Appenzell Inner Rhodes AI
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
In the cantonal parliament there are officially no political parties or fractions. It is therefore not possible to divide seats along party lines.
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Arthur Löpfe, Christian Democratic Party
Senate:
Ivo Bischofsberger, Christian Democratic Party
Carlo Schmid-Sutter, Werner Ebneter, Lorenz Koller, Stefan Sutter
Bruno Koster, Paul Wyser
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Capital: Appenzell
Area: 173 km2
Number of Communes (2006): 6
Resident population (2005): 15’000
Foreign population (2005): 10.3%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 45’429
Unemployment rate (Jahresmittel 2006): 1.1%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1513
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