Demographics

Location: Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy Capital City: Bern Population: 7,523,934 (July 2006 est.) Gross domestic production (GDP): 1.8% (2005 est.) GDP per capita: $32,300 (2005 est.)   GDP – composition by: Agriculture: 1.5%   Industry: 34%   Services: 64.5% (2003 est.)   Surface area Land use Total: 41,290 sq km Arable land: 9.91% L and: 39,770 sq km Permanent crops: 0.58% Water: 1,520 sq km Other: 89.