| Number of municipalities |
| on 31 Dec. 2008 |
167 |
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|
| Area in km2 |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 |
3,882.8 |
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|
| Population figures as at 31 Dec. 2008 |
| Total (in 1,000) |
242.8 |
| Male (in 1,000) |
119.8 |
| Germans (in 1,000) |
237 |
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|
| Population density as at 31 Dec. 2007 |
| Inhabitants per km2 |
63.2 |
| Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population in 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
-9.8 |
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|
| Age from ... to under ... years on 31 Dec. 2008 (in %) |
| under 18 |
12.8 |
| 18 - 25 |
10 |
| 25 - 35 |
11.4 |
| 35 - 60 |
39.4 |
| 60 - 75 |
17.6 |
| 75 and over |
8.6 |
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|
| General Education System: Graduates and school leavers having completed their education, 2007 |
| Total incl. entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
11.5 |
| Without secondary general school certificate |
10.3 |
| With secondary general school certificate |
13.7 |
| With intermediate school certificate |
44.9 |
| With university entrance qualification |
29.2 |
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|
| Stock of motor vehicles (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| on 1 Jan. 2008 |
567.4 |
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|
| Construction and housing (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Dwellings completed in 2007 |
3.2 |
| Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2007 |
541.8 |
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|
| Mining and Manufacturing on 30 Sep. 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Local units |
0.3 |
| Employees |
25.5 |
| |
|
| Statistics of business notifications, 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Business registrations |
7.8 |
| Business deregistrations |
7 |
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|
| Trade tax revenue (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| in 2007 |
172.7 |
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|
| Insolvency proceedings 2007 (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| Number of proceedings filed |
1.4 |
| Employees |
0.9 |
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|
| Debts of municipalities and associations of municipalities (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
| on 31 Dec. 2007 |
1,365.1 |
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|
| Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2008 |
| Place of residence |
329.7 |
| Place of employment |
296.6 |
| Commuter balance |
-33.1 |
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| Unemployment rate at the end of December 2008 (in %) |
| Total |
17.5 |
| Women |
16.7 |
| Foreigners |
28.5 |
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|
| Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2007 |
| Total (per 1,000 inhabitants) |
175.8 |
| Including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance (in %) |
22.5 |
