| Order. | Cantons. | Population. | Total area. | Productive. | Unproductive. |
| Sq. km. | Sq. km. | Sq. km. | |||
| 1 | Zurich | 339,014 | 1,724.7 | 1,616 | 108.7 |
| 2 | Bern | 539,305 | 6,889 | 5,385.7 | 1,503.3 |
| 3 | Luzern | 135,780 | 1,500.8 | 1,369 | 131.8 |
| 4 | Uri | 17,284 | 1,076 | 477.7 | 598.3 |
| 5 | Schwyz | 50,396 | 908.5 | 660.2 | 248.3 |
| 6 | Unterwalden | ||||
| Obwald | 15,032 | 474.8 | 399.4 | 75.4 | |
| Nidwald | 12,524 | 290.5 | 217.9 | 72.6 | |
| 7 | Glarus | 33,800 | 691.2 | 448.6 | 242.6 |
| 8 | Zug | 23,120 | 239.2 | 194.3 | 44.9 |
| 9 | Freiburg | 119,562 | 1,669 | 1,469.6 | 199.4 |
| 10 | Solothurn | 85,720 | 783.6 | 717.8 | 65.8 |
| 11 | Basel | ||||
| Stadt | 74,247 | 35.8 | 30.4 | 5.4 | |
| Landschaft | 62,133 | 421.6 | 405.6 | 16 | |
| 12 | Schaffhausen | 37,876 | 294.2 | 281 | 13.2 |
| 13 | Appenzell | ||||
| Ausser-Rhoden | 54,200 | 260.6 | 253.6 | 7 | |
| Inner-Rhoden | 12,906 | 159 | 144.4 | 14.6 | |
| 14 | St. Gallen | 229,441 | 2,019 | 1,713.5 | 305.5 |
| 15 | Grisons | 96,291 | 7,184.8 | 3,851.6 | 3,333.2 |
| 16 | Aargau | 193,834 | 1,404 | 1,341.7 | 62.3 |
| 17 | Thurgau | 105,091 | 988 | 835.6 | 152.4 |
| 18 | Ticino | 127,148 | 2,818.4 | 1,880 | 938.4 |
| 19 | Vaud | 251,296 | 3,222.8 | 2,728.8 | 494 |
| 20 | Valais | 101,837 | 5,247.1 | 2,409.9 | 2,837.2 |
| 21 | Neuchâtel | 109,037 | 807.8 | 572.3 | 235.5 |
| 22 | Genève | 106,738 | 279.4 | 232.9 | 46.5 |
| Total | 2,933,612 | 41,389.8 | 29,637.5 | 11,752.3 |
MONEY, WEIGHTS, MEASURES.
| Franc | Cents, 19.3. |
| One hundred centimes | One franc. |
| Metre, equal to | 1.094 yards. |
| Kilometre, equal to | .621 mile. |
| Metric quintal, or metre centner, equal to | 100 kilogrammes, or 2 cwt. nearly (1 cwt. 3 qrs. 24½ ƚbs.). |
| Square kilometre, equal to | .386 square mile. |
| Hectare, equal to | 2½ acres nearly (2 acres, 1 rood, 35½ poles). |
| Centner, equal to about | 110¼ ƚbs. |
| Cubic metre, equal to | 1.308 cubic yards. |
| Litre, equal to | .88 quart. |
| Hectolitre, equal to | 22 gallons. |
CENSUS OF 1888.
AREA—PRODUCTIVE AND UNPRODUCTIVE LAND.
| Productive Land. | ||
| Forest | 7,714.2 | square kilometres. |
| Vineyards | 305.0 | ”” |
| Cultivated | 21,618.3 | ”” |
| Total | 29,637.5 | ”” |
| Unproductive Land. | ||
| Glaciers | 1,838.8 | square kilometres. |
| Lakes | 1,386.1 | ”” |
| Cities, villages, and outer buildings | 161.8 | ”” |
| Area of railroads, turnpikes, etc., rivers and rocky wastes | 8,365.6 | ”” |
| Total | 11,752.3 | ”” |
| Population as to Confessions. | ||
| Protestants | 1,724,869 | |
| Catholics | 1,189,662 | |
| Jews | 8,384 | |
| Others | 10,697 | |
| As to Languages. | ||
| German | 2,092,479 | |
| French | 637,710 | |
| Italian | 156,482 | |
| Others | 8,565 | |
ORDER AND DATES OF THE ENTRY OF THE TWENTY-TWO CANTONS INTO THE CONFEDERATION.
| Order of entry. | French name. | German name. | Year. |
| 1 | Zurich | Zürich | 1351. |
| 2 | Berne | Bern | 1353. |
| 3 | Lucerne | Luzern | 1332. |
| 4 | Uri | Uri | 1291. |
| 5 | Schwytz | Schwyz | 1291. |
| 6 | Unterwalden | Unterwalden | 1291. |
| Le haut | Obwald | ||
| Le bas | Nidwald | ||
| 7 | Glaris | Glarus | 1352. |
| 8 | Zoug | Zug | 1352. |
| 9 | Fribourg | Freiburg | 1481. |
| 10 | Soleure | Solothurn | 1481. |
| 11 | Bâle | Basel | 1501. |
| Ville | Stadt. | ||
| Campagne | Landschaft. | ||
| 12 | Schaffhouse | Schaffhausen | 1501. |
| 13 | Appenzell | Appenzell | 1573. |
| Rhodes-Extérieures | Ausser-Rhoden. | ||
| Rhodes-Intérieures | Inner-Rhoden. | ||
| 14 | St. Gall | St. Gallen | 1803. |
| 15 | Grisons | Graubünden | 1803. |
| 16 | Argovie | Aargau | 1803. |
| 17 | Thurgovie | Thurgau | 1803. |
| 18 | Tessin (It. Ticino) | Tessin | 1803. |
| 19 | Vaud | Waadt | 1803. |
| 20 | Valais | Wallis | 1814. |
| 21 | Neuchâtel | Neuenburg | 1814. |
| 22 | Genève | Genf | 1814. |
APPENDIX.
COPY OF THE LATIN “PACT OF 1291” IN THE ARCHIVES OF SCHWYZ.