Espace Mittelland

Espace Mittelland 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.

Espace Mittelland
Region
Country  Switzerland
Area
  Total10,062.2 km2 (3,885.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2007)[2]
  Total1,709,900
  Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
NUTS codeCH02
HDI (2015)0.929[3]
very high · 5th

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.

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