Chapter 802 Population situation of various countries

Theoretically speaking, World War II was several times more brutal than World War I. In World War II, countries will only use more troops, causing more casualties to the military and the people.

Therefore, when preparing for war, Arthur also specifically ordered major military factories and industrial departments to expand production crazily and transport all excess industrial products, weapons and equipment to warehouses.

As soon as the war starts, these accumulated weapons, equipment and material resources will not have to worry about sales.

Not only can it be sold to European countries, so that each country has enough strength to fight against the German army, but part of it can also be sold to Asia, which will cause certain difficulties for the expansion of the island country at this time.

To be honest, as long as the island country's expansion plans in other parts of Asia fail, the island country will ultimately be just an island country with great flaws.

When the war breaks out, Australasia only needs to do its best to block the island country's supply lines, and the island country's army will automatically collapse.

Even if the island country still forms an alliance with Germany and Italy, the two distant European allies will not have enough means to transport supplies to the island country.

At that time, the island that raised the islanders will also become a prison for them.

When nuclear weapons are developed, Arthur will let the islanders understand why the flowers are so red.

As the term of this cabinet government comes to an end, the development and construction plans they have formulated are actually coming to an end.

The first thing to bear the brunt was the Lake Eyre Canal project, which Arthur attached great importance to and cared about.

This canal plan was launched in 1929 and is expected to cost close to 270 million Australian dollars and take more than 8 years to build.

Arthur originally thought that the completion of the Lake Eyre Canal would have to wait several years. Unexpectedly, the construction of the Lake Eyre Canal went much smoother than planned.

The Lake Eyre Canal has been under construction for more than three years so far. This canal is divided into three sections. In fact, two sections have been completed.

The total length of the canal is close to 150 kilometers, and the length that has been completed so far is close to 100 kilometers.

According to news from the construction department, the canal that Arthur has high hopes for is expected to be opened between the end of this year and the middle of next year.

This is good news for Australasia. In addition to improving the geographical environment around Lake Eyre, the opening of the Lake Eyre Canal will also greatly assist the transportation of materials in cities surrounding the canal.

In particular, the Broken Hill Industrial Base, which is about to enter its maximum production this year, can first transport the materials produced by the railway to the surrounding areas of the canal, and then transport them along the canal to other regions at home and abroad.

The transportation capacity of this canal is much stronger than that of the railway and the Murray River.

This also means that this canal will complement the Broken Hill Industrial Base and achieve unexpected effects.

In the more than half a month that he has been involved in Australasia's industrial production, Arthur has a full understanding of the status of Australasia's industrial production.

Although the specific scale and data are not as good as the United States in its heyday, Australasia is definitely the largest and most powerful industrial power besides the United Kingdom.

Of course, there is a potential competitor, Germany, which has many restrictions.

Don't underestimate Germany's industrial strength. Even though Germany's industry was divided a lot by Britain, France and other countries, Germany's overall industrial scale still remained in a good state.

In particular, in order to allow Germany to repay its debt every year, Britain and France took the initiative to relax some restrictions on Germany and relocated some heavily polluting industries to Germany.

In this way, although it has indeed transferred a large part of the damage caused by the economic crisis, it has also improved its domestic environment.

However, Germany's industry has gradually recovered as a result. At present, Germany's industrial level has faintly surpassed France.

This is why the superficial chaos in Germany conceals these facts and makes the French careless, thinking that they are the second largest power in the world after Britain.

If the French conduct detailed investigations, they will understand that France's industry has already lagged behind Australasia and Germany, and its economy has been far behind Australasia.

After all, Australasia is the only country that has not been affected by the economic crisis. This has already determined that Australasia's economy will take off during the economic crisis.

While the economies of other countries continue to weaken, Australasia's economy can still maintain a high level of growth, and it is natural to surpass France.

Although there are currently no specific industrial scale and economic data for each country, Arthur is convinced that in terms of comprehensive strength, Australasia has become the second largest power in the world.

Of course, if restrictions on Germany are fully relaxed, Germany's comprehensive national strength may exceed that of Australasia.

After all, Germany has a large population at this time. It is currently the most populous country in Europe after Russia.

Although there is no specific data on the population of each country, Arthur still knows the general situation of each country.

