In this survey I shall consider the world as divided, according to its usual division, into four parts, EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA, and AMERICA, and take notice of the extent of the several countries, their population, civilization, and religion. The article of religion I shall divide into Christian, Jewish, Mahometan, and Pagan; and shall now and then hint at the particular sect of them that prevails in the places which I shall describe. The following Tables will exhibit a more comprehensive view of what I propose, than any thing I can offer on the subject.
EUROPE.
| Countries. | EXTENT | Number of Inhabitants. | Religion. | |
| Length Miles. | Breadth Miles. | |||
| Great-Britain | 680 | 300 | 12,000,000 | Protestants, of many denominations. |
| Ireland | 285 | 160 | 2,000,000 | Protestants and Papists. |
| France | 600 | 500 | 24,000,000 | Catholics, Deists, and Protestants. |
| Spain | 700 | 500 | 9,500,000 | Papists. |
| Portugal | 300 | 100 | 2,000,000 | Papists. |
| Sweden, includingSweden proper, Gothland, Shonen,Lapland, Bothnia, and Finland | 800 | 500 | 3,500,000 | The Swedes are serious Lutherans, but most of the Laplandersare Pagans, and very superstitious. |
| Isle of Gothland | 80 | 23 | 5,000 | |
| —— Oesel | 45 | 24 | 2,500 | |
| —— Oeland | 84 | 9 | 1,000 | |
| —— Dago | 26 | 23 | 1,000 | |
| —— Aland | 24 | 20 | 800 | |
| —— Hogland | 9 | 5 | 100 | |
| Denmark | 240 | 114 | 360,000 | Lutherans of the Helvetic Confession. |
| Isle of Zeeland | 60 | 60 | 284,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Funen | 38 | 32 | 144,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Arroe | 8 | 2 | 200 | Ditto. |
| —— Iceland | 435 | 185 | 60,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Langeland | 27 | 12 | 3,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Laland | 38 | 30 | 148,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Falster | 27 | 12 | 3,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Mona | 14 | 5 | 600 | Ditto. |
| —— Alsen | 15 | 6 | 600 | Ditto. |
| —— Femeren | 13 | 8 | 1,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Bornholm | 20 | 12 | 2,000 | Lutherans. |
| Greenland | Undiscovered. | 7,000 | Pagans, and Moravian Christians. | |
| Norway | 750 | 170 | 724,000 | Lutherans. |
| 24 Faro Isles | 4,500 | Ditto. | ||
| Danish Lapland | 285 | 172 | 100,000 | Ditto, and Pagans. |
| Poland | 700 | 680 | 9,000,000 | Papists, Lutherans, Calvinists, & Jews. |
| Prussia[4] | 400 | 160 | 2,500,000 | Calvinists, Catholics, & Lutherans. |
| Sardinia | 135 | 57 | 600,000 | Papists. |
| Sicily | 180 | 92 | 1,000,000 | Ditto. |
| Italy | 660 | 120 | 20,000,000 | Ditto. |
| United Netherlands | 150 | 150 | 2,000,000 | Protestants of several denominations. |
| Austrian Netherlands | 200 | 200 | 2,500,000 | Papists and Protestants. |
| Switzerland | 200 | 100 | 2,880,000 | Papists and Protestants. |
| The Grisons. | 100 | 62 | 800,000 | Lutherans and Papists. |
| The Abbacy of St. Gall | 24 | 10 | 50,000 | Ditto. |
| Neufchatel | 32 | 20 | 100,000 | Calvinists. |
| Valais | 80 | 30 | 440,000 | Papists. |
| Piedmont | 140 | 98 | 900,000 | Ditto, and Protestants. |
| Savoy | 87 | 60 | 720,000 | Ditto. |
| Geneva, City | 24,000 | Calvinists. | ||
| Bohemia | 478 | 322 | 2,100,000 | Papists and Moravians. |
| Hungary | 300 | 200 | 2,500,000 | Papists. |
| Germany | 600 | 500 | 20,000,000 | Ditto, and Protestants. |
| Russia in Europe | 1500 | 1100 | 22,000,000 | Greek Church. |
| Turkey in Europe | 1000 | 900 | 18,000,000 | Greek Christians, Jews, & Mahometans. |
| Budziac Tartary | 300 | 60 | 1,200,000 | Greek Christians, Jews, & Mahometans. |
