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llofi TURK FA' ANT) TRIBUTARY STATES:—EGYPT Upper Egypt Lower Egypt - Govemorats. Cairo . Alexandria . Port Said and Canal Suez . Damietta . El-Arish Provinces : Behera Charkieh . Dakahlieh . Gharbieh . Kaloubieh . Menoufieh . Provinces: Beni-Souef . Fayoum Guizeh Minieh Assiout Guerga Kena . Nubia. Total . ; Area in j sq. m. 1 6 70 { 104 Hi 1 932 905 931 Of the total population, 4,947,850 were males and 4,786,555 females. Not included in the table are the populations of Siwa (Wahat), consisting of 7,000 sedentary Egyptians. The foreign population, 112,526 in all, comprised 38,175 Greeks, 24,467 Italians, 19,557 British, 14,155 French, 7,117 Austro-Hungarians, 3,193 Russians, 1,277 Germans, 1,301 Persians, and 3,284 of other nationalities. The growth of the general popidation of the country is exhibited by the following figures:— 1800 (French estimate) . 2,460,000 i 1882 (Census) 1821 (Mehemet Alv). . 2,536,400 | 1897 (Census) 1846 (Census) . . . . 4,476,440 | j 2,340 ;i 352 639 501 493 370 772 840 j 631 544 Sedentary 533,336 268,669 — 9 ,047,905 Egyptians 36,729 15,439 43,512 4,080 535,021 661,658 719,676 ,246,752 335,470 846,512 1 282,513 312,757 j 368,472 511,746 752,233 677,151 679,517 216,662 Nomad 1,345 ! 35,381 4,984 ' 46,113 6,757 12,910 94,953 85,015 14,624 47,463 35,402 16,666 31,645 57,947 32,736 36,217 30,048 10,649 31,325 23,288 573,974 il'oroigncrs 13,450 2.774 239 1 1,251 2,567 2,408 3,441 593 1,028 296 302 426 669 , 439 211 615 432 112,574 Total 570,062 319,766 50,179 24,970 43,751 16,991 631,225 749,130 736,708 1,297,656 371,465 864,206 314,454 371,006 401,634 548.632 782,720 688,011 711,457 240,382 9,734,405 ]\,p. per *q. in. 95,010 4,568 9,722 84,955 677 828 791 554 1,055 1,352 627 752 1,085 711 932 1,090 1,308 6,813,919 9,734,405 The average annual increase from 1846 to 1882 was 1'25 per cent. ; from 1882 to.1897, 2-76 percent. 10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie — Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - Trial Access - PalgraveConnect - 2012-11-24
RELIGION AND INSTRUCTION 1157 The distribution of the population over 10 years of age, according to occupation on June 1, 1897, was as follows:— Nature of occupation Agriculture Industries and trades ... Labourers Clerks Liberal professions Religion and instruction J Public force 2 Domestics Male 2,049,25S 532,322 184,096 61,577 4,072 150,623 29,201 111,665 Egyptians Female 21.496 } 4,801 2,553 2,218 — 32,663 Total 2,049,25S 553.S1S 250,474 6,625 158,841 29,201 144,328 Total with occupation ... 3,128,814 63,731 t 3,192,545 With no declared occupa tion 142,089 ; 3,088,673 3,230,762 Foreigners Female I Total — 385 2.371 i 27,865 } US 7,351 ISO : 2,148 2,049 6,410 — «,8.10 2,683 4,395 7,440 55,404 30,229 35,538 Total over 10 years of a;c 3,270,903 3,152,404 ! 6.423,807 53,273 ! 37,669 90,942 Under 10 years 1,612,6118 : 1,585,826 ! 3,198,5:>4 i 10,076 j 10,656 21,632 Total population 4,883,601 ; 4,738,230 ' 9,621,831 64,249 48,325 112,571 1 Under religion are included 2,171 Christian ecclesiastics and Jewish Rabbis, and 113,438 readers of the Koran. The Mussulmans having no clergy, no distinction has been attempted between religious and teaching bodies. Under instruction are included 40,441 students and school children (over 10), and 4,934 teachers, including Mussulman theological teachers. 2 Under Public Force are included the Egyptian army, the army of occupation, the police force, and the forces belonging to foreign men-of-war in the ports. Of the Egyptian population over 10 years of age, 62'65 pere cent, were employed in agriculture ; of the foreign population, less than 1 per cent. Of the Egyptian population, 16'27 per cent, were employed in various industries and trades ; of the foreign population, 47'85 per cent. Of the total number employed in the liberal professions, 48 per cent, were foreigners. The principal towns, with their populations in 1897, are :—Cairo, 570,062 ; Alexandria, 319,766 ; Tantah, 57,289 ; Port Said, 42,095 ; Assiout, 42,078 ; Zagazig, 35,715 ; Mansourah, 36,131 ; Damietta, 31,515 ; Fayoum, 33,069 ; Kena, 27,478. Beligion and Instruction. Male 385 25,494 1.172 6,031 1,959 4,361 6,850 1,712 47,964 5,309 In 1897 the population consisted of 8,978,775 Moslems ; 730,162 Christians (608,446 Copts, 53,479 Orthodox, 56,343 Roman Catholics, and 11,894 Protestants); 25,200 Jews; and 268 others. Thus Moslems formed 92'23 per cent, of the population ; Christians, 7'50 per cent. ; Jews, 0'26 per cent.; others, 0'01 percent. The highest religious and judicial authorities among 10.1057/9780230270305 - The Statesman's Year-Book, Edited by John Scott-Keltie Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - Trial Access - PalgraveConnect - 2012-11-24
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