Order. Cantons. Population. Total area. Productive. Unproductive.
Sq. km. Sq. km. Sq. km.
1Zurich 339,014 1,724.7 1,616 108.7
2Bern 539,305 6,889 5,385.7 1,503.3
3Luzern 135,780 1,500.8 1,369 131.8
4Uri 17,284 1,076 477.7 598.3
5Schwyz 50,396 908.5 660.2 248.3
6Unterwalden
Obwald 15,032 474.8 399.4 75.4
Nidwald 12,524 290.5 217.9 72.6
7Glarus 33,800 691.2 448.6 242.6
8Zug 23,120 239.2 194.3 44.9
9Freiburg 119,562 1,669 1,469.6 199.4
10Solothurn 85,720 783.6 717.8 65.8
11Basel
Stadt 74,247 35.8 30.4 5.4
Landschaft 62,133 421.6 405.6 16
12Schaffhausen 37,876 294.2 281 13.2
13Appenzell
Ausser-Rhoden 54,200 260.6 253.6 7
Inner-Rhoden 12,906 159 144.4 14.6
14St. Gallen 229,441 2,019 1,713.5 305.5
15Grisons 96,291 7,184.8 3,851.6 3,333.2
16Aargau 193,834 1,404 1,341.7 62.3
17Thurgau 105,091 988 835.6 152.4
18Ticino 127,148 2,818.4 1,880 938.4
19Vaud 251,296 3,222.8 2,728.8 494
20Valais 101,837 5,247.1 2,409.9 2,837.2
21Neuchâtel 109,037 807.8 572.3 235.5
22Genève 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.