The Statesman's Year-bookMacMillan Press Limited, 1878 - Political science |
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Alsace-Lorraine amounted annual annum appointed army Assembly Austria average Bavaria bishops born April born July Britain census census of December cent Chamber Church civil list Colonies Commerce Congress of Vienna Constitution Consul Council Crown dated daughter deputies districts duchy Duke Education elected electors Emperor Empire England and Wales English square miles exports Finance florins following table Foreign France French National Assembly Germany Government Grand-duke guns H. M.'s Secretaries House Imperial increase inhabitants Ireland Iron Islands January King Legation loan London Lord Lübeck March married military milreis Minister Ministry navy nominated officers Paris Parliament population President Prince Princess Protestants provinces Prussia public debt railways receipts Reigning Sovereign revenue and expenditure Rigsdaler Roman Catholics royal Saxe-Altenburg Saxony schools Scotland Secretaries of Embassy ships Sovereign and Family square miles taxes territory thaler tons Total towns Trade United Kingdom vessels vote Würtemberg Zollverein
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