The Holy Roman Empire's grand resurrection meant that a super-empire stretching across all of Central Europe had emerged in Europe.
It possessed a population of nearly 90 million and a homeland spanning 1.75 million square kilometers, ranking second in Europe in both categories.
Aside from coal and grain, its output of steel, glass, paper, and other goods ranked first in the world.
Its total railway mileage had reached a staggering 40,000 kilometers. At this time, the United States, having gone through a civil war and lost vast tracts of land, did not possess the historical 50,000 kilometers of railway; it had fewer than 20,000 kilometers instead, not even surpassing Britain in the rankings.
The number of Germans within the Empire had finally exceeded half the population, accounting for 60% of the total.
This referred to Germans in the broad sense, but even when broken down more narrowly, they still made up over half of the total population.
The second-largest ethnic group was the Italians. Their numbers had approached 20 million, accounting for more than 20%.
All the rest were ethnic minorities. Among them, registered Hungarians made up less than 1%, and their numbers were not even as great as the Gypsies'.
As long as the armies of the former constituent states were integrated, the Empire's military would surpass one million men.
It possessed a great many navigable rivers, with enormous potential in hydropower resources.
Its resources were extraordinarily diverse. Other than natural rubber, it had virtually everything within its own borders.
Its problems were much the same as those of the Austrian Empire itself: it had everything, but not enough of anything in absolute quantities.
After absorbing the German Confederation, its total coal and iron reserves had increased, but the relative shortfall had become even greater. This made Alsace-Lorraine all