Schwyz SZ
Political representation at cantonal level
Cantonal government:
Cantonal parliament:
Political representation in the national parliament
House of Representatives:
Swiss People’s Party
Peter Föhn, Pirmin Schwander
Christian Democratic Party
Reto Wehrli
Senate:
Bruno Frick, Christian Democratic Party and Alex Kuprecht, Swiss People’s Party
Georg Hess, Lorenz Bösch, Kurt Zibung
Alois Christen, Peter Reuteler
Walter Stählin
Armin Hüppin
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Capital: Schwyz
Area: 908 km2
Number of communes (2006): 30
Resident population (2005): 136’500
Foreign population (2005): 17.1%
Per capita income (2004): SFr. 49’336
Unemployment rate (2006): 2.0%
Date of entry into the Swiss Confederation: 1291
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