Geography
                    
                
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            Number of municipalities on 31 Dec. 2019
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            57
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            Area in km² on 31 Dec. 2019
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            866.1
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                    Population and age
                    
                
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            Population figures on 31 Dec. 2019
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            ... total (in 1,000)
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            287.9
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            ... therefrom Germans (in 1,000)
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            257.5
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            ... therefrom foreigners
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            10.6 %
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            Population density as at 31 Dec. 2019
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            ... inhabitants per km²
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            332.4
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            Increase (+)/decrease (-) of the population 2019 (in 1,000)
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            ... birth balance
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            -4.0
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            ... migration balance
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            6.3
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            Age from ... to ... years on 31 Dec. 2019
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            ... under 18
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            16.1 %
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            ... 18 - 24
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            6.7 %
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            ... 25 - 34
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            11.0 %
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            ... 35 - 59
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            35.2 %
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            ... 60 - 74
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            18.9 %
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            ... 75 and over
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            12.2 %
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                    Area survey by type of actual use
                    
                
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            Floor area by type of actual use on 31 Dec. 2019
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            … settlement and traffic
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            16.7 %
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            … vegetation and water bodies
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            83.3 %
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                    Construction and housing
                    
                
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            Dwelling completed 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            3.7
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            Stock of dwellings on 31 Dec. 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            508.0
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            Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per dwelling)
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            102.0
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            Useful floor space on 31 Dec. 2019 (per inhabitant)
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            51.8
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                    Stock of passenger cars
                    
                
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            Stock of passenger cars on 1 Jan. 2020
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            649.7
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            … of which: with electric or hybrid drive
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            1.1 %
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                    Business register
                    
                
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            Total companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            42.2
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            Craft companies 2018 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            6.7
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                    Vocational Education System
                    
                
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            Graduates and school leavers of vocational schools 2019 (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            1.9
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                    General Education System
                    
                
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            Graduates and school leavers having completed their education 2019
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            ... total without externals (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            9.2
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            ... without secondary general school certificate
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            6.0 %
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            ... with secondary general school certificate
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            14.5 %
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            ... with intermediate school certificate
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            33.9 %
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            ... with university entrance qualification
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            45.6 %
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                    Children in publicly funded day care
                    
                
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            Children cared for on 1 Mar. 2020 (care rate)
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            … under 3 years
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            34.1
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            … 3 to under 6 years
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            96.8
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                    National accounts
                    
                
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            Disposable income of households 2018 (EUR per habitant)
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            26,394
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            Gross domestic product 2018 (EUR per inhabitant)
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            29,069
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                    Employees subject to social insurance contributions
                    
                
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            Employees subject to social insurance contributions on 30 June 2020
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            305.4
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            ... agriculture and forestry, fishing
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            2.5 %
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            ... industry
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            22.9 %
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            ... trade, hotel and restaurant industry, transport
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            24.5 %
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            ... public and other service activities
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            15.9 %
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            ... other service providers, not specified
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            34.3 %
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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 at the end of October 2020
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            ... total (per 1,000 inhabitants)
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            49.3
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            ... therefrom including individuals not capable of earning and in need of assistance
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            26.1 %
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            ... therefrom foreigners
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            35.0 %
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                    Unemployment rate
                    
                
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            Unemployment rate at the end of February 2021
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            ... total
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            5.4 %
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            ... therefrom male
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            5.7 %
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            ... therefrom female
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            5.0 %
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            ... therefrom in the age from 15 to 19 years
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            4.9 %
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            ... therefrom in the age from 55 to 64 years
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            6.3 %
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