Issued 1 January 1889, - An extract from the Statesman's Year Book 1889
Protectorate of Australasia
Capital:Melbourne
Largest City: Melbourne
Official Language: None
National Language: English
Religion: 44% Catholic, 43% Protestant, 7% No religion, 3.4% Buddhist, 0.7% Taoist, 0.3% Islam, 0.2% other, 1.4% unanswered
Government: Federal Parliamentary Protectorate
Lord Protector: Richard Plantagenet
Prime Minister: Henry Parkes
Legislature: Parliament, with an Upper House, called the House of Commons and the Upper House, the Senate
Independence from the United Kingdom: 16th April 1857 "Australasia Day"
Area (Not including protectorates): 8,006,238 square km, Percentage Water: 1.91%
Population: 6.546 million
States:13
States by Data:
Aurelia: Capital Melbourne, Area: 221,614 square km (6th), Population: 1,711,000 (1st), House of Commons Seats: 26, Senate Seats: 7
New South Wales: Capital: Sydney, Area: 562,321 (5th), Population: 1,544,000 (2nd), House of Commons Seats: 24, Senate Seats: 7
Capricornia: Capital: Brisbane, Area: 1,582,256 square km (2nd), Population 684,000 (3rd), House of Commons Seats: 10, Senate Seats: 5
South Australia: Capital: Adelaide, Area: 1,245, 356 square km (4th), Population 504,000 (4th), House of Commons Seats: 8, Senate Seats: 5
New Zealand: Capital: Christchurch, Area: 152,185 square km (7th), Population 464,000 (5th), House of Commons Seats: 7, Senate Seats: 5
Aotearoa: Capital: Auckland, Area: 113,729 square km (9th), Population 399,000 (6th), House of Commons Seats: 6, Senate Seats: 5
Tasmania: Capital: Hobart, Area(incl Macquarie Island): 90,886 square km(11th), Population 272,000 (7th), House of Commons Seats: 5, Senate Seats: 5
Fiji: Capital: Suva, Area: 18,768 square km (12th), Population 198,000 (8th), House of Commons Seats: 3, Senate Seats: 3
Swan River: Capital: Perth, Area: 1,425,614 square km (3rd), Population: 196,000 (9th), House of Commons Seats: 3, Senate Seats: 3
Combined Islands: Capital: Noumea, Area: 18,625 square km (13th), Population: 179,000(62,000 native) (10th), House of Commons Seats: 2, Senate Seats: 3
New England: Capital: Armidale, Area: 140,023 square km (8th), Population: 172,000 (11th), House of Commons Seats: 3, Senate Seats: 3
Riverina: Capital: Albury, Area: 107,608 square km (10th), Population 165,000 (12th), House of Commons Seats: 2,Senate Seats: 3
North Australia: Capital: Palmerston, Area: 2,327,253 (1st), Population, 106,000(35,000 native) (13th), House of Commons Seats: 1, Senate Seats: 3
Armed Forces:
Army: 22,000 regular soldiers, 46,000 militia and cadets
Navy: 2 pre dreadnoughts (starting construction), 4(+2 under construction) protected cruisers, two ironclads, four armoured frigates, two armoured corvettes, 15 gunboats