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Would a two-way partition of Poland, that is only between Prussia and Russia, have been better or worse for Austria-Hungary from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the First World War? Would it be easier to manage and defend? Would it be better or worse off economically?

IIRC Austria-Hungary had a population of 48 million in the 1910 Census including 8 million in Galicia. Taking them away would deprive the Empire of a sixth of its conscripts for the armed forces and a sixth of its taxpayers.

However, the Empire, would have been less heterogeneous, with a bigger percentage of Germans to the other races, especially in Cisleithania where they would have a small majority.

Although it would give Russia more taxpayers and more conscripts for their army the Empire might be easier to defend without Galicia because the frontier with Russia would be along the Carpathian Mountains.
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