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Facts & Figures
Switzerland in a nutshell
| Population | 7,523,934 (2006 est.) |
| Of which are foreigners | 1,400,000 (est) |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.5 years |
| Land area | 41,290 sq km |
| National Languages | German 63.7%, French 20.4%, Italian 6.5%, Romansh 0.5% |
| Religion | Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3% |
| Capital | Bern |
| GDP | $241.8 billion (2005 est.) |
| Employment sectors | agriculture: 4.6% ; industry: 26.3% ; services: 69.1% (1998) |
| Unemployment Rate | 3.8% (2005) |
| Salary Graduate | Salaries for a Business graduate start at SFr 80,000 p.a. |
| Number of mobile telephones | 6.275 million (2004) |
| Highest mountain | Dufourspitze 4,634 m |
| Coastline | 0 km |
| University students | 166,000 (1/3 UAS, 2/3 academic universities) |
| Increase UAS enrolments | 10% (from 2004 to 2005) |
| Coldest place in Switzerland | La Brevine (regularly below 35 degrees C) |
| Home Ownership | 34% |
| Number of cows | 1,611,400 (2001) |
| Chocolate consumption | 10.8 kg per person per year (cf Japan: 2.2kg) |
Sources:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
http://www.vgt.ch/news2002/020720.htm
http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index.html
http://www.ch.ch/schweiz/00159/index.html?lang=en
