Face of a Nation Project: Switzerland by Lauren Singer https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject Lauren Singer and Allison Brady en-us 2020-01-21 04:50:41 UTC 2025-11-23 03:49:43 UTC hello@padlet.com Switzerland ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433836508 2020-01-21 04:52:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433836508 Map ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837042 Switzerland is located in Europe and bordered by France, Germany, Austria, and Italy.]]> 2020-01-21 04:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837042 Population ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837178
  • Overall population and where this ranks globally: 8.65 million, 101st globally
  • Population Density: 208 people per km²
  • Percent Urban: 73.8%
  • Name and population size of capital city: Bern, 133,000 people
  • Government type: Democracy
    • ]]>     2020-01-21 04:57:40 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837178     Demographics ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837268
  • The Growth Rate: 0.7%
  • Crude Birth Rate: 10
  • Crude Death Rate: 9
  • Net Migration Rate: 5
  • Total Fertility Rate: 1.6 
  • Life Expectancy: 83.6 years
  • Infant Mortality Rate: 3.7 
  • Doubling Time: 231 years
    • ]]>     2020-01-21 04:58:17 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837268     Age Structure Diagram ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837305 2020-01-21 04:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837305 Demographic Transition Model ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837653 Switzerland is in Stage 4 of the Demographic Transition Model (DTM). They have low birth and death rates with low population growth.]]> 2020-01-21 05:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433837653 Land and Water Use ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433923193
  • Total Land Area: 41,285 km²
  • Percentage of the country that is Arable Land: 4,080 km²
  • Identify Three Major Crops Grown: sugar beets, wheat, and apples
  • Major Natural Resources: water, salt
  • Water Use per capita/day: 4,200 litres
  • Water Availability per capita: 5.74 thousand cubic meters
  • Percent of country that is under severe water stress: 0%
    • ]]>     2020-01-21 11:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433923193     Economic ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433923302
  • Poverty (% of population below poverty line): 7.9%
  • Literacy Rate: N/A (estimated to be about 99%)
  • Education Spending as a % of GDP: 5.1%
  • Total Gross Domestic Product: CHF 77,943 (Swiss francs); approx. $81,000
  • Debt as a % of GDP: 39.49%
  • Major Industries/Income Sources: machinery, watches, textiles, chemicals, banking
  • Human Development Index (HDI): 0.946, ranked 2nd
  • Happy Planet Index (HPI) Value/Rank on the Happy Planet Index: 34.3, ranked 24th
    • ]]>     2020-01-21 11:06:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433923302     Environmental ls278 https://padlet.com/ls278/faceofanationproject/wish/433923350
  • Three federally-recognized preserved landscapes: The Swiss National Park, Monte San Giorgio, and the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
  •  Three vulnerable species: Bechstein’s bat, Eurasian otter, lesser horseshoe bat
  • Major Energy Resources: oil, nuclear power, hydroelectric power, natural gas
  • Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 4.5 tonnes per capita
  • “Carbon Efficiency”: 0.61 CO2 emissions/$ GDP
  • Natural Resource Consumption
    1. Oil Consumption (barrels per day): 280,000 bbl/day
    2. Coal Consumption: 0.07 tonnes
    3. Natural Gas Consumption: 2.7 million tonnes
  • Municipal Waste Generation (kilograms/person/year): 650 kgs per person per year
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