Geography
                    
                
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            Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2015
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            429
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            Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2015
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            18,449.4
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                    Population and age
                    
                
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            Population figures on 31 Dec. 2015
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            ... total (in 1,000)
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            4,084.9
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            ... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
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            3,926.1
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            ... therefrom foreigners
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            3.9 %
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            Population density as at 31 Dec. 2015
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            ... inhabitants per km²
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            221.4
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            Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the polulation 2011 (in 1,000)
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            ... birth balance
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            -4.4
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            ... migration balance
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            11.5
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            Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2015
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            ... under 18
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            15.0 %
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            ... 18 - 24
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            5.3 %
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            ... 25 - 34
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            13.2 %
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            ... 35 - 59
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            34.0 %
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            ... 60 - 74
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            19.1 %
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            ... 75 and over
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            13.5 %
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                    2011 Census
                    
                
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            Population by migrant background on 9 May 2011
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            ... without migrant background
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            95.6 %
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            ... with migrant background
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            4.4 %
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            Population by religious affiliation on 9 May 2011
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            ... Roman Catholic Church
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            3.6 %
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            ... Evangelical Church
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            20.3 %
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            ... others, none, not specified
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            76.2 %
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            Dwellings in residental buildings on 9 May 2011
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            ... ownership rate
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            33.2 %
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                    Construction and housing
                    
                
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            Dwelling completed 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            1.8
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            Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            572.7
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                    National accounts
                    
                
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            Disposable income of households 2014 (€ per habitant)
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            18,158
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            Gross domestic product 2014 (€ per inhabitant)
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            26,807
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                    Stock of motor vehicles
                    
                
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            Stock of motor vehicles on 1 Jan. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            619.1
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                    Vocational Education System
                    
                
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            Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2015 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            1.6
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                    General Education System
                    
                
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            Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2015
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            ... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            7.0
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            ... without secondary general school certificate
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            8.3 %
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            ... with secondary general school certificate
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            8.8 %
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            ... with intermediate school certificate
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            50.3 %
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            ... with university entrance qualification
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            32.7 %
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                    Children in publicly funded day care
                    
                
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            Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2016 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            74.3
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                    Business register
                    
                
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            total companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            42.6
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            craft companies 2014 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            9.6
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                    Employees subject to social insurance
                    
                
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            Employees subject to social insurance on 30 June 2016
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            383.1
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            ... agriculture and forestry, fishing
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            1.3 %
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            ... industry
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            28.6 %
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            ... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport
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            21.0 %
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            ... public and other service activities
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            18.8 %
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            ... other service providers, not specified
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            30.3 %
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                    Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance
                    
                
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            Recipients of unemployment benefit II and of social allowance on 31 Dec. 2016
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            82.5
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            ... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance
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            23.1 %
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            ... therefrom foreigner
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            13.2 %
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                    Unemployment rate
                    
                
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            Unemployment rate at the end of March 2017
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            ... total
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            7.3 %
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            ... therefrom male
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            7.9 %
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            ... therefrom female
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            6.6 %
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            ... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years
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            5.9 %
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            ... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years
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            9.1 %
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