11 2 2 7 7 4 4 9 9 3 32 2 0 0 0 0 7 7 sedex 5 6 4 9 2 1 5 0 6 8 5 6 4 9 2 1Statistics 5 0Network 6 8 FSO Federal Cantons 88 8 8 7 7 6 6 4 43registers 3 1 1 2 2 5 5 7 7 Communes 77 6 6 9 9 1 1 5 5 0 0 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 22 4 4 6 6 9 9 8 8 8 8 6 6 3 3 9 9 2 2 11 8 8 5 5 7 76 6 5 5 1 1 3 3 9 9 0 0 Statistical Data on Switzerland 2007 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Espace de l’Europe 10, CH-2010 Neuchâtel Information: Telephone 032 713 60 11 Contents Fax 032 713 60 12 Ordering of publications: Telephone 032 713 60 60 Geography 2 Fax 032 713 60 61 Internet: http://www.statistics.admin.ch Environment 3 Legend: Population 4 A dash (–) instead of a figure means that nothing Labour 8 occurs (absolutely zero). Wages and Prices 9 A nought (0 or 0.0 etc.) instead of another figure signifies an amount that is less than GDP, Balance of Payments 10 half of the smallest unit used (but more than abolutely zero). National Income by Canton 11 Three dots (...) instead of a figure mean that it Corporate and industry structure 12 is not available or has been omitted for other reasons. Industry and Foreign Trade 13 In some graphs or tables, abbreviations for Agriculture 14 names of cantons are used. They are explained in the table on page 4. Energy 15 Published by: Switzerland and Europe 16 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Tourism 18 Dissemination, Publications Section July 2007. Published in German, French, Transport 19 Italian, Romansh and English. Construction and Housing 20 Concept and editing: Bernhard Morgenthaler Private Consumption 21 Grafics: Public Finances 22 Sylviane Pochon-Risse, Zsuzsanna Regli Research and organization: Banks, Insurance 23 Verena Hirsch, Etienne Burnier Social Security 24 Translation: From German, by SFSO Linguistic services Media 25 Layout: Health 26 Valérie Béguelin Education and Science 28 Cover graph: Roland Hirter, Berne Politics 30 Order number: Crime 32 025-0700 ISBN: Switzerland and its Cantons 33 978-3-303-00356-5 Franscini’s innovative spirit endures at the Federal Statistical Office Stefano Franscini (1796–1857), appropriately referred to as the «father of sta- tistics» in Switzerland, died 150 years ago. This statesman was convinced that accurate knowledge of your country is a condition for progress and he did not spare his efforts to institutionalize statistics in Switzerland. In 1850, Franscini organized single-handedly the very first population census in Switzerland. As fi- nancial resources were limited, he had to analyze the data himself while his pri- vate secretary was adding up the results. For Franscini, official statistics were an essential tool for planning and decision-making purposes. He sadly died too soon to witness the foundation of the Federal Statistical Office in 1860. Franscini invested a lot of energy in institutionalizing statistics in Switzerland, and the FSO carries on his pioneering spirit with many new and innovative projects. The latest population census having resulted in a number of parliamen- tary questions and mixed reactions outside of parliament, the Federal Council has been given the responsibility of proposing constitutional and legal basis which starting in 2010 will enable the implementation of the national census to take place on the basis of harmonized official population registers. The new system will produce more current data, differentiated from a thematic perspec- tive, at a much lower cost and within a much shorter timeframe than before. The pioneering work that was begun by federal councillor Franscini continues today using 21st century methods. Political, economic and social authorities, as well as the general public at large, will thus be able to permanently enjoy current data on the state and evolution of modern Switzerland. Adelheid Bürgi-Schmelz, Director of the Federal Statistical Office Further information: • A detailed description of these modernization projects can be found at the following Internet addresses: www.statistics.admin.ch » News » Moderni- sation projects • FSO portal: www.statistics.admin.ch • Press releases delivered to your own e-mail address: original FSO press releases are sent directly to your mailbox (free registration at: www.news- stat.admin.ch). In the same way, you can receive information about the FSO’s latest publica- tions or newsletters on different themes. • Answers to specific questions can be obtained from the FSO information service, either by telephoning + 41 (0)32 713 60 11 or sending an e-mail to: [email protected] Stefano Franscini’s memory will be honoured with many special events in the course of 2007. Information about this (in Italian) can be found at: http://www.ti.ch/decs/dc/temi/franscini/ Swiss Federal Statistical Office 1 Geography Climate data 2006 Weather station Average temperature Annual rainfall Sunshine °C Dev.