Canton of Fribourg
Canton of Freiburg | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Switzerland
Map of Fribourg  | |
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°E | |
| Capital | Fribourg/Freiburg |
| Subdivisions | 168 municipalities, 7 districts |
| Government | |
| • Executive | Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7) |
| • Legislative | Grand Council of Fribourg (130) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,671.42 km2 (645.34 sq mi) |
| Population (December 2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 325,496 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | CHF 19.180 billion (2020) |
| • Per capita | CHF 59,263 (2020) |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR |
| Highest point | 2,389 m (7,838 ft): Vanil Noir |
| Lowest point | 429 m (1,407 ft): shore Lake Neuchâtel |
| Joined | 1481 |
| Languages | French, German |
| Website | www |
The canton of Fribourg,[a] also canton of Freiburg,[b] is located in western Switzerland. The canton is bilingual, with French spoken by more than two thirds of the citizens and German by a little more than a quarter.[4] Both are official languages in the canton. The canton takes its name from its capital city of Fribourg.
- ^ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ^ "Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit". bfs.admin.ch (in German). Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
- ^ Statistik, Bundesamt für (21 January 2021). "Bruttoinlandsprodukt (BIP) nach Grossregion und Kanton - 2008-2018 | Tabelle". Bundesamt für Statistik (in German). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ "Annuaire statistique du canton de Fribourg – Statistisches Jahrbuch des Kantons Freiburg – 2014" (PDF; 8,95 MB) (in French and German). Fribourg, Switzerland: Amt für Statistik des Staates Freiburg. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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