Obwalden

  • Capital:Sarnen
  • Chancellor:Stefan Hossli
  • Canton website
  • Main Language in %:German-92.3, French-0.4, Italian-1, Romansh-0.1
  • Religious affiliation in %:Protestants-7.7, Roman Catholics-80.2, No Religious-3.7
  • GDP, millions of current CHF:2,440 (2015)
  • GDP per capita, in CHF:66,019 (2015)
  • Employed, persons:21,873 (2015)
  • Unemployment rate in % (annual average):0.9 (2017)
  • Debt of the Cantons in Francs per Inhabitant:3,094 (2009)
  • Area in km²:481 (2014)
  • Population, persons:37,378 (2016)
  • Population Density per km2:78 (2016)
  • Passenger Cars per 1000 Inhabitants:594.5 (2016)
  • Residents per Room:0.61 (2000)
  • New Housing units per 1000 Residents:7.1 (2015)
  • Rate of Vacant Housing units:0.61 (2014)
  • Without Post-mandatory Education, %:22.7 (2016)
  • Upper secondary schools, %:50.3 (2016)
  • Higher Education, %:21.8 (2016)
  • Physicians in private practice per 100 000 people:120 (2017)
  • Hospital beds per 1000 people:2.2 (2016)
  • Hospitalisation rate per 1000 people:142.1 (2016)

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