Neuchâtel

  • Capital:Neuchâtel
  • Chancellor:Séverine Despland
  • Canton website
  • Main Language in %:German-4.1, French-85.3, Italian-3.2, Romansh-0.1
  • Religious affiliation in %:Protestants-38.1, Roman Catholics-30.5, No Religious-21.8
  • GDP, millions of current CHF:15,565 (2015)
  • GDP per capita, in CHF:87,582 (2015)
  • Employed, persons:105,492 (2015)
  • Unemployment rate in % (annual average):5.6 (2017)
  • Debt of the Cantons in Francs per Inhabitant:8,943 (2009)
  • Area in km²:717 (2014)
  • Population, persons:178,567 (2016)
  • Population Density per km2:249 (2016)
  • Passenger Cars per 1000 Inhabitants:544.3 (2016)
  • Residents per Room:0.59 (2000)
  • New Housing units per 1000 Residents:2.7 (2015)
  • Rate of Vacant Housing units:1.04 (2014)
  • Without Post-mandatory Education, %:27.9 (2016)
  • Upper secondary schools, %:41.6 (2016)
  • Higher Education, %:28.9 (2016)
  • Physicians in private practice per 100 000 people:220 (2017)
  • Hospital beds per 1000 people:3.5 (2016)
  • Hospitalisation rate per 1000 people:138.8 (2016)

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