George Bernard Shaw
Swiss Population: 7'782'900 (2009)
Percentage of foreigners: 21.7%
Population of Canton Ticino: 335'720
Percentage of foreigners: 25%
Lugano's population: 58'658 (2010)
Percentage of foreigners: 38% (Italy, Portugal, Serbia, Germany, Bosnia, Kosovo)
Divorces: 334
National Swiss Languages:
German - 63.7%
French - 19.2%
Italian - 7.6%
Romansch - 0.6%
Other - 8.9%
The Ticino with an area of 2,812 sq.km, or 6.8% of the total area of Switzerland is the only Swiss Canton entirely situated south of the Alps.
The major towns of the Canton are Lugano, Locarno, Bellinzona, Chiasso and Mendrisio.
Employment:
Full time employment rate (women): 42.8%
Full time employment rate (men): 87.1%
Part time employees (women): 57.2%
Part time employees (men): 12.9%
Unemployment rate: 3.7%
Employed foreigners that cross the border every day: 22%
GNP:
The gross Cantonal product surpasses 10 billion Euro and represents 3.8% of the Gross National Product. For a population of 335,000, the per capita Gross National Product is 30,000 Euro.
Religion:
Roman Catholic: 67.9%
Swiss Reformed Church: 5.7%
Other churches: 17.8%
N/A: 8.6%
Health insurance:
Every resident is required by law to have the minimum Swiss health insurance coverage. The standard of medical care in Switzerland is very high, with short waiting lists and world-class hospitals.
Recycling:
Did you know that the Swiss are the world's recycling champions? They recycle more than 90% of their bottles and jars!
2 comments:
how small is Lugano... I was convinced it had at least 80k inhabitants :))
One day maybe.....;)
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