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Espace Mittelland

Coordinates:46°54′N7°24′E/ 46.900°N 7.400°E/46.900; 7.400
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Espace Mittelland
Region
CountrySwitzerland
Area
• Total10,062.2 km2(3,885.0 sq mi)
Population
(2007)[2]
• Total1,709,900
• Density170/km2(440/sq mi)
NUTScodeCH02
HDI(2018)0.934[3]
very high·6th

Espace Mittelland,as defined by theFederal Statistical Officefor statistical purposes, is a region ofSwitzerland,encompassing thecantonsofBern,Fribourg,Jura,NeuchâtelandSolothurn.It is one of theNUTS-2regions of Switzerland.

The name includes a word from each of the two official languages spoken in this region:espace(French) here means "area", andMittellandis the German name of theSwiss Central Plateau.This same mixed name is used in both official French- and German-language texts.

Notes and references

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  1. ^"Total area and land area, by NUTS 2 regions - km2".
  2. ^"Total average population, by NUTS 2 regions - (1 000 inhabitants)".
  3. ^"Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab".hdi.globaldatalab.org.Retrieved2018-09-13.

46°54′N7°24′E/ 46.900°N 7.400°E/46.900; 7.400