Zurich

  • Capital:Zurich
  • Chancellor:Dr. Kathrin Arioli
  • Canton website
  • Main Language in %:German-83.4, French-1.4, Italian-4, Romansh-0.2
  • Religious affiliation in %:Protestants-42.6, Roman Catholics-30.5, No Religious-13.2
  • GDP, millions of current CHF:140,706 (2015)
  • GDP per capita, in CHF:96,613 (2015)
  • Employed, persons:1,005,751 (2015)
  • Unemployment rate in % (annual average):3.5 (2017)
  • Debt of the Cantons in Francs per Inhabitant:4,807 (2009)
  • Area in km²:1,661 (2014)
  • Population, persons:1,487,969 (2016)
  • Population Density per km2:896 (2016)
  • Passenger Cars per 1000 Inhabitants:499.2 (2016)
  • Residents per Room:0.58 (2000)
  • New Housing units per 1000 Residents:6.8 (2015)
  • Rate of Vacant Housing units:0.76 (2014)
  • Without Post-mandatory Education, %:16.1 (2016)
  • Upper secondary schools, %:42.8 (2016)
  • Higher Education, %:22.6 (2016)
  • Physicians in private practice per 100 000 people:257 (2017)
  • Hospital beds per 1000 people:4.2 (2016)
  • Hospitalisation rate per 1000 people:144.7 (2016)

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