Quick Facts - Switzerland
Capital: Bern
Political system: Direct democracy and Federal parliamentary republic
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 1963
Population: 7 667 700 (2009)
Population density: 176 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): German, French, Italian, Rhaeto-romanic
Non-nationals of total population: 20.7 % (2006)
Funding (2006)
Culture as share of total central government spending: N/A
Government expenditure on culture: 1 572 965 604 Euro
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 213.51 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: 14.20 %
Employment (2005)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 2.70 %
Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 25.90 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 12.30 %
Markets (2008)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 125 %
CUPIX: Public cultural services: 297 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture:
2 135 USD (210 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 2.2 times (2006)
Internet penetration rate: 69.0 % (2008)
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