| Population |
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| Number of inhabitants, in 1 000s |
2008 |
63614 |
| Inhabitants per km² of the total area |
2008 |
101 |
| Resident population 0-19 as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
24.9 |
| Resident population 65+ as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
16.3 |
| Live births per 1 000 inhabitants |
2008 |
13.0 |
| Births outside marriage in % |
2007 |
51.7 |
| Marriages per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
4.3 |
| Divorces per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
2.2 |
| Net international migration rate as percentage of the population |
2008 |
0.1 |
| Residential foreigners as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
5.8 |
| Average number of persons per private households |
2001 |
2.4 |
| Education and Science |
|
|
| Public expenditure on education, in % of GDP |
2006 |
5.6 |
| Proportion of people aged 25-64 with a high level of education, in % |
2007 |
26.8 |
| Expenditure on research and development, in % of GDP |
2007 |
2.1 |
| Health and Social Security |
|
|
| Male life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
77.3 |
| Female life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
84.4 |
| Infant mortality per 1000 birth |
2007 |
3.8 |
| Number of doctors per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
338 |
| Number of hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
705 |
| Cost of the healthcare system, in % of GDP |
2007 |
11.0 |
| Expenditure on social security, in % of GDP |
2007 |
20.0 |
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| Environment, Energy & Transport |
|
|
| Total area, in km² |
2008 |
543965 |
| Agricultural area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
55.7 |
| Forest area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
31.1 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, in t per inhabitant |
2006 |
8.4 |
| Gross energy consumption per inhabitant |
2007 |
4.26 |
| Proportion of crude oil and petroleum products in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
33.1 |
| Proportion of nuclear energy in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
42.0 |
| Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants |
2007 |
490 |
| Private transport performance of private passenger cars, in person-kilometres (pkm) |
2007 |
11481.2 |
| Road accidents, fatalities per 10'000 residents |
2007 |
0.8 |
| Employment |
|
|
| Employed people: Percentage in primary sector |
2006 |
3.7 |
| Employed people: Percentage in secondary sector |
2006 |
24.3 |
| Employed people: Percentage in tertiary sector |
2006 |
71.1 |
| Employment rate for women aged 1564 |
2008 |
60.1 |
| Employment rate for men aged 1564 |
2008 |
69.3 |
| Unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
7.8 |
| Women's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
8.3 |
| Men's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
7.3 |
| Normal working week in businesses, in hours |
2008 |
39.3 |
| Economy, public finance |
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|
|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS |
2009 |
25300.0 |
| Average annual real growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), in % |
1985-2008 |
1.75 |
| Inflation rate - Average Annual Inflation, in % |
2009 |
0.1 |
| Public surplus/deficit, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
-3.3 |
| Public gross debt, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
67.6 |
