In the end, East Africa sold ownership of roughly 12,000 square kilometers of land at Togoland's northern end to the Habsburg Royal Family. Even so, East African Togoland still covered more than 80,000 square kilometers. The Habsburg Royal Family divided the purchased territory into two parts: the east became the Habsburg Monarchy, while the west became New Austria.
The Habsburg Monarchy was led by Crown Prince Karl, while New Austria fell under Ferdinand's jurisdiction.
At present, both countries had an area of roughly 5,000 square kilometers.
For two newly established countries, that was already no small area. If fully developed and utilized, supporting hundreds of thousands of people would be effortless.
In terms of climate, the environment in this region affected agriculture much like Hebei in the Far East Empire. It was prone to drought and easily affected by sandstorms.
Of course, in normal years, this region was certainly a fine place. It was well suited for drought-resistant crops, and the land was fairly fertile.
The reason northern Togoland's land was fertile was simple. It had lacked large-scale development, so its fertility had not been depleted as it had by the twenty-first century in his previous life.
Although East Africa had colonized Togoland for several decades, its activities had mainly been concentrated in the Central Highlands and southern plains. Volcanic ash had improved the soil in those regions, making them more fertile and giving them more abundant water resources.
By 1935, Togoland's entire population was only 350,000, while its area approached 100,000 square kilometers. It was the very picture of vast land and sparse population, so East Africa naturally prioritized developing the central and southern regions.
The north, with its even sparser population and shorter history of development, still possessed extensive forests and grasslands. Its potential was therefore no lower