An official count of the population is the census.
Hieroglyphics would be their preferred writing language.
Anarchy - State without Government control
Autocracy - government in which one person rules
Unitary - power is centralized in one strong central government
Oligarchy - Government in which a small group of leaders control the country
Parliamentary - government in which the people elect a legislature who then chooses the executive leader
It was the belief by mercantilists that by strictly managing economic life, a national military power could be best achieved.
The use of military power in the protection of supply sources and its target market is the basis of mercantilism’s belief that a world economy can be established. The mercantilist belief also perceived that agriculture is a way to minimize a nation’s food importation necessity.
Think about geography reasons, or political reasons :)