| Population |
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| Number of inhabitants, in 1 000s |
2008 |
497445 |
| Inhabitants per km² of the total area |
2008 |
112 |
| Resident population 0-19 as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
21.7 |
| Resident population 65+ as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
16.4 |
| Live births per 1 000 inhabitants |
2008 |
10.9 |
| Births outside marriage in % |
2007 |
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| Marriages per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
4.9 |
| Divorces per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
2.0 |
| Net international migration rate as percentage of the population |
2008 |
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| Residential foreigners as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
6.2 |
| Average number of persons per private households |
2001 |
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| Education and Science |
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| Public expenditure on education, in % of GDP |
2006 |
5.1 |
| Proportion of people aged 25-64 with a high level of education, in % |
2007 |
22.7 |
| Expenditure on research and development, in % of GDP |
2007 |
1.9 |
| Health and Social Security |
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| Male life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
75.8 |
| Female life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
82.0 |
| Infant mortality per 1000 birth |
2007 |
4.7 |
| Number of doctors per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
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| Number of hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
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| Cost of the healthcare system, in % of GDP |
2007 |
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| Expenditure on social security, in % of GDP |
2007 |
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| Environment, Energy & Transport |
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| Total area, in km² |
2008 |
4403357 |
| Agricultural area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
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| Forest area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
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| Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, in t per inhabitant |
2006 |
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| Gross energy consumption per inhabitant |
2007 |
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| Proportion of crude oil and petroleum products in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
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| Proportion of nuclear energy in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
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| Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants |
2007 |
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| Private transport performance of private passenger cars, in person-kilometres (pkm) |
2007 |
9469.1 |
| Road accidents, fatalities per 10'000 residents |
2007 |
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| Employment |
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| Employed people: Percentage in primary sector |
2006 |
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| Employed people: Percentage in secondary sector |
2006 |
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| Employed people: Percentage in tertiary sector |
2006 |
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| Employment rate for women aged 1564 |
2008 |
59.0 |
| Employment rate for men aged 1564 |
2008 |
72.7 |
| Unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
7.0 |
| Women's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
7.5 |
| Men's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
6.6 |
| Normal working week in businesses, in hours |
2008 |
40.5 |
| Economy, public finance |
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| Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS |
2009 |
23600.0 |
| Average annual real growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), in % |
1985-2008 |
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| Inflation rate - Average Annual Inflation, in % |
2009 |
1.0 |
| Public surplus/deficit, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
-2.3 |
| Public gross debt, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
62.50 |
