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The World in a New Century, Section IV: General Facts
Next world overview section is done. The rankings are estimated from the data I could find, so the nations by area and some of the rankings for the cities and countries might be a bit off.
The World in a New Century, Section IV: General Facts
Published by the McNally Corporation in Chicago, 1901.
Largest Nations by area:
1. British Empire
2. Russian Empire
3. France and Possessions
4. Chinese Empire
5. Brazilian Empire
6. United States and Possessions
7. German Empire
Largest Nations by population:
1. Chinese Empire
2. British Empire
3. Russian Empire
4. France and Possessions
5. German Empire
6. United States and Possessions
7. Turkish Empire
Largest Cities in the World:
1. London, England
2. Paris, France
3. New York City, US
4. Berlin, Germany
5. Tokyo, Japan
6. Saint Petersburg, Russia
7. Brooklyn, US
8. Canton, China
9. Vienna, Germany
10. Philadelphia, US
11. Moscow, Russia
12. Constantinople, Turkey
13. Calcutta, India
14. Hamburg, Germany
15. Chicago, US
16. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
17. Manchester, England
18. Osaka, Japan
19. Bombay, India
20. Glasgow, Scotland
21. Barcelona, Spain
22. Saint Louis, US
23. Marseille, France
24. Budapest, Hungary
25. Seoul, Korea
Largest Cities in the United States:
1. New York City, New York
2. Brooklyn, New York
3. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. Chicago, Illinois
5. Saint Louis, Missouri
6. Baltimore, Maryland
7. Indianapolis, Indiana
8. New Orleans, Louisiana
9. Boston, Massachusetts
10. Cleveland, Ohio
11. Havana, Cuba
12. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
13. Detroit, Michigan
14. Buffalo, New York
15. Louisville, Kentucky
16. Washington, DC
17. Jersey City, New Jersey
18. Cincinnati, Ohio
19. Newark, New Jersey
20. New Haven, Connecticut
21. Milwaukee, Marquette
22. Syracuse, New York
23. Allegheny, Pennsylvania
24. Mobile, Alabama
25. Evansville, Indiana
Populations and General Facts About the States [1]
Alabama
Population: 1,978,000
Capital: Montgomery
Largest City: Mobile
Arkansaw
Population: 951,000
Capital: Little Rock
Largest City: Little Rock