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1 105.2 Index of consumer prices based on billion EUR Dept level 107 Convicts because of o 341 Museums 50,272 Students 54 Hospitals 5,660 Asylum seekers 2,965,416 ha Total area 2.4 million Inhabitants f ences dangerous to the public 18,355 Live births 1.3 million economically active population 1.2 million Privat households places in nursing homes 72.4 million EUR Investment in environmental protection 6.7 million air passengers Die kleine Brandenburg Statistik ever 100 of children in age from 3 until under 6 years in Day care centres 25.5 billion EUR Turnover in manufacturing 59.1 billion EUR Gross domestic product 18,330 Business registrations 30,876 EUR Compensation of employees per employee 47.9 percent Turnout of the election to the Parliament of Brandenburg 643 thousend Residential buildings 4.2 million Guests of Brandenburg statistics Berlin Brandenburg English edition Editor: Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg

2 Information management Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg Behlertstraße 3 a Potsdam Telephone: Telefax: [email protected] Imprint Published in December 2014 Design and Layout Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg Printed by ruksaldruck Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg Potsdam, 2014 Reproduction and distribution, also of parts, are permitted provided that the source is mentioned. Photograph credits»the Rotmilan«(heraldic beast of Brandenburg) Mingolsheim, Milvus photo archivs of the Tierpark Berlin Explanation of symbols no figures data will be available later numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed x cell blocked for logical reasons ( ) limited informational value because numerical value is of limited statistical reliability / no data because the numerical value is not sufficiently reliable Abbreviation of units bn billion EUR euro ha hectare hrs hours km kilometre km² square kilometre l litre m² square metre m³ cubic metre MJ mega joule mm millimetre mn million t ton

3 Contents 1 General Information 2 Population 3 Livelihood 12 Environment 13 Transport 14 National Accounts 24 Public Finances 25 Judicature 26 Political Parties Die kleine Brandenburg-Statistik 4 Households and Families 5 Culture and Sports 6 Education 7 Agriculture 8 Public Health System 9 Public Social Benefits 10 Facilities for Child Care, Youth Welfare 11 Care 15 Business Notifications, Insolvencies 16 Employment and Compensation of Employees, Labour Market 17 Construction, Housing 18 Industry 19 Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurant Industry, Tourism 20 Foreign Trade 21 Consumer Prices 27 Elections 28 The administrative districts of Brandenburg Brandenburg 1990 to The Region Berlin / Brandenburg Construction Prices 23 Earnings

4 Introduction»DIE kleine BRANDENBURG- STATISTIK 2014«(statistics for the federal state of Brandenburg 2014, key facts and figures) offers information on the development in the federal state Brandenburg based on the most important statistical results. Benchmarks to demographic, economic, social, cultural and political structures of Brandenburg are presented in Chapter 1 to 27. The results are compared to previous years. The brochure also contains information on the administrative districts (Chapter 28), data on Brandenburg s development since 1990 (Chapter 29) and figures for the region of Berlin/Brandenburg (Chapter 30). On December 31, 2013 the area of the federal state Brandenburg covered 29,654 km². The proportion of the agricultural area was 49 percent. The forest area comprised 36 percent. In 2013, approximately 18,400 children were born alive in the state of Brandenburg. The number of deaths was 29,700 persons. The resulting mortality excess of 11,300 people could not be offset by the registered migration gain of around 10,600 people, so that a population loss of 318 people was reported. In the calculation of population development only results which where registered after May 9, 2011 (census date) are considered. The present motion cases may therefore differ from the results of the births, deaths and migration statistics. At the end of 2013, the population was based on the 2011 census at 2,449,193 people and had the lowest level, the official population statistics has determined for the State of Brandenburg since the unification of Germany. The since 2001 observed population decline continued to hold on were 1.24 million households in Brandenburg. Nearly 37 percent of them were single-person households. 236,100 families with children under the age of 18 lived in Brandenburg. In the school year 2013/14 approximately 227,000 pupils visited general education schools, including 9.5 percent independent school agencies. In the winter semester 2013/14 there were 50,272 students in Brandenburg, including 50.7 percent women. 72 percent of students were enrolled at universities percent were students in the fields of law, economics and social sciences. 2013, practiced 9,017 physicians and 1,974 dentists in Brandenburg. The 55 hospitals in Brandenburg possessed 15,191 Beds in. The average length of stay was 7.9 days.

