CATTARO, the southernmost of the circles into which the Austrian kingdom of Dalmatia is divided. It is surrounded, except on the sea frontier, by the Turkish dominions, and comprehends the district distinguished as the Bocca di Cattaro. It extends over 585 square miles, or 374,400 English acres, and contains about 40,000 inhabitants. Although corn sufficient for the consumption of five months only is raised, it has a considerable export trade in oil, wine, figs, silk, wool, tallow, wax, honey, and fish. The import trade is conducted chiefly with the Montenegrins and the Turks of the adjoining frontier.
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