Population mid-2006 ................................................8,192,990
GDP per capita 2006 (Purchase Parity, US$)........... 34,100
GDP 2006 (Purchase Parity, US$ billions)................ 309.3
Unemployment.....................................................................4.9%
Average annual growth 1991-97
Population (%) ....... .5
Labor force (%) ....... .9
Total Area..................................................................32,377 sq. mi.
Language..........................................................German
Urban population (% of total population) ............................... 64
Life expectancy at birth (years)..................................................... 77
Infant mortality (per 1,000 live births)....................................... 5.1
Access to safe water (% of population) ..................................100
Illiteracy (% of population age 15+) .............................................1
