The Statesman’s Year-Book: Statistical and Historical Annual of the States of the World for the Year 1947 PDF
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THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK 1947 EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL PUBLICATION THE STATESMAN'S "YEAR-BOOK STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL .t\NNUAL OF THE STATES OF THE WORLD FOR THE YEAR 1947 EDITED ll:Y S. H. STEINBE~RG, Pn.D. FELLOW OF THE ROYAL HIS1'0RICAL SOCIETY EIGHTY-FOURTH ANNUAL PUBLICATION. REVISED AFTER OFFICIAL RE:TURNS MACMILLAN AND CO., LIMITED ST. MARTIN'S STRl~ET, LONDON 1947 Man sagt oft: Zahlen regieren die Welt. Das aber ist gewiss, Zahlen zeigen wie sie regiert. wird. GOETHE. OOPYRIGHT ISBN 978-0-230-27076-3 (eBook) DOI 10.1057/9780230270763 3-tt .memoriam MORTIMER EPSTEIN, M.A., Ptt.D. Born 24 Juue, 1880-Died 23 June, 1946. Assistant Editor of THE STATESMAN':, YEAR-BOOK, 1911-1918. Joint Editor of THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1919-1926. Editor of T1rn STATESMAN'S YEAR-BOOK, 1927-1946. PREFACE. The increasing completeness and accura.oy of the statistical information which has become available for the 84th issue of THE STATESMAN'S YEAR· Boox faithfully reflects the progress of pos·b-war reconstruction all over the world. While, as usual, every section has been revised as far as official returns have permitted, particular attention has been given to recasting the sections dealing with the United Nations, the U.S.S.R., the French Union, the Netherlanqs and Norway. J'.lany friends of the YEAR-BOOK have once more helped the editor in his task. To one and all he wishes to express his sincerest thanks for their co-operation. S. H, S. THE STATESMAN'S YEAR-BoOK OFFICE, MAo:11:rLLAN & Co., LTD,, ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDOS, \V.C.2. 15 April, 1947. METRIC WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Metric measures most commonly found in statistical returns, with equivalents :- DRY MEASURE. LENGTH, Centimetre 0·39 inch Litre . 0·91 quart Metre . 39·37 inches Hectolitre . 2·75 bushels Kilometre 0·621 mile WEIGHT-AVOIRDUPOIS. Gramme . 15·42 grains LIQUID MEASURE. Kilogramme 2·205 pounds Litre . . l ·76 pints Quintal . 220·46 pounds Hectolitre . 22 gallons Short ton . . 2000 pounds Ton. • 2204·6 pounds SURFACE MEASURE, 'WEIGHT-TROY, Square metre 10·26 sq. feet Gramme . 15·42 grains Hectare 2·47 acres Kilogramme 32· 15 ounces, Square kilometre 0·386 sq. mile 2·68 pounds BRITISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. LEcS"GTH, WEIGHT, 1 foot 0·3048 metre 1 ounce 28·350 grammes 1 ya1·d 0·91439 metre l lb• . 0·4535 kilogramme 1 mile l ·6093 kilometres 1 cwt. 50·8022 kilogrammes 1 ton. 1,016 kilogrammes SURFAOE MEASURE, LIQUID MEASURE, 1 sq. foot 9·2903 sq. decimetres 1 pint ' 0·668 litre 1 sq. yard 0·836 sq. metre 1 gallon 4·5459 litres 1 acre 0·40468 hectare l quarter 2·909 hectolitres l sq. mile 2·589 sq. kilometres CONTENTS PAGE THE UNITED NATIONS- MEMBERSHIP xiii ORGANS xiii GENERAL ASSEMBLY xiv SECURITY COUNCIL . xiv ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL XV TRUSTEESHIP COUNCIL xvi INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE xvi SECRETARIAT • xvii BUDGET xviii SPECIALIZED AGENCIES- INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION (I.L.O.). xix FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (F.A.O.) xx UNITED NATIONS EDUCATIONAL, ScrnNTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO) XX OTHER AGENCIES XX UNITED NATIONS RELIEF AND REHABILITATION AD~UNISTRA- TION (U.N.R.R.A.) xxii SCHEDULE OF PAR VALUES. xxiii I PART THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AND EMPIRE PAGE PAGE H.ll. THE KING 3 Eu:ROPE- }~IRE 85 THE BRITISH COMMON- WEALTH OF NATIONS 5 GIBRALTAR 99 MALTA 101 THE UNITED KINGDO~I OF GREAT BRITAIN AND ASIA- NORTHERN IRELAND 7 INDIA 103 ENGLAND, WALES AND Provinces- SCOTLAND 7 Ajmer-Merwara • 136 NORTHERN IRELAND • 74 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 137 ISLE OF ]\'U.N 80 Assam 138 CHANNEL lsLANDS 81 Baluchistan 139 vii Vlll CONTENTS PAGE PAGE Asu, INDIA (cont.)- ASIA (conl.)