ITALY AND NEW ZEALAND
Some Comparative Figures
HAVING seen active service in Italy - for some seven months, H New Zealanders have been able to make some interesting observations and draw some comparisons with this and their own country, and in order to give a basis for discussion a table of statistics has been compiled covering the main points of interest.
NZ ' Italy Area (sq. mis.) 103,416 119,764 Population 1,636,403 42,993,602 Pop. Density per Sq- Mile 16 359 Females (per 1000 pop.) 956 1045 Marriage Rate , ; („ ) 19.3 149 Birth Rate („) 17.4 23.1 Death Rate („ ) 9.0 13.8 Infant Mortality ’ .. . . > (per 1000 births) 32 102 j Migration: In (1937) < \ . 2807 35,812 ,Migration: Out (1937) • 7 3972 59,726 Illiteracy (over • (19%) 10 yrs. of age) 6,112,000 . • . (1941) (1938) ■ - • Exports (NZ Currency) L ■ k ? L • 67,479,413 145,798,306 Imports (NZ Currency) 48,997,669 156,570,625 ; Revenue (1942) ‘ . ■ 41,240,959 680,555,555 - - I
NZ Italy Expenditure (1942) 39,568,497 1,875,000,000 Public Debt (1942) ' . / 385,397,733 5,916,666,666 (1935) Held Externally (1942) 154,617,863 13,493,686 (1935) Held Internally (1942) - 230,779,870 5,903,172,980 (1943) Held Internally (%) (1943) .. 59.8 . 99.8 (1943) Debt Per Capita (1942) . 235.16.3 137.12.4 (1943) First Railway ■ 1863 1839 Highest Mountain . ' Mt. Cook Mt. Rosa (12,349 ft (15,212 ft Miles of Railway ' 3390 14,334 - Miles of Railway - , . Electrified . ” 50 (approx.) 3591 Shipping. Vessels 504 (1939) 1335 (1939) Reg. Gross Ton. 192,286 (1939) 3,448,453 (1939) •
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Cue (NZERS), Issue 2, 30 June 1944, Page 14
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