Appenzell Outer-Rhodes AR
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Marianne Kleiner, Radical Party
Senate:
Hans Altherr, Radical Party
Marianne Koller-Bohl, Jakob Brunnschweiler, Rolf Degen, Jürg Wernli
Hans Diem, Köbi Frei
Matthias Weishaupt
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Capital: Herisau
Area: 243 km2
Number of communes (2006): 20
Resident population (2004): 52’400
Foreign population (2005): 13.5%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 43’488
Unemployment rate (2006): 1.9%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1513
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