After all, the efforts in intelligence work over the years have not been in vain. Controlling basic industrial and population data of various countries is just a piece of cake for major intelligence organizations.

When discussing only the homeland, Russia is still the most populous among the great powers.

Even though Russia has been devastated by war and various reasons, it still cannot prevent Russia from standing at the top of the population of the great powers.

The population ranking of each country (domestic powers) is as follows:

First place, Russia, with a total population of 133 million people.

The second place is an island country with a total population of 64.57 million.

Third place, Germany, with a total population of 64.45 million.

Fourth place is the United Kingdom, with a total population of 46.37 million.

Fifth place, France, with a total population of 41.85 million.

Sixth place, Italy, with a total population of 40.78 million.

Seventh place, Australasia, with a total population of 40.11 million.

Eighth place, Brazil, with a total population of 40.01 million.

In fact, it can be seen from the population data that Australasia has gradually caught up with European countries, and its demographic disadvantages are constantly being made up for.

Of course, a population of just over 40 million is not enough. The reason why the populations of Italy and France are limited to 40 million is that, in addition to the severe damage caused by the previous war, their homelands are not large and cannot accommodate much population.

Every year, a large number of French and Italian civilians leave their homes and become immigrants.

Australasia is different. The mainland of Australasia can easily accommodate hundreds of millions of people. It is also a country of immigrants, and few Australasians will choose to immigrate to other places.

After all, compared to Europe where the land is well developed, Australasia is the place with more opportunities.

According to the current approximate population growth data of various countries, within two years, the population of Australasia will surpass France and Italy and become the top five in the world.

Britain is not so easy to surpass. After all, the population of the United Kingdom was 6 million ahead of Australasia at this time, and some of the immigrants to Australasia came from the United Kingdom. The British would interrupt these immigrants at any time.

It is worth mentioning that in the ranking of population data among the great powers, a new country has been squeezed in, and that is Brazil.

After the demise of the United States, the hegemon of North America, countries around the world and many European people actually had different opinions on the thrones of the eight great powers.

In addition to the seven countries with relatively stable positions, namely Britain, France, Australia, Island, Italy, Germany and Russia, the position of the last great power is the most fundamental source of different opinions.

Under normal circumstances, the Austrian Empire, which still retains most of its strength, should be the most powerful contender for the throne of the great powers.

But the Austrian Empire at this time was actually not as powerful as imagined. The total population of the entire Austrian Empire is only a little over 20 million, far less than Brazil, which has a population of more than 40 million.

Moreover, because the Austrian Empire was also a defeated country in World War I, it was not that easy to become a great power again.

Germany can be recognized as a great power. In addition to the excellent performance of the German army in World War I, Germany's relatively strong industry is also an important reason.

Compared with Germany, the Austrian Empire's industry was not that strong, at least not to the point of being recognized as a great power.

It is precisely because of seeing this population data that Arthur is quite worried about the situation in Europe.

The populations of the German island countries and Italy are not small among the great powers, and they even rank among the best.

Especially in Europe, Germany has the largest population among all European countries except Russia. This also means that Germany can attract the second largest elite army in Europe.

Although countries like Britain and France have supplementary colonial armies, the combat effectiveness of the army composed of colonial indigenous soldiers is ultimately not as strong as that of the army composed of native soldiers.

This means that Britain and France have enough colonial populations to continuously recruit large amounts of cannon fodder to consume the living populations of Germany and Italy.

Otherwise, Arthur felt that this war might not be winnable. After all, just one Germany would be enough to cause a headache.

The good news is that after the situation in Russia reaches a stable state, the population should also usher in a period of explosion.

During the rule of the Tsarist Empire, Russia's population grew at an annual rate of about 3 million to 6 million.

Now that we have a government that is more popular with the Russian people, I believe that the Russian people's desire to have children will also increase.

Russia's current population has reached 133 million and is still growing. If it could reach 140 million before the war, it would be very helpful for the entire war.

After all, population represents the number of troops that can be recruited. If 140 million people desperately recruit an army, they can at least recruit an army of 15 million.

The 15 million troops on the Eastern Front will be enough to exhaust Germany on both fronts in future wars.

Just like the original World War I, through a two-front battle, Germany was consumed and killed.

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