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Population of the Earth, 1878

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Population of the Earth, 1878
  Population
  number
Europe 812,398,480
Asia 831,000,000
Africa 205,219,500
Australia and Polynesia 4,411,300
America 86,116,000
Source: Statistics Canada, The Canada Year Book, 1879.