¹ mm Index² hrs. Index² Lugano (alt. 273 m) 13.1 1.5 1298 84 2230 110 Basel (316) 10.9 1.3 1029 132 1701 106 Geneva (420) 11.2 1.4 969 100 1989 117 Neuchâtel (485) 10.7 1.4 1237 133 1714 111 Sion (482) 10.6 1.4 604 101 2167 109 Zurich (556) 9.8 1.3 1135 104 1695 114 Berne (553) 9.4 1.2 1216 118 1775 108 St Gall (779) 8.8 1.4 1274 102 1704 123 Davos (1590) 4.2 1.4 789 73 1878 112 Surface3 %-age Largest lakes km CH Highest mountains Canton Alt. m. Lake Geneva 581 59.7 Dufourspitze (Monte Rosa) VS 4,634 Lake Constance 541 32.0 Dom (Mischabel) VS 4,545 Lake Neuchâtel 217 100.0 Weisshorn VS 4,506 Lago Maggiore 212 19.9 Matterhorn (Mont Cervin) VS 4,478 Length Flow rate5 Longest rivers km2 m3/s Borders with neighbouring states7 km Rhine4 375 1,051 Italy 734.2 Aare 295 559 France 571.8 Rhone4 264 341 Germany 345.7 Reuss 159 140 Austria 165.1 Liechtenstein 41.1 Land use6 km2 % Forest, woods 12,716 30.8 Cultivated land 9,873 23.9 Mountain farming 5,378 13.0 Coordinates Settlements 2,791 6.8 Latitude N 47048’ at Oberbargen SH Rivers/lakes 1,740 4.2 Longitude E 10030’ at Piz Chavalatsch GR other unprod. areas 8,787 21.3 Latitude S 45049’ at Chiasso TI Total area 41,285 100.0 Longitude W 5057’ at Chancy GE Expansion of settled area According to SFSO land use statistics, the settlements and urban areas have ex- panded by roughly 13% since the early 1980s, mainly at the expense of agricultural land. This means that, every second, just under one square metre of farming land was developed. Built-up land accounts for half the settled area, and transport infra- structure for one third (the rest consists of industrial sites, parks and recreational areas, landfills, etc.). Woods/forests have also expanded, mainly in fringe areas (brushwood encroaching on isolated alpine pastures). 1 Deviation from long-term median in oC 5 Long-term median, status 2005 2 100 = average of long-term set of measurements 6 Land use statistics 1992–97 3 Surface area of lakes, without islands 7 Not including enclaves 4 Length as far as Swiss border Sources: Meteo Swiss, FOEN, SFSO, swisstopo 2 Swiss Federal Statistical Office Environment 1 Pollutant emissions1 (Index(Index 1960=100)1960=100) 300 300 NOX (2005:(2005: 99,30399,303 t)t) NOX (2005: 99,303 t) 250 250 CO2 (2005:(2005: 41.441.4 Mio.Mio. t)t) CO2 (2005: 41.4 Mio. t) 200 200 CO (2005: 356,264 t) CO (2005: 356,264 t) 150 150 100 100 50 50 0 0 p 1900 10 20 30 40 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 2000 05 p 1900 10 20 30 40 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 2000 05 2 Environmental expenditure 2 Consumption (index(index 1990=100)1990=100) 280 280 IndexIndex 1990=1001990=100 3 Index 1990=100 Residential surfaceface3 110 Residential surface 110 220 220 Confederation Confederation 100 100 160 Energy5 160 Energy5 Switzerland Cantons 6 Switzerland Cantons Consumer expenditure 6 Cantons 90 Consumer expenditure 100 90 100 Municipalities Municipalities 4 Municipalities Drinking water 4 40 80 Drinking water 40 80 1990 1995 2000 2004 1990 1995 2000 2005 1990 1995 2000 2004 1990 1995 2000 2005 Settlement waste (in(in mio.mio. t)t) 5 5 Recycling (alum.,(alum., PETPET,, tin,tin, textiles)textiles) Recycling (alum., PET, tin, textiles) 4 4 Glass Paper Glass Paper 3 3 2 2 Organic waste Organic waste 1 1 Settlement wastenot re-used (incinerated / dumped) Settlement wastenot re-used (incinerated / dumped) 0 0 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 1 Corrected emission factors for transport from 1990 5 Kilowatt hours per person 2 Net expenditures by the public sector, at current prices 6 Private households at constant prices, per person 3 Square metres per person p Provisional figures 4 Litres per person per day Source: FOEN, SFSO, FOE Swiss Federal Statistical Office 3 Population Population in cantons and cities (at year-end: in ‘000) Cantons 1980 1990 2000 2005 Foreigners in % 2005 Zurich (ZH) 1,120.8 1,150.5 1,211.6 1,272.6 22.4 Bern (BE) 911.0 945.6 943.7 957.1 12.4 Lucerne (LU) 294.4 319.5 347.2 356.4 15.4 Uri (UR) 33.5 33.7 35.2 35.1 8.5 Schwyz (SZ) 96.6 110.5 130.2 137.5 16.5 Obwalden (OW) 25.7 28.8 32.4 33.3 11.3 Nidwalden (NW) 28.3 32.6 38.0 39.8 9.5 Glarus (GL) 36.1 37.6 38.5 38.2 19.9 Zug (ZG) 75.7 84.9 99.4 106.5 20.6 Fribourg (FR) 184.5 207.8 236.3 254.0 15.6 Solothurn (SO) 216.6 226.7 244.0 247.9 18.0 Basel-City (BS) 203.6 191.8 187.7 185.6 29.5 Basel-Country (BL) 219.0 230.1 260.0 266.1 17.8 Schaffhausen (SH) 69.0 71.7 73.3 73.8 21.0 Appenzell A.Rh.