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GeographyLocation: Central Europe, east of France
Area: Land boundaries: total 1,852 km, Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km Coastline: 0 km
PeoplePopulation: 7,084,984 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.57% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 12.04 births/1,000 population Death rate: 9.16 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 2.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 6.3 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.6 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Religions: Roman Catholic 47.6%, Protestant 44.3%, other 8.1% (1980) Languages: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
Government
Names:
Type: federal republic Capital: Bern Independence: 1 August 1291 Constitution: 29 May 1874
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $148.4 billion National product real growth rate: 1.8% National product per capita: $22,080 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 0.9% Unemployment rate: 4.7%
Electricity:
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| An estimated 5.3 million visted Centennial Olympic Park between opening day - 13 July - and closing day - 4 August, making the park the most single most visited Olympic site during the Games. |