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BRAZIL.

In the navy estimates for 18G9-70, the number of sailors and ma- rines in the Imperial fleet was fixed at 3,000 on the peace-footing, and at 6,000 on the war-footing. The navy is manned by enlistment, both from among foreigners, who may be willing to serve, and natives. In case of necessity, impressment is resorted to, the same as in the army. — (Communication of the Imperial Government to the States- man's Year-booh.) .

Population.

The area of the empire is estimated at 291,018 Brazilian square leagues, or 4,89.1,394 English square miles, with a population of about 11,780,000, so that there are, on the average, but two in- dividuals to each square mile. Brazil, in its extent of territory, is second only to the empires of China and Russia. The subjoined table gives the area and population, free and slave, of each of the twenty provinces of the empire, according to official estimates, given in the absence of a census : —

Population

Provinces

Area in square leagues

Free

Slave

Amazonas . . . •

• 66,300

95,000

5,000

Para

40,000

325,000

25,000

Maranhao .

12.000

450,000

50,000

Piauhy . . •

10,500

230.000

2n,000

Ceara .

3.627

520,000

30,000

Eio Grande do Norte

2,000

235,000

5,000

Parahyba .

3,500

260,000

40,000

Pernambuco .

5,287

970,000

250,000

Alagoas

2,356

250,000

50,000

Sergipe .

1,360

285,000

35,000

Bahia .

14,836

1,170,000

280,000

Espirito Santo ....

1,361

90,000

10.000

Bio de Janeiro

2,400

1,150,000

250,000

Municipio Neutro (capital of the

empire) .

32

400,000

50,000

S. Paulo

10.300

825,0 ( )0

75,000

Parana .

8,000

110.000

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St a. Catharina

2,580

190.000

10,000

S. Pedro do Sul

8,204

550.000

30,000

Minas . . . . .

20,000

1,440,000

160,000

Goyax .

26,000

240.000

10,000

Matto Grosso ....

50,175

1)5,000

5,000

291,018

9,880.000

1,400,000

Indians . Grand total .

500,000

11,780,000