STATISTICS OF THE COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD-Continued. *These estimates of the population and area of the British empire include the recently acquired great possessions in Africa. +Estimate for 1904 by the Bureau of Statistics of the Department of Commerce and Labor. Estimated for January 1, 1905. $For Central and South American countries last census returns are given. REVENUE, EXPENDITTRE, INDEBTEDNESS AND COMMERCE OF THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD. Totals.... 31,633, 164, 406 $7,901, 486,000 $7,980,856,000 $1,356,965, 925 $1,003,224,820 Except Australasia, Canada and British India. Largely in depreciated paper. Included under Sweden. § Totals include figures of a few small countries not included in this table. MONETARY STATISTICS. (Compiled from the Report of the Director of the Mint.) MONETARY SYSTEMS AND APPROXIMATE STOCKS OF MONEY IN THE AGGREGATE AND PER CAPITA IN THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD JANUARY 1, 1903. * Information furnished through United States representatives. Estimate, Bureau of the Mint. L'Economiste, European, January. 1902 (Stock in Except Bolivia and Colombia. Includes Aden, Perim, Ceylon, Hong Kong, Labuan, and Straits Settlements. **Report Banks). C. Cramer Frey. of Head Commissioner of Paper Currency. The value of the monetary stock of silver standard countries has not been changed to conform to the decline in silver values. The monetary stock of Mexico and other countries where the Mexican dollar circulates is given in Mexican dollars. WORLD'S PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER IN 1903. Fine ounce of gold, $20.671834+; fine onnce of silver, $1.292929+; coining rate in United States silver dollars. 839 |