| Lesser Tartary | 390 | 65 | 1,000,000 | Ditto. |
| Crim Tartary | 145 | 80 | 500,000 | Ditto. |
| Isle of Tenedos | 5 | 3 | 200 | Mahometans. |
| —— Negropont | 90 | 25 | 25,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Lemnos | 25 | 25 | 4,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Paros | 36 in compass. | 4,500 | Greek Christians. | |
| —— Lesbos, or Mitylene | 160 in compass. | 30,000 | Mahometans and Greeks. | |
| —— Naxia | 100 in compass. | 8,000 | Greeks and Papists. | |
| —— Scio, or Chios | 112 in compass. | 113,000 | Greek Christians, Papists, & Mahomet. | |
| —— Nio | 40 in compass. | 1,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Scyros | 60 in compass. | 1,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Mycone | 36 in compass. | 3,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Samos | 30 | 15 | 12,000 | Mahometans. |
| —— Nicaria | 70 in compass. | 3,000 | Greek Christians. | |
| —— Andros | 120 in compass. | 4,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Cyclades, Delos the Chief | 700 | Ditto. | ||
| —— Zia | 40 in compass. | 8,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Cerigo or Cytheraea | 50 in compass. | 1,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Santorin | 36 in compass. | 10,000 | Ditto, and Papists. | |
| —— Policandra | 8 in compass. | 400 | Ditto. | |
| —— Patmos | 18 in compass. | 600 | Ditto. | |
| —— Sephanto | 36 in compass. | 5,000 | Greeks. | |
| —— Claros | 40 in compass. | 1,700 | Mahometans. | |
| —— Amorgo | 36 in compass. | 4,000 | Greek Christians. | |
| —— Leros | 18 in compass. | 800 | Christians and Mahometans. | |
| —— Thermia | 40 in compass. | 6,000 | Greek Christians. | |
| —— Stampalia | 50 in compass. | 3,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Salamis | 50 in compass. | 1,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Scarpanta | 20 in compass. | 2,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Cephalonia | 130 in compass. | 50,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Zant | 50 in compass. | 30,000 | Greek Christians. | |
| —— Milo | 60 in compass. | 40,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Corfu | 120 in compass. | 60,000 | Ditto. | |
| —— Candia, or Crete | 200 | 60 | 400,000 | Ditto, and Mahometans. |
| —— Coos, or Stanchia | 70 in compass. | 12,800 | Mahometans and Christians. | |
| —— Rhodes | 60 | 25 | 120,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Cyprus | 150 | 70 | 300,000 | Mahometans. |
4 [The rest of the Prussian dominions being scattered about in several countries, are counted to those countries where they lie.]
ASIA.
| Countries. | EXTENT | Number of Inhabitants. | Religion. | |
| Length Miles. | Breadth Miles. | |||
| Turkey in Asia contains Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Diabekr,Turcomania, and Georgia | 1000 | 800 | 20,000,000 | Mahometanism is most prevalent, but there are many Greek, Latin,Eutychian, and Armenian Christians. |
| Arabia | 1300 | 1200 | 16,000,000 | Mahometans. |
| Persia | 1280 | 1140 | 20,000,000 | Ditto, of the Sect of Ali. |
| Great Tartary | 4000 | 1200 | 40,000,000 | Mahometans and Pagans. |
| Siberia | 2800 | 9600 | 7,500,000 | Greek Christians and Pagans. |
| Samojedia | 2000 | 370 | 1,900,000 | Pagans. |
| Kamtschatcha | 540 | 236 | 900,000 | Ditto. |
| Nova Zembla | Undiscovered. | thinly inhabit. | Ditto. | |
| China | 1400 | 1260 | 60,000,000 | Ditto. |
| Japan contains Niphon Isl. | 900 | 360 | 10,000,000 | Ditto. |
| Isle of Ximo | 210 | 200 | 3,000,000 | Pagans. |
