Baron Samuel Hazai de Rimaszombat

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GOVERNMENT Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, Francis Joseph i.; heir-presumptive (his iiepliew, son of the late Archduke Charles Louis), the Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Este.

Joint or common ministry:

Foreign Affairs Count Leopold Berchtold.

War Gen. Krobatkiu.

Finance Dr. de Belinski.

Cabinet for Austria:

Premier Count F. M. G. Stuergi-h.

Interior Dr. Karl Baron Heinold.

Commerce Dr. Rudolph S. von Bonnot.

Finance Wenzel von Zaleski.

Railways Dr. von Forster.

Instruction Dr. Max von Hussarek.

Agriculture Franz Zenker.

Justice Dr. Hochenburger.

National Defense Marshal von Georgi.

Labor Herr Ottokar Trnka.

Cabinet for Hungary:

Premier Count Stephan Tisza.

Interior Johann Sandor.

Finance Johann Teleszky.

Defense Samuel Hazay.

Justice Dr. Francis Z. Szekely.

Commerce Ladislas Beathy.

Agriculture Baron Stephan B. von Rajecz.

Education Count Johaun Zichy.

The empire of Austria and the kingdom of Hun- gary are sovereign states, each with its own con- stitution, legislative bodies and system of admin- istration, co-ordinate in rank and mutually inde- pendent within the domain of home affairs. For- eign representation (embassies and consulates), the army and navy, customs (import and export du- ties), and the administration of the annexed prov- inces (Bosnia and Herzegovina) are, however, con- ducted in common. Legislation on matters affect- ing the interests of the dual monarchy as a whole Is intrusted to the delegations two bodies of sixty members each, chosen from among members of tne two legislative chambers of Austria and Hungary respectively.

AREA AND POPULATION Area of Austria. 115.903 square miles; of Hungary, 125,395 square miles. The population of Austria in 1910 was 28.324,940. The population of Hungary in 1910 was 20,886,787. Total population for both countries in 1910 was 49,211,727.

Largest cities of Austria in 1910:

Vienna 2,031,498

Trieste

229,47;

Prague 223.741

Lemberg 206,113

Cracow (1909) 151,886

Gratz 151,781

Largest cities of Hungary in 1910:

Ozernowitz

125,737 87,128

Pilsen 80.343

Linz 67,817

Pola 58,081

Budapest 880,371

Szeged 118.328

Poszony

Temesvar

72,555

Szabadka 94,610 Kecskemet 66,834

Debreczen 92,729 Arud 63.166

Zagrab 79,038 Hodmezo Vasarholy 62,445

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS The value of the imports into the Austro-Hungarian customs territory in 1912 was $722,030.000: exports, $554,973,000. Chief imports are cotton, coal, wool, maize, tobacco, coffee and wines; principal exports, lumber and wool manu- factures, sugar, eggs, barley, lignite, malt, leather, gloves and shoes. Imports from the United States In 1913 $23,320,690; exports to United States, $19,192,414.

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