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Cantonal facts: Appenzell Innerrhoden 2010

Source: Swiss Federal Statistical Office, Kanton Appenzell Innerrhoden

Surface area in sq. km: 172
Resident population 15'471
Municipalities 6
Population density in sq.km 90
Percentage of foreigners in % 9.8
CAPITAL, biggest city: APPENZELL

Cities > 10'000
Agglomerations (center in canton) > 50'000

5'599 inh.

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Persons employed by sector (2001):
Agriculture and forestry
Industry and business
Services

16.2
31.2
52.6
Unemployment rate in % (Jan. 2010) 1.6
Number of members 
of the National Council
2
Distribution of seats in the Cantonal Parliament Cantonal Minister (Departments) 
49  members of the parliament (Grosser Rat). There are no official political partries.

"Landsgemeinde" (gathering of the citizens) every last Sunday in April:  Election of the cantonal ministers and members of the cantonal court

Werner Ebneter (Public Health)
Daniel Fässler (Economy)
Lorenz Koller (Agriculture)
Melchior Looser (Justice, Police)
Sepp Moser (Finance)
Carlo Schmid-Sutter (Education)
Stefan Sutter (Construction, Ecology)
 

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Cantonal Government and Administration

Kanton Appenzell Innerehoden Appenzeller online

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Carlo Schmid-Sutter



SVP Kanton Appenzell IR

   

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Media

Daily Newspapers

Appenzeller Zeitung  

Weekly Papers/Magazines

Appenzeller Volksfreund  

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