The above map shows the position of the three Powers mainly concerned with the future of South Africa. The total mileage of German territory is said to be about 931,460 miles; that of Portuguese territory about 790,240 miles. The British possessions include the following:—
| Sq. miles | |
| Basutoland | 10,293 |
| Bechuanaland | 213,000 |
| Cape Colony | 221,311 |
| Central African Protectorate | 42,217 |
| East Africa | 1,000,000 |
| Zanzibar Protectorate | 1,020 |
| Natal | 29,200 |
| Nigeria | 400,000 |
| Orange River Colony | 48,326 |
| Rhodesia, Southern | 144,000 |
| Rhodesia, North-Eastern | 120,000 |
| Somaliland | 68,000 |
| Transvaal | 119,139 |
| Swaziland | 8,500 |
| Gold Coast | 40,000 |
| Lagos | 28,910 |
| Gambia | 4,500 |
| Sierra Leone | 30,000 |
| Total area | 2,528,416 |
These figures are taken from The Statesman’s Year Book for 1902. The areas of Barotseland, Adansi, and Ashanti are not included in the list, as the figures for these areas are not given.
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