What advantages did the Union have on the South?

Based upon a statistic of the year 1860, the advantages the Union had on the South can be deduced from the following numbers :

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Legend A = USA, B = CSA, C = Border States

Number of states - A - 20, B - 11, C - 3

Surface - (in square kilometers) - A - 2 236 006, B - 2 011 840, C - 312 473.

Population - A - 18 715 055, B - 9 103 332, C - 3 024 745,

of which slaves - A - 1 798, B - 3 522 724, C - 430 920.

RAILWAYS

Length of the net (in Km) - A - 34 022, B - 14 141, C - 3 020.

Invested capital (in $)- A - 857 861 336, B - 237 138 842 - C - 83 000 000

INDUSTRY

Number of factories - A - 95 875, B - 16 896, C - 10 257.

Number of workers employed - A - 801 548, B - 88 300, C - 67 496.

Invested capital ($) - A - 444 630 137, B - 55 293 695, C - 35 321 519.

Value of the product ($) - A - 860 869 145, B - 79 161 859, C - 79 078 612.

AGRICULTURE

Wheat (in hectoliters) - A - 42 000 000, B - 12 000 000, C - 9 000 000.

Corn (in hectoliters) - A - 150 000 000, B - 100 000 000, C - 55 000 000.

Rice (in quintals) - A - nil - B- 849 616, C - nil.

Cotton - A - nil, B 941 929 974, C - nil.

Slaughter cattle's (heads) - A - 5 400 000, B - 7 000 000, C - 1 200 000.

Dairy cows (heads)- A - 5 200 000, B - 2 800 000, C - 730 000.

Horses (heads) - A - 4 100 000, B - 2 300 000, C - 900 000.

Donkeys & mules (heads) - A - 140 000, B - 900 000, C - 300 000.

Sheep (heads) - A - 15 000 000, B - 5 500 000, C - 2 500 000.

Swine - A - 13 300 000, B - 19 500 000, C - 6 000 000.

TRADE (transit & valuable metals excluded)

Export power ($) - A - 82 211 397, B - 229 031 423, C - unknown,

of which cotton - A - nil, B - 191 806 555, C - nil

FINANCE

Bank deposits ($) - A - 189 000 000, B - 47 000 000, C - 18 000 000.

Metal reserves ($) - A 45 000 000, B - 27 000 000, C - 11 000 000.