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International Tract and Missionary Society · Oakland, California · Nov 25, 1889

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 15, No. 45.

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THE AMERICAS.

THE journey through the United States of the delegates to the Pan-American congress, at Washington, makes it pertinent to remind our readers that Central and South America embrace an area a little greater than twice the extent of country in the United States and Territories, and a population of about 50,000,000, or about one-sixth less than the population of the republic.
Mexico covers an area just about equal to that part of the United States east of the Mississippi River, exclusive of the States of Louisiana and Mississippi, and has 10,000,000 inhabitants.
The five Central American republics of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Salvador, cover an extent of country about the size of the five States of New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Illinois, and have a population equal to both New York and Indiana.
Brazil's area is somewhat greater than that of the United States, exclusive of Alaska, and her population is about that of New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.
The Argentine Republic, with about half the area of the United States, has a population not quite as large as Pennsylvania.
Colombia is nearly equal in extent to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin, with a population probably a little less than that of New York State.
Bolivia's territory is somewhat greater than that of the Atlantic States, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan, and her population is about Indiana's figure.
Peru is a little larger than the Atlantic States and Pennsylvania, and her population is about that of Illinois.
Venezuela is larger than Peru by about as much territory as is embraced in New Jersey, and her population is about equal to Indiana's.
Ecuador could contain Ohio, New York, Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Illinois, but her population is not quite up to that of Michigan alone.
Chili's domain, cut up, would make States as extensive as Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana; her population is somewhat greater than that of Indiana.
Paraguay is big enough to include Ohio and New York within her borders, but her entire population scarcely exceeds that of Cleveland.
Uruguay is not quite as large as Ohio and Indiana combined, and has just about the same number of inhabitants as Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Guianas are English, French, and Dutch colonies. British Guiana, twice as large as Ohio, has just about the population of Cleveland. French Guiana, somewhat larger than Ohio, has about as many inhabitants as Toledo. Dutch Guiana, nearly as large as Pennsylvania, has not more inhabitants than Columbus.—Selected.