Chapter 970: Fourth in the World

As time went by, it was already 1900. According to convention, the East African government's census work was also coming to an end.

The turn of the century also meant that East Africa's development entered a new historical stage, so the census work in 1899 was more detailed and cumbersome, and because of the popularization and development of railways, telegraphs, and postal services, population data was easier to summarize.

Ernst listened to the development of East African population in the new century at the Central Government Building.

"The results of this census show that the total population of our country has reached 83.13 million, the urbanization level has increased to 28%, about 19 million people, and the average population of towns above a certain scale is about 20,000 to 30,000. Among them, Dar es Salaam has the largest population, 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 East Empire, Britain (India), and Tsarist Russia.

The three countries before East Africa have a total population of over 100 million, while the United States, which ranks fifth after East Africa, has a total population of over 70 million, which means that the next country with a population of over 100 million is likely to be East Africa.

"In addition to our own citizens, there are 12.08 million illegal population in our country, mainly distributed in Angola and Mozambique, engaged in infrastructure and agricultural production activities."

The illegal population in the East African government is black people. In less than ten years, the number of black people in East Africa has dropped from more than 20 million after the South African War to about 12 million. Including these black people, the population of East Africa is close to the total population of Africa in the same period of the previous life, about 95 million.

There is no doubt that the past ten years have been the most difficult ten years in the history of the lives of black people in East Africa. A large number of black people have paid the price of their lives for large-scale national projects such as East African railways, canals, and water conservancy. Countless ghosts are floating under the sleepers, riverbeds, and plantations in East Africa.

The proportion of black people has dropped directly from 28% ten years ago to less than 13%, and the trend will continue.

This also shows the brutal rule of East Africa over the local indigenous people. In the entire African continent, tens of millions of indigenous people died, fled, or were trafficked and exported because of East Africa, and more than 10 million indigenous people died directly because of East Africa.

It is worth mentioning that the proportion of black people in the United States was also around 13% during the same period. East Africa is already at the same level as the United States in this field. Of course, there is still a big difference between the two. American blacks are integrated into American society, while the black segregation system in East Africa has made East Africa never include blacks in its population system.

In the future, the population of East Africa will continue to decrease rapidly at a visible speed. Ernst predicts that in the next two to three years, the proportion of black people in the United States may surpass that of East Africa.

And this result is undoubtedly quite bloody. Instead, East Africa has developed rapidly in the past decade, especially in transportation, agriculture, and urban construction. The leapfrog development, the indigenous people have made great contributions to the primitive accumulation of industrialization in East Africa.

"Currently, most of the country's population is distributed in the sub-rainforest area within the 600 mm dividing line and below 2,000 mm."

Sub-rainforest is a climate classification unique to East Africa, used to distinguish the differences in vegetation within the tropical savanna. It is mainly distributed around the tropical rainforest and surrounds the entire Congo rainforest. The most typical areas 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 rising air currents and have a longer rainy season. They are the most developed agricultural areas in East Africa.

Tropical savanna climates are prone to drought and flood disasters, just like monsoon climates. Taking the subtropical monsoon climate as a reference, tropical savanna climates are more prone to drought disasters, so East African agriculture and population naturally shift to areas with relatively abundant precipitation.

And sub-rainforest is a common vegetation in this climate. In the Great Lakes region and the hinterland of East Africa, as well as coastal areas, the forest coverage rate is high, but these areas are roughly classified as tropical savanna climates.

Of course, the amount of precipitation and vegetation type are not the only reference standards. The time distribution of precipitation is also an important factor. In the tropical savanna climate, the longer the rainy season, the more conducive it is to stable agricultural production.

The population distribution in East Africa is mainly based on the sub-rainforest belt. The area between 5 degrees north latitude and 20 degrees south latitude is the most densely populated area in East Africa.

"The current urban population has exceeded 20% again and has reached the level of about 23% of the national population, indicating that East Africa's industrial and urban development has been very rapid in the past decade, especially in recent years, with a large number of industrial investments and construction. In addition to the central and eastern regions, the number of factories in other regions is also developing rapidly, especially in the southeastern coastal and western coastal regions."

"According to the size and proportion of my country's urban population, my country has entered the ranks of semi-industrialized countries, second only to France among the world's major powers, and ranked above the Austro-Hungarian Empire and Tsarist Russia."

"This fully reflects the superiority of our political system in East Africa. Among them, state-owned enterprises have made major contributions to the industrialization of the country. 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."

At the end of the 19th century, the only countries that completed industrialization were Britain, France, Germany, the United States, and Belgium and the Netherlands in Western Europe. Of course, Austria and Bohemia within the Austro-Hungarian Empire completed industrialization, but Hungary and other regions lagged behind.

Therefore, 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 its industrial scale was also the largest in the world. Belongs to the ranks of powerful countries, 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 imbalance between men and women has always been an important indicator of governance in East African countries, and East Africa has always paid relatively high attention to this issue.

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 spend 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, there is no child labor problem in East Africa.

“According to data analysis, by the next ten years, 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. However, this also means that our country’s economy has unlimited potential. If we can maintain the current industrialization rate , by the next decade, East African industry will have a great possibility of overtaking Tsarist Russia.”

In fact, by 1900, the industrial output value of East Africa was close to that of Tsarist Russia. Among the countries in the world, it was second only to the United States, Britain, Germany, and Tsarist Russia. Among them, the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom had the highest quality of local industrialization, while Tsarist Russia relied on its size. To reach the fourth position, the population of Tsarist Russia should be more than 130 million, which is at least 40 million more than East Africa (including black people).

East Africa is similar. 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. What's more, France also lost important industrial areas in the northeast due to the Franco-Prussian War. .

Of course, it is remarkable that East Africa has reached its current level in the past thirty years or so. 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 in 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.