| Population |
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| Number of inhabitants, in 1 000s |
2008 |
7593 |
2008 |
299398 |
| Inhabitants per km² of the total area |
2008 |
184 |
2008 |
31 |
| Resident population 0-19 as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
21.5 |
2008 |
|
| Resident population 65+ as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
16.4 |
2008 |
12.7 |
| Live births per 1 000 inhabitants |
2008 |
10.1 |
2008 |
14.3 |
| Births outside marriage in % |
2007 |
16.2 |
2007 |
38.5 |
| Marriages per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
5.4 |
2008 |
7.6 |
| Divorces per 1000 inhabitants |
2008 |
2.6 |
2008 |
3.7 |
| Net international migration rate as percentage of the population |
2008 |
1.3 |
2008 |
0.3 |
| Residential foreigners as percentage of the total population |
2008 |
21.1 |
2008 |
7.4 |
| Average number of persons per private households |
2001 |
2.2 |
2001 |
2.6 |
| Education and Science |
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|
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| Public expenditure on education, in % of GDP |
2006 |
5.5 |
2006 |
5.5 |
| Proportion of people aged 25-64 with a high level of education, in % |
2007 |
31.3 |
2007 |
40.3 |
| Expenditure on research and development, in % of GDP |
2007 |
2.9 |
2007 |
2.7 |
| Health and Social Security |
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|
|
| Male life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
79.5 |
2007 |
75.4 |
| Female life expectancy at birth, in years |
2007 |
84.4 |
2007 |
80.7 |
| Infant mortality per 1000 birth |
2007 |
3.9 |
2007 |
6.7 |
| Number of doctors per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
379 |
2007 |
243 |
| Number of hospital beds per 100 000 inhabitants |
2007 |
539 |
2007 |
320 |
| Cost of the healthcare system, in % of GDP |
2007 |
10.8 |
2007 |
16.0 |
| Expenditure on social security, in % of GDP |
2007 |
29.5 |
2007 |
16.4 |
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| Environment, Energy & Transport |
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| Total area, in km² |
2008 |
41285 |
2008 |
9631000 |
| Agricultural area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
36.9 |
2000 |
45.2 |
| Forest area, as % of the total area |
2000 |
30.8 |
2000 |
33.1 |
| Greenhouse gas emissions in CO2 equivalents, in t per inhabitant |
2006 |
6.8 |
2006 |
23.9 |
| Gross energy consumption per inhabitant |
2007 |
3.58 |
2007 |
7.79 |
| Proportion of crude oil and petroleum products in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
42.5 |
2007 |
38.5 |
| Proportion of nuclear energy in gross energy consumption, in % |
2007 |
26.8 |
2007 |
8.4 |
| Number of passenger cars per 1000 inhabitants |
2007 |
525 |
2007 |
467 |
| Private transport performance of private passenger cars, in person-kilometres (pkm) |
2007 |
10985.7 |
2007 |
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| Road accidents, fatalities per 10'000 residents |
2007 |
0.5 |
2007 |
1.4 |
| Employment |
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|
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| Employed people: Percentage in primary sector |
2006 |
3.8 |
2006 |
1.5 |
| Employed people: Percentage in secondary sector |
2006 |
22.9 |
2006 |
19.9 |
| Employed people: Percentage in tertiary sector |
2006 |
72.9 |
2006 |
78.5 |
| Employment rate for women aged 1564 |
2008 |
73.5 |
2008 |
65.5 |
| Employment rate for men aged 1564 |
2008 |
85.4 |
2008 |
76.4 |
| Unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
3.4 |
2008 |
5.8 |
| Women's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
4.0 |
2008 |
5.5 |
| Men's unemployment rate (15 years and above) |
2008 |
2.8 |
2008 |
6.2 |
| Normal working week in businesses, in hours |
2008 |
41.6 |
2008 |
41.0 |
| Economy, public finance |
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| Gross domestic product (GDP) per inhabitant, in PPS |
2009 |
33900.0 |
2009 |
34500.0 |
| Average annual real growth in the gross domestic product (GDP), in % |
1985-2008 |
1.53 |
1985-2008 |
2.89 |
| Inflation rate - Average Annual Inflation, in % |
2009 |
-0.7 |
2009 |
-0.4 |
| Public surplus/deficit, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
2.3 |
2008 |
-6.3 |
| Public gross debt, in % of the GDP |
2008 |
40.9 |
2008 |
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