| —— Xicoco | 117 | 104 | 1,800,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Tsussima | 39 | 34 | 40,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Iki | 20 | 17 | 6,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Kubitessima | 30 | 26 | 8,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Matounsa | 54 | 26 | 50,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Fastistia | 36 | 34 | 30,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Firando | 30 | 28 | 10,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Amacusa | 27 | 24 | 6,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Awasi | 30 | 18 | 5,000 | Ditto. |
| India beyond the Ganges | 2000 | 1000 | 50,000,000 | Mahometans and Pagans. |
| Indostan | 2000 | 1500 | 110,000,000 | Ditto. |
| Tibet | 1200 | 480 | 10,000,000 | Pagans. |
| Isle of Ceylon | 250 | 200 | 2,000,000 | Pagans, except the Dutch Christians. |
| —— Maldives | 1000 in number. | 100,000 | Mahometans. | |
| —— Sumatra | 1000 | 100 | 2,100,000 | Ditto, and Pagans. |
| —— Java | 580 | 100 | 2,700,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Timor | 2400 | 54 | 300,000 | Ditto, and a few Christians. |
| —— Borneo | 800 | 700 | 8,000,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Celebes | 510 | 240 | 2,000,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Boutam | 75 | 30 | 80,000 | Mahometans. |
| —— Carpentyn | 30 | 3 | 2,000 | Christian Protestants. |
| —— Ourature | 18 | 6 | 3,000 | Pagans. |
| —— Pullo Lout | 60 | 36 | 10,000 | Ditto. |
| Besides the little Islands of Manaar, Aripen, Caradivia, Pengandiva,Analativa, Nainandiva, and Nindundiva, which are inhabited by Christian Protestants. | ||||
| And Banca, Madura, Bally, Lambeck, Flores, Solor, Leolana, Panterra, Miscomby, and several others, inhabited by Pagans and Mahometans. | ||||
| The Moluccas are, | ||||
| —— Banda | 20 | 10 | 6,000 | Pagans and Mahometans. |
| —— Buro | 25 | 10 | 7,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Amboyna | 25 | 10 | 7,500 | Christians;—the Dutch have 25 Ch. |
| —— Ceram | 210 | 45 | 250,000 | Pagans and Mahometans. |
| —— Gillola | 190 | 110 | 650,000 | Ditto. |
| And Pullo-way, Pullo-rin, Nera, Guamanapi, Guilliaien, Ternate, Metir, Machian, and Bachian, which are inhabited by Pagans and Mahometans. | ||||
| The Phillippine Islandsare supposed to be about 11,000;—some of the chief are, | ||||
| Isle of Mindanao | 60 | 40 | 18,000 | Pagans and Mahometans. |
| —— Bahol | 24 | 12 | 6,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Layta | 48 | 27 | 10,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Parragon | 240 | 60 | 100,000 | Ditto. |
| The Calamines are Sebu | 60 | 24 | 10,000 | Papists. |
| —— Mindora | 60 | 36 | 12,000 | Pagans and Mahometans. |
| —— Philippina | 185 | 120 | 104,000 | Ditto. |
| —— Negroes Isle | 150 | 60 | 80,000 | Papists. |
| —— Manilla | 31,000 | Ditto, and Pagans. | ||
| The Ladrone Islands are inhabited by most uncivilized Pagans. | ||||
| New Holland | 2500 | 2000 | 12,000,000 | Pagans;—1 or 2 Ministers are there. |
| New Zealand[5] | 960 | 180 | 1,120,000 | Ditto. |
| New Guinea | 1000 | 360 | 1,900,000 | Ditto. |
| New Britain | 180 | 120 | 900,000 | Ditto. |
| New Ireland | 180 | 60 | 700,000 | Ditto. |
| Onrong Java | A Cluster of Isles. | Ditto. | ||
| New Caledonia | 260 | 30 | 170,000 | Ditto. |
| New Hebrides | Ditto. | |||
| Friendly Isles | 20 in number. | Ditto. | ||
| Sandwich Isles | 7 in number. | 400,000 | Ditto. | |
| Society Isles | 6 in number. | 800,000 | Ditto. | |
| Kurile Isles | 45 in number. | 50,000 | Ditto. | |
| Pelew Isles | Pagans. | |||
| Oonalashka Isle | 40 | 20 | 3,000 | Ditto. |
| The other South-Sea Islands. | Ditto. | |||
5 [Two Islands.]