Eastern Switzerland
Eastern Switzerland
Ostschweiz (in German) Suisse orientale (in French) Svizra orientala (in Romansh) Svizzera orientale (in Italian) | ||
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Region | ||
Country  Switzerland | ||
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,521.0 km2 (4,448.3 sq mi) | |
| Population (2007)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,069,600 | |
| • Density | 93/km2 (240/sq mi) | |
| NUTS code | CH05 | |
| HDI (2018) | 0.923[3] very high · 7th | |
Eastern Switzerland (
canton of Graubünden (with the city of Chur) is usually considered to be part of Eastern Switzerland as well.[citation needed
]
Eastern Switzerland is also defined as one of the
regions of Switzerland. In this case, it includes the cantons of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Glarus, Graubünden, Schaffhausen, St. Gallen, and Thurgau.[citation needed
]
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47°18′N 9°18′E / 47.3°N 9.3°E
Notes and references
- ^ "Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2".
- ^ "Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
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