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Highest geographical point |
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Wurmberg (mountain in the district of Goslar), 971 m above sea level |
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Lowest geographical point |
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marshlands of the River Aller near Flettmar (Gifhorn), 46 m above sea level |
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Largest north/south expanse |
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130 km |
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Largest west/east expanse |
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75 km |
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Surface area (2007) |
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5,079 qkm (=10.7% of the surface area in Lower Saxony) |
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Population (2006) |
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1.156.874 (= 14,9% of the total population in Lower Saxony) |
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Employment (2005) |
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539.500 (= 15.3% of those in employment in Lower Saxony) |
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Gross regional product of individual economic sectors (2006) |
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EUR 28.435 million (= 16,0 % gross regional product of Lower Saxony) |
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Division of economic sectors:
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Agriculture and Forestry (0,4%) |
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Manufacturing sectors (44,1%) |
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Services (55,5%) |
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| Population of metropolitan areas (2007) |
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Braunschweig |
245.336 |
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Wolfsburg |
120.233 |
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Salzgitter |
105.843 |
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Wolfenbuettel |
53.986 |
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Peine |
49,547 |
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Goslar |
42.621 |
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Gifhorn |
42.008 |
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Helmstedt |
24.848 |
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| Tourist accommodation (2007) |
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631 tourist residences |
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31.402 beds |
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3.758.827 registered guests |
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| Universities and Colleges (2007) |
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3 universities and colleges with a student intake of 16.373 |
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4 locations for technical colleges with a student intake of 6.798 |
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22 non-affiliated research institutes |
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