- Provinces- MALAYAN UNION AND Bengal 141 SINGAPORE :.WO Bihar 143 Mandated Territory Bombay 145 Central Provinces and PALESTINE 212 Berar 146 Coorg 149 AFRICA- Delhi 149 UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA 224 Madras 149 CAPE oF Goon HoPE 241 Laccadive Islands 151 NATAL • 244 North-West Frontier TRANSVAAL 246 Province 152 ORANGE FREE STATE 248 Orissa 152 Punjab 154 ,l!andated Territory- Sind . 156 SoUTH-WEST AFRICA 251 United Provinces of Agra and Oudh 157 BRITISH EAST AFRICA KENYA. 255 States and Agencies- UGANDA 259 Assam States 160 ZANZIBAR 262 Baluchistan States 160 Mandated Territory Baroda, Western India TANGANYII(A 266 and Gujarat States 161 Central India Agency 168 BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA Eastern States 168 SoUTHERN RHODESIA 271 Gwalior 169 NORTHERN RHODESIA 275 Hyderabad 170 NYASALAND 277 Jammu and Kashmir 171 BASUTOLAND • 279 Kolhapur and Deccan BECHUANALAND 282 States 172 SWAZILAND 283 Madras States 172 Mysore 172 BRITISH \VEST AFRICA North-West Frontier NIGERIA 286 Agencies 173 GAMBIA 292 Punjab States 174 GOLD COAST 293 Ra.jputana. 175 Ashanti 295 Sikkim I75 Northern Territories 296 BumIA 176 SIERRA LEONE 297 BURnIA STATES 179 Mandated Territories CEYLON 180 C&'1:EROON.S 300 MALDIVE ISLANDS . 185 TOGOLAND. 302 ADEN, PERIM, SOQOTRA, ETC. 186 Condominium- BORNEO 188 ANGLO-EGYPTIAN SUDAN 302 BRITISH NORTH BoRNEO 188 SO,IALILAND 308 BRUNEI 190 MAURITIUS 310 SARAWAK 191 SEYCHELLES 313 CYPRUS 192 ST. HELENA 315 ASCENSION lsLAKD 316 HONG KONG 196 TRISTAN DA CUNHA 316 CONTENTS IX PAGE P.\GE AMERIC'.t- AUSTRALASIA AND OCEANIA- 0ANADA 317 A lJ8TRALIA 390 ALBE!tTA • 340 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL BRITISH COLUMBIA 343 TERRll'ORY 4ll :N°EW SOUTH \VALES 41:J MANITOBA 345 NEW BRUNSWICK . 347 V ICTORJ.\ 423 NovA ScoTIA :l4ll QUEENSLAND 430 ONTARIO . • 352 SOUTH AUSTRALIA • 437 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 354 WESTERN AUSTRALIA 442 QUEBEC 356 TASMANIA .J.48 SASKATCHEWAN 35(! NORTHERN TERRITORY 4:33 YUKON. 361 PAPLI. AND NEW GUINE.\ 4;"\;3 NORTHWEST TEHHl'fORIES 362 N:mw ZEALAND • 461 BER.'\IUDA 363 Mandated 'l'erritorie,~- F.U,KLAND lsLA?-!D~ 363 WESTERN ffa~IOA 480 NAURl'. 481 BRITISH GUIANA 36i BRITISH HONDURAS 370 FIJI -!84 NEWFOUNDLAND AND LAB· PACIFIC' ISLAND>, BRADOR 37:l GILBERT AND ELLH'E \\0EST JNDIES ISLANDS 488 BAH.UIAS 376 SOLOMON 1SLAND8 489 BARBADOS 378 NEW HEBR!DES Coxoo- J.UIAICA • 380 MINIUlI J!lfJ LEEWARD ISLAND::< 383 TRI:ll!DAD • • 385 TONGA lsLANDS 4!ll \VINDWARD lsLANDS 387 l'ITCAIRN ISLAND 49:? PART II THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA UNITED STATEK 4lli UNITED STATES (cont.)- States- States- ALABAMA 549 ILLINOIS 57-! ARIZONA 551 INDIANA 576 ARKANSAS 554 loWA 578 CALIFORNIA 556 KANSAS 581 COLORADO 55!) KEN'l'UCKY 583 CONNECTICUT 561 LOUISIANA 585 DELAWARE 564 l\IAINE 587 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA • 565 MARYLAND 589 FLORIDA 567 :\'fAsSACH1JSET1'~ 591 GEORO!A 569 MICHIGAN 594 IDAHO fi72 MINNESOTA fi9i X CONTENTS PAGE PAGE UNITED STATES (cont).- UNITED STATES (cont.)- States- State.s- MISSISSIPPI 599 SOUTH DAKOTA 640 MISSOURI 601 TENNESSEE 642 MONTANA 603 TEXAS 645 NEBRASKA 605 UTAH 648 NEVADA 608 VERMONT 650 NEW HAMPSHIRE 609 VIRGINIA 652 NEW JERSEY 612 WASHINGTON 654 NEW MEXICO 614 WEST VIRGINIA 657 NEW YORK 616 \VISCONSIN 659 NORTH CAROLINA 621 WYOMING 662 NORTH DAKOTA 623 Omo 625 Outlying Territories OKLAHOMA 628 ALASKA 664 OREGON 631 HAWAII 668 PUERTO RICO 670 PENNSYLVANIA 634 VIRGIN ISLANDS 673 RHODE ISLAND 636 GUAM 675 SOUTH CAROLINA 638 SAMOA 676 PART III OTHER COUNTRIES AFGHANISTAN . 681 BULGARIA 754 ALBANIA . 685 CHILE 760 ANDORRA 689 CHINA 769 MANCHURIA 782 ARABIA 690 KWANTUNG 783 SAUDI ARABIA 691 SIN-KIANG 784 YEMEN 694 MONGOLIA 784 :!\,lusCAT AND OMAN 695 TAIWAN 785 KUWAIT 696 OUTER MONGOLIA 786 THE TRUCIAL SHEIKHS 697 COLO~BIA 791 BAHRAIN , 697 COSTA RICA 799 ARGENTINA 699 CUBA 805 AUSTRIA 713 CZECHOSLOVAKIA 811 BELGIUM. 718 DENMARK 819 CONGO 728 DOMINICA~ REPUBLIC 828 RuANDA-URrNDI 733 ECUADOR. 834 BHUTAN 734 EGYPT 841 BOLIVIA 735 ETHIOPIA 856 BRAZIL 743 FINLAND . 862
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