The countries bordering the Pacific Ocean have a population more numerous than that of all the countries of Europe; their annual foreign commerce amounts to over three billions of dollars, of which the share of the United States is some seven hundred millions of dollars.
Roosevelt points out the significant population and commerce of Pacific-bordering countries, stressing the importance of this region.
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