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direct taxes, is entitled to vote ; Servians 30 years ot age, pajdng 30 dinars in direct taxes, are eligible to the Assembly provided they reside permanently in Servia. Government employees, except ministers, state councillors, judges, professors (of middle-schools and universities), and Communal Mayors are not eligible. The Assembly meets each year on October 14, and elections take place every fourth year on September 21. The deputies receive travelling expenses and a salary of 15 dinars (12s,) a day.

Prime Minister : — M. Pashitch (September, 1912).

Other ministries are for Foreign Affairs, Instruction and Worship, the Interior, War, Finance, Public Works, Commerce, Agriculture and Industry, and Justice,

Counties, districts, and municipalities have their own administrative assemblies. For administrative purposes, Servia is divided into 17 provinces or counties, 1,407 communes, which include 4,207 villages and 85 towns or cities (1905).

Area and Population.^

Area

Population, 1910

Total

Total

Pop,

Departments

sq, m.

1910.

1905

per

Male

Female

sq. m.

Belgrade .

782

79,436

76,879

155,815

139,962

179

Valy^vo .

949

81,788

75,860

157,648

143,710

152

Vranye

1,67)

129,885

123,052

252,937

280,702

138

Kraguyevalz .

886

97,278

91,747

189,025

174,750

198

Kravina .

1,123

56,880

55,253

112,142

104,450

93

Kruzhevatz

1,046

85,987

81,384

167,371

150,287

144

Morava .

1,120

105,107

98,531

203,638

186,900

167

Nlsh .

988

105,368

93,400

198,768

183,854

186

Pirot .

934

57,657

54,657

112,314

104, OS 6

111

Podrinve .

1,371

121,742

116,533

238,275

219,755

161

Pozarevatz

1,605

133,275

126,631

259,906

243,705

152

Rudnik .

606

43,783

41,557

85,340

78,111

129

Smederevo

493

72,800

70,416

143,216

134,574

273

Timok

1,234

77,767

71,771

149,538

140,807

i4

Toplitza .

1,096

57,498

52,720

110,218

102,592

04

Uiitze

1,270

74,950

71,813

146.763

138,760

109

Chacliak .

1,466

71,189

67,722

138,911

130,980

89

Belgrade City .

5

51,112

38,764

89,876

80,747

15,563

Total

18,650

1,503,511

1,408,190

2,91] ,701

2,688,747

144

In 1910, 382,882 lived in towns, and 2,528,819 lived in the country ; 2,890,602 were Servian subjects, and 21,086 were foreigners, of whom 5,518 were Hungarian, 6,060 Turkish, and 6,605 Austrian subjects ; 2,778,706 speak Servian, 32,556 Servian and Rumanian, 7,494 German, 2,151 Albanian, and 1,956 Hungarian, other languages in use being Greek, Bulgarian, Turki.sh, Bohemian, &c. Of the Jews, 2,636 spoke Servian or other Slav languages, 462 German, 40 Hungarian and 1,544 Spanish, other languages 1,047 (5,729), Of the Gipsies, 27,846 could speak Servian, 4,709 Rumanian, 181 Turkish, and 13,412 Gipsy, Of the whole population in 1910, 2,093,947 were dependent on agriculture; 6,440 on other primary production, 166,599 on the industries, 109,998 on commerce, and 116,566 on public offices or liberal professions.

The principal towns (1911) are : Belgrade (Beograd) (the capital) with 90,890 inhabitants; Nish, 24,949; Kragouyevatz, 18,452; Leskovatz, 14,266; Pozarevatz, 13,411 ; Vrany^, 11,439 ; Pirot, 10,737.

1 See note Popjilation and Area, under Turkey.