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Berlin

Berlin is the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany and one of the country’s 16 federal states (Länder). The city has a population of nearly 3.4 million inhabitants. Since reunification of East and West Germany and the fall of the Berlin Wall, Berlin has once again become the German capital. The German Federal Parliament, most ministries, government agencies and embassies, as well as NGOs and business representations moved to Berlin. Enormous investments in Berlin’s infrastructure are still going on. Once dominated by industrial production, Berlin’s economy is now characterised by important investments in transport technology, bio-technology, medical and environmental technology, and the media. There has also been an increase in tourism and trade fair conventions. The Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) of Berlin unites the adjoining NUTS3 units (Kreise) covering an area of 17,405 km2 of over 4.9 million inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	3,387,828						342	2004	4,971,331	1:1.47
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	0%						247
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2004	50%						152	2004	45%	1:0.90
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2004	10%						118	2004	10%	1:1
Average size of households	2004	1.80						173	2004	1.90	1:1.06
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€1,450						150
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€1,770						157
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	11%						305	2001	19%	1:1.69
Percentage of households living in social housing	2004	12%						92
Average living area in m2 per person	2001	38						229	2001	38	1:0.99
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	159.30						223
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate	2004	19%						159	2004	18%	1:0.96
Unemployment rate - female	2004	17%						147	2004	16%	1:0.98
Employment rate	2004	58%						157
Activity rate	2004	72%						182	2004	73%	1:1.01
GDP per head (€)	2004	€23,458						148	2004	€21,870	1:0.93
Median disposable annual household income(€)	2004	€17,400						118	2004	€17,900	1:1.03
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income	2004	20%						71	2004	18%	1:0.92
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2001	68%						233
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2001	646						234	2001	635	1:0.98
% of working age population with only primary education	2004	0%						155	2004	0%	1:0.93
% of working age population with tertiary education	2004	0%						136	2004	0%	1:1
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2004	6						212
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2004	17						235
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum	2004	0.46						237
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	39%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	27						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	3,798						265	2004	286	1:0.08
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car	2004	44%						108	2004	53%	1:1.19
Average time of journey to work (mins.)	2004	32						107	2004	32	1:0.99

SUB CITY LEVEL

129 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 26267		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	2%	4%	7%	1:2.92
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	29%	49%	62%	1:2.13
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate		2001	7%	15%	30%	1:4.20
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25		2001	6%	12%	20%	1:3.11
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)		2001	250	3,800	27,302	1:109.17