978

ITALY

resident in the province, twenty-one years of age, able to read and write, be on the Parliamentary electoral list, or pay a direct annual contribution to the commune, of any nature, or comply with other conditions of a very simple character

In 1911 the number of enrolled administrative electors was 4,011,038 (11 '2 per cent, of population).

Area and Population.

The following figures show the increase of the population of the present territory of the Kingdom of Italy from 1816 onwards in round numbers : —

Year

Population

Increase per

cent, per

annum

Year

• Population

Increase per

cent, per

annum

1816 1848 1862 1872

18,383,000 23,618,000 25,000,000 26,801,000

0-747 1 0-450 ! 0-720 i

1882 1901 1911

28,460,000 32,475,000 34,671,377

0-619 0-738 0-658

In the following table areas of provinces marked with an asterisk are definitely ascertained by the Government Survey De])artment ; the others are estimated partly by the Military Geographical Institute, partly by the General Statistical Department : —

Provinces and Departments

Area in

square

miles

Population, Census 1882

Population,

Census 1901, Feb. 10

Population per square mile, 1901

413-36

222-54 291-08 284-03

292-64

Population,

Present :

Census

1911, June 10

Population per square mile, 1911

Alessandria * . Cuneo * . Novara Torino * .

1.964 2,868 2,553 3,951

11,336

1,582 455

2,037

1,065 1,806 1,104 678 903 1,221 1,288 1,232

729,710

635,400

675,926

1,029,214

811,833

638,235

743,115

1,124,218

3,317,401

934,627 142,846

807,696

646.719

756,326

1,213,709

411-1

225-4 295-5 307-7

Piedmont .

3,070,250

3,424,450

302-0

Geneva

Porto Maurizio .

760,122 132,251

590-79 313-95

1,050,052 147,179

1,197,231

511,237 596,41] 616,212 348,749 349,048 1,726,548 512,340 129,928

4,790,473

663-7 322-7

Lignria

892,373

390,775 471,568 515,050 302,138 295,728 1,114,991 469,831 \ 20, 534

1,077,473

528-95

587-5

P)ergamo * Brescia * . Gomo * (Jremona ■' Mantova " Milano "" . Pavia * Sondrio .

459,594 538,427 580,214 327,838 311,942 1.442,179 496,969 125,565

431 -54 298-13 525-56 483-54 345-45 1,181-15 385-85 101-92

460-6,6

479-0 329-7 556-3 514-5 3861 1,415-1 3P6-9 105-5

Lombardy .

9,297

3,680,615

4,282,728

514-8