CHAPTER. I.

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 Bohemia956.803,203,222
The Margravate of Moravia
The duchy of Silesia		417.64
86.85		1,680,935
Austria below the Enns363.651,048,324
Austria above the Enns, including the circles of the Inn and Hausruck and Salzburg344.32756,897
The duchy of Styria398.98799,056
The duchy of Carinthia190.90278,500
Illyria and part of Croatia250.95467,836
The Littorale, or Coast District176.18422,861
Tyrol and Voralberg520.44717,542
The Lombard-Venetian kingdom867.504,111,535
The government of Dalmatia274.94295,089
The kingdom of Galicia1526.123,755,454
Civil Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia4097.068,200,000
Civil Transylvania
Transylvanian Military Frontiers		1118.701,510,000
138,284
Banat Frontiers186.00171,657
Slavonian Frontiers139.40230,079
Warasdin Military government67.40107,217
Carlstadt Military government166.40188,906
Banal Regiments54.2095,442
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12,204.4828,178,836