Cantonal
facts:
Bern/Berne
2010
Source:
Swiss Federal Statistical Office,
Kanton Bern
|
Surface area in
sq. km: |
5'959 |
Resident population |
962'982 |
Municipalities |
388 |
Population density in sq.km |
159 |
Percentage of foreigners in % |
12.5 |
CAPITAL, biggest city
(aggl.): BERN Cities >
10'000 Agglomerations (center in canton) > 50'000 |
122'925
(344'727)
inh.
14 3 |
Persons employed by sector (1995): Agriculture and forestry Industry and business Services |
9.1 26.8 64.1 |
Unemployment rate in %
(2010) |
3.3 |
Number of members
of the National Council |
27 |
Distribution of seats in the Cantonal Parliament |
Cantonal Minister (Departments) |
SVP SP FDP Grüne/GB EVP EDU PSA SD CVP Entente/PDC/PLJ |
47 42 26 19 13 6 3 1 1 1 |
Barbara Egger-Jenzer (SP, Construction, Energy) Urs
Gasche (SVP, Finance) Hans-Jürg Käser (FDP, Police)
Christoph Neuhaus
(SVP, Justice) Philippe Perrenoud
(SP, Public Health) Bernhard Pulver (Grüne,
Education) Andreas Rickenbacher (SP, Economy) |
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