Our Territorial Extent

-The t tal área of the United States and ts territorios is 3,230,570 equare miles. Ita territoria) extent is, therefore, nearly ten times ns large as that of Great Britaia aud Franoe combinad ; three times aa large as Franee, Great Britain, Austria, Pnisaia, Spain, Portugal, Belgium Holland and Denmark together ; ona and one hn'f times aa largo as the Russian Empire in Europe; one-sixth. lega ouly than the área covered by the fiftynine or sisty Empire, States and Re-. pubüos of, Europe; of equal extent with the Roman Empire, or that of Alexan-. der, neither of which is said to have ox ceoded 3,000,000 square miles.