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Swiss Confederation
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    General Information
    Region    Western Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   8 655
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   219
    Capital city    Bern
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   426b
    UN membership date    10-Sep-02
    Surface area (km2)   41 291a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   98.5
    National currency    Swiss Franc (CHF)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   1b
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)583 783679 832705 141c
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)31.32.8c
    GDP per capita (current US$)74 760.881 939.382 708.5c
    Economy: Agricultured (% of Gross Value Added)0.70.70.7c
    Economy: Industryd,e (% of Gross Value Added)26.625.925.8c
    Economy: Services and other activityd,f,g (% of GVA)78.680.880.9c
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)3.53.42.9h
    Employment in industry (% of employed)22.420.820h
    Employment in services (% employed)74.175.877.2h
    Unemploymenth (% of labour force)4.84.84.8
    Labour force participation rateh (female/male pop. %)59.9 / 74.362.4 / 74.262.8 / 73.5
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexi (2010=100)10098100b
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)103103101j
    International trade: exports (million current US$)195 609291 959313 630b
    International trade: imports (million current US$)176 281253 152276 292b
    International trade: balance (million current US$)19 32938 80737 338b
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)85 82276 60286 167b
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratek (average annual %)1.11.20.8
    Urban population (% of total population)73.673.773.8b
    Urban population growth ratek (average annual %)1.11.2...
    Fertility rate, totalk (live births per woman)1.51.51.5
    Life expectancy at birthk (females/males, years)84.1 / 79.384.8 / 80.585.4 / 81.6
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)15.1 / 22.814.8 / 23.515.0 / 25.3
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)2 075.2 / 26.62 416.4 / 29.12 572.0 / 29.9b
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)61.9l86.6120.1b
    Infant mortality ratek (per 1 000 live births)4.23.93.4
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)10.711.912.3a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)3.84.24.3a
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)4.95.15.1j
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)102.6 / 103.1104.0 / 104.3104.8 / 105.5a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)94.6 / 97.599.6 / 103.2100.2 / 104.7a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)52.7 / 53.258.5 / 56.960.3 / 58.8a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.70.70.6c
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)2930.541.5m
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)83.9n,o87.5n,o89.7a
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)2.7p3.43.4a
    Threatened species (number)4562128
    Forested area (% of land area)31.331.731.7h,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)43.3 / 5.537.3 / 4.537.1 / 4.4a
    Energy production, primaryq (Petajoules)515495460a
    Energy supply per capitaq (Gigajoules)137121116a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)8 6289 30510 362c
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)35.335.335.5b
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)99.3 / 98.599.9 / 98.599.9 / 98.5a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedr (% of GNI)0.390.510.47a
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