Chapter 970 The Fourth in the World
As time goes by, it is already 1900 in the blink of an eye. As usual, the East African government’s census work is coming to an end.
The turn of the century also means that the development of East Africa has entered a new historical stage, so the census work in 1899 was more detailed and cumbersome, and because of the popularity and development of railways, telegraphs, and postal services, population data was also easier to obtain Summary.
Ernst listened to the demographic development of East Africa in the new century at the Central Government Building.
“The results of this census show that my country’s total population has reached 83.13 million, and the urbanization level has increased to 28%, approximately 19 million people, above the designated size The average urban population is about 20,000 to 30,000 people, with the most populous city being Dar es Salaam, with a total urban population of 710,000. ”
By 1900, the total population of East Africa had exceeded 80 million, ranking fourth in the world after the Far Eastern Empire, Britain (India), and Tsarist Russia.
The three countries before East Africa all have a total population of over 100 million, while the United States, which is ranked fifth after East Africa, has a total population of more than 70 million, which also means that the next population will exceed 100 million. The country is most likely East Africa.
“In addition to its own citizens, there are 12.08 million illegal people in our country, mainly distributed in Angola and Mozambique, engaged in infrastructure and agricultural production activities.”
The illegal population in East Africa is black people. In just less than ten years, black people in East Africa have dropped from more than 20 million after the South African War to about 12 million. Counting these black people, the population of East Africa has been the same as in the previous life. The total population of Africa is close to 95 million.
There is no doubt that the past ten years have been the most difficult decade for black people in East Africa. A large number of black people have paid the price with their lives for large national projects such as East African railways, canals, and water conservancy. Under the sleepers of East Africa , there are countless ghosts floating in the riverbed and plantations.
The proportion of black people has dropped directly from 28% ten years ago to less than 13%, and the trend will continue.
This can also be seen in East Africa’s brutal rule of the local indigenous people. Throughout the African continent, tens of millions of indigenous people have died or fled because of the country of East Africa, or tens of millions of indigenous people have been trafficked and exported, and they have died directly because of East Africa. There are more than 10 million indigenous people.
It is worth mentioning that the proportion of black Americans in the same period was also about 13%. East Africa has reached the same level as the United States in this field. Of course, there is still a big difference between the two. In any case, it can be regarded as integrating into American society, but the black segregation system in East Africa has never included black people in the country's population system.
In the future, the population of East Africa will continue to decrease rapidly at a rate visible to the naked eye. Ernst predicts that within the next two to three years, the proportion of black people in the United States may surpass that of East Africa.
This result is undoubtedly quite bloody. It has been replaced by the rapid development of East Africa in the past ten years, especially the leapfrog development in transportation, agriculture, and urban construction. The indigenous people have contributed to the primitive accumulation of East Africa's industrialization. made a huge contribution.
"Currently, most of the country's population is distributed in the sub-rainforest area within the 600 mm dividing line and the area below 2,000 mm."
The sub-rainforest is a unique climate classification in East Africa, used to distinguish the vegetation differences within the savannah. , which is mainly distributed around the tropical rainforest and surrounds the entire Congolese rainforest. The most typical ones are the Great Lakes region and Zambia, Angola, including eastern Tanzania and parts of Mozambique.
Because these areas are close to the equator, they are strongly affected by updrafts and have a longer rainy season. They are the most developed agricultural areas in East Africa.
The savanna climate is the same as the monsoon climate, prone to drought and flood disasters. Taking the subtropical monsoon climate as a reference, the savanna climate is more prone to drought disasters, so the agriculture and population of East Africa naturally tend to be more prone to precipitation. Regional transfer.
The sub-rainforest is a common vegetation in this climate. In the Great Lakes region, the hinterland of East Africa, and coastal areas, the forest coverage rate is high, but these areas are roughly classified as savanna climate.
Of course, the amount of precipitation and vegetation type are not the only reference standards. The time distribution of precipitation is also an important reason. In the savanna climate, the longer the rainy season, the more conducive to the stability of agricultural production. The population distribution of East Africa is based on the sub-rainforest belt as the main axis. The most densely populated area in East Africa is between 5 degrees north latitude and 20 degrees south latitude.
“The current urbanized population has exceeded 20% again and has reached a level of about 23% of the national population, which shows that East Africa’s industry and cities have developed very rapidly in the past ten years. , especially in recent years, there has been a large amount of industrial investment and construction. In addition to the central and eastern regions, the number of factories in other regions is also developing rapidly, especially the southeastern coastal and western coastal regions. "
"According to my country's urban areas. In terms of population size and proportion, our country has entered the ranks of semi-industrialized countries, second only to France among the world's major powers, and above Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia."
"This fully reflects our East African political system. Among them, state-owned enterprises have made major contributions to the country’s industrialization. The economic system dominated by state-owned enterprises has kept the East African economy at a high level in the competition with other world powers.”
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At the end of the 19th century, the only countries that had completed industrialization were Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and Western European countries such as Belgium and the Netherlands. Of course, within the Austro-Hungarian Empire, countries like Austria and Bohemia had completed industrialization, but regions such as Hungary were lagging behind.
So the Austro-Hungarian Empire, like East Africa, was a typical semi-industrialized country, and the industrialization level of Tsarist Russia was even worse than that of East Africa. However, Tsarist Russia had tens of millions more people than East Africa, and it started earlier, so The industrial scale is also among the powerful countries in the world, similar to Brazil and India in the future.
“In terms of other population data, our country’s population structure tends to be reasonable, and the ratio of men to women has reached the same level as traditional countries.”
Solving the problem of gender imbalance has always been an important indicator of governance in East African countries. East Africa has always taken this issue relatively seriously.
In addition to using harsh laws to prevent abandonment and gender discrimination, the East African government also adopted illegal means to adopt baby girls from all over the world, especially in the Far Eastern Empire and Europe.
The 19th century was an era of cannibalism, so East Africa did not need to use many means to obtain the desired population. After all, even Europe at that time had a large number of homeless and orphans living on the streets. Many of the students at the early Hechingen College were Taking ratio as the main source of students.
Of course, this is an exception in East Africa, which has a large black labor force. East Africa does not need to over-exploit its own people to support its industrial development. Coupled with the compulsory education system, child labor does not exist in East Africa. question.
“According to data analysis, by the next decade, our country will most likely have a population of over 100 million. This will also put a certain amount of pressure on our country’s industrialization process, but it also means that our country’s economy has unlimited potential. If the current industrialization rate can be maintained, East Africa’s industry will have a great chance of overtaking Tsarist Russia by the next decade.”
In fact, by 1900, East Africa’s industrial output was already close to Tsarist Russia. Among the countries in the world, it is second only to the United States, Britain, Germany, and Tsarist Russia. Among them, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom have the highest quality of industrialization. Tsarist Russia can reach the fourth position only by virtue of its size. The population of Tsarist Russia should be more than 130 million. , at least 40 million more than East Africa (including blacks).
The same is true in East Africa. For example, East Africa has overtaken French industry. However, the population of East Africa is more than twice that of France. This is a size advantage, not to mention that France lost its due to the Franco-Prussian War. An important industrial area in the Northeast.
Of course, it is remarkable that East Africa has reached its current level in the past thirty years. At least in terms of comprehensive national strength, East Africa has ranked above Tsarist Russia and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Only Britain, France, Germany, Under the beauty.
Among them, France's advantages over East Africa are mainly reflected in technology, industrial quality, political and cultural influence, and military.
If we focus on other aspects of data, such as population, land area, resources, industrial scale, etc., East Africa ranks before France and only behind the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany.
(End of this chapter)