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  1. 1864:"The public revenue [of Tasmania] is chiefly derived from customs duties, and the sale and rent of State lands."
  2. 1864:"THE form of government of the Chinese empire is strictly patriarchal.The sovereign...has unlimited powerover all his subjects."
  3. 1n 1862, Finland spent 297,239 roubles on agriculture and industry.
  4. 1864:"The present constitution[of Switzerland], productof a short civil war, bears date September 12, 1848."
  5. "The once flourishing and vast colonies of the Portuguese in Asiaare now reduced to Gao,Salcete,Damao,Macao"[Statesman's Yearbook 1864]
  6. In 1861, archbishops in Belgium were paid a salary of 21,000 francs (831UKP)by the government.
  7. In 1864 the Governor of New Zealand was Sir George Grey, K.C.B., born1812.
  8. The 1864 edition of the Statesman's Yearbook includes entries for both the United States of America and the Confederate States.
  9. The imports from Brazil into the United Kingdom rose from2,631,480l. in 1861 to 4,414, 187l. in 1862. [Statesman's Yearbook 1864]
  10. According to the 1864 edition of the Statesman's Yearbook, Sweden then had an army comprising 144,010 men, with 152 pieces of artillery.
  11. In 1861, Russia had a Dutch loan at 5 per cent. (42,921,000 florins, 23,540,000 roubles) [Statesman's Yearbook 1864]
  12. Total fruit and vegetable production in France in 2003 was 18,371,000 tonnes. [Statesman's Yearbook 2009]
  13. The total revenue of France in 1861 was 2,453,198,761 francs
  14. Credit Crunch Chronology 5: Apr 09-Lithuania’s economy contracted by 12.6% in the first quarter of 2009 compared to the same period in 2008
  15. Credit Crunch Chronology 4:Oct 08-The Iceland Stock Exchange temporarily suspended trading in six of the economy’s largest financial firms.
  16. Credit crunch chronology 3: April 2008 - The Bank of England cut interest rates by a quarter point to 5%
  17. Credit crunch chronology 2: October 2007 - Merrill Lynch announced US$8.4bn. of losses and writedowns
  18. Credit crunch chronology 1: April 2007, New Century Financial filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
  19. Forest area in Germany in 2005 was 8,943,400 ha., of which about half was owned by the State.
  20. The main minerals produced in Germany are: coal, iron, lignite and metal ore.