The empire of Austria, one of the most extensive and powerful of the states of Europe, is composed of provinces situated in Germany, Poland and Italy, and embraces the whole of Hungary. The German dominions of this monarchy consist of Upper and Lower Austria, Styria, Carinthia, Carniola, Bohemia, Moravia, part of Silesia, and the Tyrol and Salzburg. In Poland it possesses the kingdom of Galicia. The Hungarian states are: Hungary proper, Slavonia, Croatia, Dalmatia, Transylvania and the Bukowina. In Italy, Venice and the Milanese form the Lombard-Venetian kingdom, one of the brightest jewels in the crown of Austria. The extent and population of these provinces is shown in the subjoined table. EXTENT AND POPULATION OF THE PROVINCES OF THE AUSTRIAN EMPIRE. German Square miles. Inhabitants. The kingdom of Bohemia 956.80 3,203,222 The Margravate of Moravia 417.64} The duchy of Silesia 86.85} 1,680,935 Austria below the Enns 363.65 1,048,324 Austria above the Enns, including the circles of the Inn and Hausruck and Salzburg 344.32 756,897 The duchy of Styria 398.98 799,056 The duchy of Carinthia 190.90 278,500 Illyria and part of Croatia 250.95 467,836 The Littorale, or Coast District 176.18 422,861 Tyrol and Voralberg 520.44 717,542 The Lombard-Venetian kingdom 867.50 4,111,535 The government of Dalmatia 274.94 295,089 The kingdom of Galicia 1526.12 3,755,454 Civil Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia 4097.06 8,200,000 Civil Transylvania } 1,510,000 Transylvanian Military } 1118.70 Frontiers } 138,284 Banat Frontiers 186.00 171,657 Slavonian Frontiers 139.40 230,079 Warasdin Military government 67.40 107,217 Carlstadt Military government 166.40 188,906 Banal Regiments 54.20 95,442 --------- ---------- 12,204.48 28,178,836 CHAPTER II. OF THE DIFFERENT NATIONS IN THE AUSTRIAN DOMINIONS--THE JEWS--THE GERMANS--THE SLAVONIANS, INCLUDING THE BOHEMIANS--THE SLOWACKS--THE WENDES AND THE RASCIANS OR ILLYRIANS--THE MAGYARES OR HUNGARIANS--THE WALACHIANS--THE ZIGANIS OR GIPSIES--THE ARMENIANS--THE GREEKS, &c.