Quick Facts - Switzerland
Capital: Bern
Political system: Direct democracy and Federal parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 6 May 1963
Population: 7 954 662 (2012)
Population density: 194 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): German, French, Italian, Rhaeto-romanic
Non-nationals of total population: 22.4 % (2011)
Population density: 194 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): German, French, Italian, Rhaeto-romanic
Non-nationals of total population: 22.4 % (2011)
Funding (2010)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 1.70 %Government expenditure on culture: 1 855 973 339 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 235.00 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 10.40 %
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 1.40 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 12.10 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 15.17 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 147 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 374 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 2 135 USD (210 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 1.9 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 80.8 % (2011)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 13/7/1962European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Entered into force 1/4/1998
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratified on 16/07/2008
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334