Statistics
All the following figures are from official papers, and they refer to the year 1886. They must not be too implicitly believed:—
A. Statistics of Population
Area in sq. km.
Total population.
Government of Tiflis
40,473
735,000
Government
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of
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Kutais
35,000
814,000
Population of the chief towns in Georgia:—
| Government of Tiflis. | Government of Kutais. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Akhaltzikhe. | 13,265 | Batum | 11,878 |
| Akhalkalaki | 4,303 | Kutais | 20,227 |
| Gori | 5,386 | Poti | 4,785 |
| Dushet | 2,041 | Sukhum | 1,279 |
| Signakh | 10,069 | ||
| Telav | 8,014 | ||
| Tiflis | 104,024 | ||
It will be seen that the urban population is very small.
B. Trade and Agriculture (1886)
Total trade of Transcaucasia (value in roubles at, say 22d. per rouble):—
| Exports. | Imports. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 27,812,402 | 11,452,145 | 39,264,547 Rbl. |
Trade of the interior of Russia and Transcaucasia with Persia:—
| Exports. | Imports. | Total. |
|---|---|---|
| 6,128,933 | 10,256,056 | 16,384,989 Rbl. |
Transit trade through Transcaucasia:—
| From Asia to Europe. | From Europe to Asia. | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 1,017,607 | 95,614 | 1,113,221 |
Traffic Returns of Transcaucasian Railway
Total weight of goods carried, 58,000,000 puds (Ton = 62 puds).
To Batum and Poti, for export, 32,000,000 puds.
| viz. | 15,000,000 | pd. petroleum and its products. |
| 9,000,000 | pd. grain. | |
| 8,000,000 | pd. miscellaneous goods. |
Goods imported from abroad and despatched from Batum and Poti by railway, 5,000,000 pd.
Bread stuffs produced in Transcaucasia:—
Wheat
50,000,000
puds.
Barley
30,000,000
puds.
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Maize
20,000,000
puds.
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Millet
9,000,000
puds.
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Rice
5,000,000
puds.
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Oats
350,000
puds.
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Potatoes
4,000,000
puds.
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Total
118,350,000
puds.
Wine.—The total annual production of wine In Transcaucasia was about 25,000,000 gallons, of which about 15,000,000 gallons in the government of Kutais.
The Transcaucasian Rwy. carried a weight of 247,000 puds from stations in the government of Kutais; 173,000 puds from stations in the government of Tiflis.
(As there is no railway to Kakheti, the wine from that district comes to the capital by road, in carts.)
Two hundred thousand puds were sent to Batum, presumably for export (chiefly to France, where it is “manipulated” and sold as Burgundy).
Sundry Goods Despatched by Transcaucasian Railway
C. Education (1886)
No. of Schools.
Higher gymnasia, &c.
Lower municipal.
Private schools.
Elementary schools.
Total No. of schools.
Government of Tiflis
17
16
35
339
407
Government
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of
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Kutais
5
9
7
459
480
No. of Pupils.
Boys.
Girls.
Total.
For every 10,000 inhabitants there are—
Schools.
Pupils.
Government of Tiflis
16,282
6,727
23,009
5·03
284
Government
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of
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Kutais
19,234
1,662
20,896
5·90