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NETHERLANDS :— EAST INDIES
Area and Population.
Area: T<lncrlio'h
Population
square miles
31 Dec. 1905
Java and Madura ....
50,554
30,098,008
Sumatra, West Coast
31,649
1,721,7721
Sumatra, East Coast
35,312
568,417"
Island of
Benkulen ....
9,399
204,269-
Sumatra
Lampongs ....
11,284
156,5181
Palembang ....
53,497
796,8521
Atjeh
20,471
582,175-
Riau-Lingga Archipelago
16,301
112,216-
Banca
4,446
115,1891
Billiton
1,863
36,8581
Borneo, West Coast
55,825
450,929-
Borneo, South and East Districts .
156,912
782,726"
Island of f Celebes
Celebes \ Menado ....
49,390
415,4993
22,080
436,406-'
Molucca Islands ....
43,864
407,906-'
Timor Archipelago ....
17,698
308,600
Bali and Lomhok ....
4,065
523,535'-
Ne\Y Guinea to 141° E. long.^ .
151,789
200,0003
Total .....
736,400
±38,000,000^
1 Tolerably accurate. 2 Approximately. 3 Mere conjecture.
'1 New Guinea belongs to the residency of Ternate, Molucca Islands. ■"' Approximate total. The population of several unexplored countriesis not included. In the official records the population is given every five years.
The total number of Europeans and persons assimilated to them was, in 1905> 80,910 ; of these 38,812 males and 34,982 females were Dutch, of whom 32,026 males and 32,288 females were born in the East Indies ; of the remainder, 1,406 were German, 184 French, 312 English, 197 Swiss, 312 Belgians ; the remainder being mostly Austrians and Armenians. Of the remaining population about 563,000 were Chinese, 29,000 Arabs, and 23,000 other Orientals, and about 37,000,000 natives.
Marriages, births, and deaths among Europeans and persons assimilated to them : —
1905 1906 1907 1908 1909
fJava and Madura \ Outposts . (Java and Madura \ Outposts . /Java and Madura \ Outposts . f Java and Madura \ Outposts . /Java and Madura \ Outposts .
Mam ages
Births 2,131
Deaths
753
1,363
141
594
343
827
2,083
1.435
170
576
377
656
2,131
1,270
107
684
336
753
2,372
1,447
105
663
354
773
2,475
1,429
122
739
362