AREA AND POPULATION
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Area and Population.
At the census of 1879 Greece had a popuhition (iiichuling that of Tliessaly in 1881) of 1,973,768 ; in 1889, 2,187,208 ; in 1896, 2,433,806. In 1896 the population consisted of 1,266,816 nude.s and 1,166,990 females. The territory detached from Turkey, consisting of most of Thessaly and a strip of Epirus, was added to Greece by a treaty with Turkey, executed — under pressure of the Great Powers— June 14, 1881. The Kingdom is divided into 16 nomarchies. In 1889 and 1896 the area and population were as follows : —
Area :
Pop.
Nomarchies
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Population
Population
per sq.
(Provinces)
square miles
1889
18'J6
mile, 1896
Northern Greece : —
Attica and Bceotia
2,472
257,764
313,069
125-1
Phocis and Phthiotis
2,044
136,470
147,297
71-9
Acarnania and jEtolia .
3,013
162,020
170,565
56-6
Peloponnesus : —
Argolis and Corinth
1,442
144,836
157,578
104-4
Achaia and Elis
1,901
210,713
236,251
124-3
Arcadia ....
2,020
148,285
167,092
82-7
Messenia ....
1,221
183,232
205,798
168.5
Laconia ....
1,679
126,888
135,462
86-7
Islands : —
Eubcea and Sporades
2,216
103,442
115,515
52-1
Cyclades ....
923
131,508
134,747
145-9
Corfu
431
114,535
124,578
289-0
Zanthe (Zakynthos)
277
44,070
45,032
162-6
Cephalonia (Kephallonia)
302
80,178
83,363
276-0
Thessaly : —
Arta .....
395
32,890
39,144
99-1
Trikkala ....
2,200
143,143
, 176,-773
80-3
Larissa ..... Total .
2,478
168,034
181,542
73-1
25,014
2,187,208
2,433,806
1
97-3
The increase of the population of Greece from 1870 to 1879 was at the rate of 1-87, and from 1879 to 1889 1-05 per cent, per annum.
The number of foreigners living in Greece in 1879 was 31,969, of whom 23,133 were Turks, 3,104 Italians, 2,187 English, 534 French, 364 Austrians, 314 Germans, 101 Russians.
The male population in 1889 according to occupation was as follows :— Agricultural and pastoral, 444,096; artizans, 64,211; traders and their employes, 117,979; workmen and servants, 31,321; professions, 15,735; officials, 12,109; clergy, 10,059; defence, 34,624.
From a linguistic point of view, at least, the nationality of Greece is Hellenic. Most of the Albanians who have, at various dates during the last 400 years, migrated into Greece, have become Hellenised. At present there
