Saxe-Meiningen
under the Empire a Duchy but now part of Thuringia, ing of a main body and several minor a state of the German Republic, consistisolated portions; area, 953 square miles. The greater part of the surface is hilly, and the principal crops are oats, buckwheat, potatoes, turnips, hemp, and the pastures rear considerable numbers of cattle, sheep, and horses. The minerals include iron and copper, worked to a small extent, and the manufactures are chiefly ironware, porcelain, glass, etc.
The government under the empire was hereditary and constitutional with a representative chamber of 24 members. The capital is Meiningen. Pop. (1919) 191,491.
MAR-EISENACH, under the Empire a