Family square miles stremmas subjoined taxes thalers tons towns Trade troops United Kingdom vessels vote William Wurtemberg Zollverein
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