Espace Mittelland | |
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Region | |
Country | Switzerland |
Area | |
• Total | 10,062.2 km2 (3,885.0 sq mi) |
Population (2007)[2] | |
• Total | 1,709,900 |
• Density | 170/km2 (440/sq mi) |
NUTS code | CH02 |
HDI (2018) | 0.934[3] very high · 6th |
Espace Mittelland, as defined by the Federal Statistical Office for statistical purposes, is a region of Switzerland, encompassing the cantons of Bern, Fribourg, Jura, Neuchâtel and Solothurn. It is one of the NUTS-2 regions of Switzerland.
The name includes a word from each of the two official languages spoken in this region: espace (French) here means "area", and Mittelland is the German name of the Swiss Central Plateau. This same mixed name is used in both official French- and German-language texts.