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There is a table showing the population of subjects of various countries and the value of their trade.
Country | Population | Imports and Exports (EGP) ------- | -------- | --------United States of America | 293 | 6,585,733 Belgium | 256 | 3,761 Dahomey | 72 | 1,748,836 Netherlands | 247 | 941,590 Portugal | 100 | * Romania | 166 | 75,746 Russia | 120 | * Spain | 765 | 214,141 Sweden and Norway (3) | 105 | 1,784,749 Switzerland | 472 | 417,425 Germany | 658 | 528,495 From this table, it is clear that these countries have men representing them in the Council. The project I explained in detail is that men should represent them according to their right, because it was stipulated that the members of the Council would be 32 members, after excluding the advisors of the Egyptian government, and that no more than four should represent each nation. If we assume that this maximum number is represented by Germany, Italy, Great Britain, France, Austria, Turkey, and Greece, the total number of representatives would be only 24 people, and eight would remain to represent the other nations. The number of elected members (in fractional terms) that other countries, besides the six mentioned, contribute is a matter that I find as difficult as anyone else would in establishing a parliamentary constitution, as it is not impossible.
As for trade, its figures are taken from the report of the Director-General of Customs for the year 1905. I have estimated the imports of Turkey and their value to be 6,176,263 EGP, as well as China and the Far East (684,155 EGP) and Iran (605,054 EGP).
* The trade of these two countries is not mentioned separately in the customs statistics. X Many people from Romania and the Black Sea are counted among the subjects of the countries that protect them. (3) It should be noted that two representatives should represent each of these two nations separately.