As time passed, before we knew it, it was already 1900, and according to convention, the East African Government's population census work was nearing completion.

The turn of the century also meant that East Africa's development was entering a new historical stage, so the 1899 population census work was more meticulous and cumbersome, and due to the widespread development of railways, telegraphs, and postal services, population data was easier to compile.

Ernst listened to the developments in East Africa's population at the Central Government Building in the new century.

"According to the results of this population census, our total population has reached 83.13 million, the level of urbanization has increased to 28 percent, approximately 19 million people, with the average population of towns above the designated scale ranging from two to three million; among them the most populous is Dar es Salaam City, with a total urban population as high as 710,000."

By 1900, the total population of East Africa had already surpassed 80 million, ranking worldwide just behind the Far East Empire, the United Kingdom (India), and Tsarist Russia, in fourth place globally.

The three countries ranking ahead of East Africa all have populations exceeding 100 million, while the United States, ranking fifth behind East Africa, has a total population of over 70 million, which means the next country to break 100 million is likely East Africa.

"Apart from our citizens, our country also has 12.08 million illegal residents, mainly distributed in regions like Angola and Mozambique, engaged in infrastructure and agricultural production activities."

The illegal population mentioned by the East African Government is essentially Black people, who in less than ten short years have decreased from over 20 million after the South African war to around 12 million; counting these Black people, the East African population has approached the total population of Africa at the same time in the previous world, ranging around 95 million.

Undoubtedly, the past decade has been the toughest decade in history for East African Blacks, with many paying the price of their lives for East African national large-scale projects such as railways, canals, and water conservancy projects. Ghosts hover beneath East African railway tracks, riverbeds, and plantations.

The proportion of Blacks directly dropped from 28 percent ten years ago to less than 13 percent, and this trend continues.

This also reveals the brutal governance of East Africa over the native population. Across the African continent, originating from East Africa, tens of millions of natives have died, fled, or been sold, with over ten million directly perishing because of East Africa.

It's worth mentioning that during the same period, the Black population in America also accounted for approximately 13 percent. East Africa is already on par with America in this field, although there are major differences; American Blacks are integrated into American society, while East African segregation policies have never included Blacks in the national population system.

In the future, the East African population will continue to decrease visibly. Ernst predicts that in the next two to three years, the proportion of American Blacks may surpass that of East Africa.

And this result is undeniably blood-soaked, replaced by East Africa's rapid development over the past decade, especially in transportation and agriculture, and leapfrog advancements in urban construction, where the natives have made huge contributions to the primitive accumulation of East African industrialization.

"Currently, most of the national population is distributed within the 600-millimeter demarcation line, in the sub-rainforest areas below 2,000 millimeters."

Sub-rainforests are a unique climate classification in East Africa, used to distinguish the vegetation variation within tropical savannas. They are mainly distributed around tropical rainforests, surrounding the entire Congo rainforest, most typically in the Great Lakes Region and the areas of Zambia and Angola, including eastern Tanzania and parts of Mozambique.

These regions, due to their proximity to the equator, are strongly influenced by rising airflows, making the rainy season longer and these areas the most developed in East African agriculture.

Tropical savanna climates and monsoon climates are prone to drought and flood disasters; taking subtropical monsoon climates as a reference point, tropical savanna climates are more prone to drought disasters, thus naturally shifting East African agriculture and population towards areas with richer rainfall.

And sub-rainforests are the common vegetation in such climates, with high forest coverage in the Great Lakes Region, East African hinterlands, and coastal areas, yet these areas have been crudely categorized as tropical savanna climates.

Of course, the quantity of rainfall and vegetation types are not the only reference standards; the distribution of rainfall timing is also an important factor. Within tropical savanna climates, the longer the rainy season is, the more favorable it is for agricultural production stability.

Therefore, the distribution of East African population follows the sub-rainforest belt as the main axis, with the most densely populated regions between five degrees north and twenty degrees south latitude.

"Currently, urban populations have again exceeded 20 percent, reaching approximately 23 percent of the national population. This shows that East Africa's industry and urban development were remarkably rapid in the past decade, especially with the recent large-scale industrial investment and construction. Aside from the central and eastern regions, factory numbers in other areas are also experiencing swift growth, especially notable in the southeastern coastal and western coastal regions."

"According to our urban population scale and proportion, we have already entered the ranks of semi-industrialized nations, ranking only behind France among the Great Powers, ahead of Austria-Hungary and Tsarist Russia."

"This fully reflects the superiority of our East African political system, in which state-owned enterprises have made major contributions to national industrialization. The state-led economic system keeps East African economy at a relatively high level amid competition with other Great Powers."

By the end of the 19th century, the nations completing industrialization were only the UK, France, Germany, the US, and Belgium and the Netherlands in Western Europe. Of course, within Austria-Hungary, Austria and Bohemia completed industrialization, but regions like Hungary were dragging behind.

Hence, Austria-Hungary and East Africa are both typical semi-industrialized countries, while Tsarist Russia's level of industrialization is even below East Africa; however, Tsarist Russia's population exceeds East Africa's by several million and started earlier, so its industrial scale is also considered among the world's strong nations, similar to the later Brazil and India.

"In other demographic data, our population structure has become reasonable, and the gender ratio has reached the same level as traditional countries."

Solving the gender imbalance has always been a vital indicator in East African national governance, and East African attention to this issue has always been relatively high.

In addition to using severe laws to prevent infanticide and gender discrimination, the East African Government also unlawfully adopts female infants from around the world, especially from the Far East Empire and European regions.

The 19th century was an era that consumed people, so East Africa scarcely needed to employ excessive means to obtain the desired population, considering even Europe had a substantial number of homeless, street children, with early Heixinggen Academy students primarily sourced from Billy.

Of course, this situation in East Africa is quite exceptional, with a substantial Black workforce, East Africa has not needed to overly exploit its national citizens to support national industrial development. Coupled with the compulsory education system, East Africa does not have child labor issues.

"According to data analysis, by the next decade, our country will likely surpass 100 million population, adding some pressure to our industrialization process; however, this also signifies our endless economic potential. If we can maintain the current rate of industrialization, by the next decade, East African industry will have a great chance of surpassing Tsarist Russia."

In fact, by 1900, East African industrial output value was already close to that of Tsarist Russia, ranking just behind the US, UK, Germany, and Tsarist Russia globally. The United States, Germany, and UK have the highest quality of industrialization, while Tsarist Russia occupies the fourth position due to scale, with a population probably above 130 million, at least 40 million more than East Africa (including Blacks).

East Africa is quite similar; for example, East Africa has already surpassed France in industrial terms, but East Africa's population is more than double that of France, which is an advantage in scale. Moreover, France lost critical industrial areas in the northeast due to the Franco-Prussian War.

Obviously, East Africa achieving its current level in the span of nearly thirty years is already remarkable. At least in terms of comprehensive national strength, East Africa ranks above Tsarist Russia and Austria-Hungary, just below the UK, France, Germany, and the US.

Among them, France's advantage over East Africa mainly manifests in technology, industrial quality, political and cultural influence, and military aspects.

If we focus on other aspects of data, such as population, land area, resources, and industrial scale, East Africa ranks ahead of France, only below the UK, US, and Germany.