...is insufficient for food consumption original: 不敷食 (bufu shi); suggesting that the local agricultural output of the previously mentioned region does not meet its own needs. Its local products include cane sugar, coarse cloth, metals, silk, and hair.

The Province of Pomerania original: 波彌那尼阿部 (Pominnania bu)
Its eastern border meets Prussia; its southern border meets Posen original: 波新 (Baoxin); its western border meets Mecklenburg original: 墨蘭領麥 (Meilanlingmai); its northern border is the Baltic Sea original: 冰海 (Binghai); literally "Ice Sea," here referring to the northern waters of the Baltic. It is situated on the sandy shores of the Baltic Sea. Facing the sea are the islands of Usedom original: 玉斯南 (Yusinan), Wollin original: 烏林 (Wulin), and Rügen original: 魯凝 (Luning). The land is entirely barren and stony, so it relies on other provinces for its grain supply. The province covers an area of 8,758 square miles original: 方里 (fangli) and has a population of 12,140 people original: 户萬二千百四十口; likely an undercount or referring to a specific taxpayer class, as historical populations were higher. It governs forty-three small districts. Stettin original: 斯特鼎 (Siteding) and Stralsund original: 斯特臘山 (Sitedlashan) are its primary ports.

A History of the Kingdom of Prussia Originally missing; now added

The Universal Trade Gazetteer states: The government of the Kingdom of Prussia original: 破路斯 (Poluosi); an older phonetic rendering of "Borussia" or "Prussia" is prestigious, and the people are devoted to their sovereign. The land produces the "five grains," timber, zinc original: 白鉛 (baiqian); literally "white lead," commonly used to mean zinc in this period, hemp, and linen. The kingdom possesses 652 merchant ships, and 3,000 foreign ships enter its ports annually. The goods carried into the country are no different from those of other Western nations. This entry has been added to the text.