5 In 2013, there were approximately 9,800 recipients of continual subsistence payment, 22,800 recipients of basic security in old age and disability and 34,000 benefits under the 5th to 9th Chapter of SGB XII. With more than 11.5 million overnight stays in accommodation establishments in the federal state of Brandenburg in 2013, the numbers of previous year were again exceeded. With 4.2 million arrivals, the guest numbers also slightly increased. The average length of stay of tourists in Brandenburg in 2013 was 2.8 days. 7,435 dwellings were built in Brandenburg in 2013, 2 percent more than last year. 6,510 new dwellings were built. Most of the dwellings created in Potsdam and the districts Potsdam- Mittelmark and Havelland. A total of 7,233 construction projects were completed in 2013 in Brandenburg. This was 6 percent less than last year. In ,330 business registrations in Brandenburg were recorded. This is roughly the value of the previous year. Approximately 18,000 businesses were deregistered during the year. Most of the movements were in the economic sector»wholesale and retail trade; Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles«with 4,140 registrations and 4,359 deregistrations, followed by the sector»administrative and support service activities«with 2,587 registrations and 2,479 deregistrations and»construction«with 2,397 registrations and 2,515 deregistrations. Brandenburg s economy grew by 0.7 percent in The year before the economic output had increased also by 0.7 percent In 2014, three national elections took place in Brandenburg. In addition to electing Members of the European Parliament and local elections also the election to the Parliament of Brandenburg took place. The SPD with 31.9 percent of the secondary votes is the strongest party, followed by the CDU with 23.0 percent and the party DIE LINKE with 18.6 percent.»die kleine BRANDENBURG- STATISTIK 2014«gives an initial overview of the data provided by official statistics. A similar brochure has been published for the federal state of Berlin (»DIE kleine BERLIN- STATISTIK 2014«). Both booklets are also published in German. Comparative figures for the federal states interested can find in the common statistics portal of the statistical offices of Germany and the federal states Die kleine Brandenburg-Statistik

6 01.1 General Information Length of border Adjoining Lands of the Federal Republic of Germany and States: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 448 km Berlin 234 km Sachsen-Anhalt 379 km Sachsen 242 km Niedersachsen 30 km Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Poland 267 km Uckermark Niedersachsen Prignitz Ostprignitz- Ruppin Oberhavel Barnim Polen Sachsen-Anhalt Havelland Brandenburg an derhavel Potsdam- Mittelmark Potsdam Berlin Teltow- Fläming Dahme- Spreewald Märkisch- Oderland Frankfurt (Oder) Oder-Spree Largest expansion 244 km, north south 234 km, east west Local time 12 o clock CET = 11:58 :13 Frankfurt (Oder) 12 o clock CET = 11:52:16 Potsdam (Observatory) Elbe-Elster Oberspreewald- Lausitz Landkreis (Rural district) Kreisfreie Stadt (Urban district) Cottbus Spree-Neiße Sachsen km

7 01.2 General Information ha Total area... 2,948,563 Land use % Buildings and associated open spaces Industrial Recreational Traffic area Agricultural Forest land Lakes and waterways Other uses Elevations metre above sea level Kutschenberg Hagelberg Eichberg Hoher Berg Golmberg Brandberg Wache Berge Hutberg Kesselberg Wachtelberge Semmelberg Rauensche Berge Babbener Berge Hutberg Krausnicker Berge Schwarzer Berg Blocksberg metre above sea level Hirschberge Rauhberge Börnickenberg Krugberg Kronsberge Wietkikenberg Freiberge Sassenberge Eichberge Krähenberge Kleiner Ravensberg Rießener Berge Marienberg Blocksberge Gollenberg Herrnberge Bigger lakes ha Schwielochsee... 1,327 Scharmützelsee... 1,210 Unteruckersee... 1,031 Speicher Niemtsch / (Senftenberger See)... 1,082 Parsteiner See... 1,009 Ruppiner See Beetzsee Werbellinsee Grimnitzsee Schwielowsee Talsprerre Spremberg Oberuckersee Großer Stechlinsee

8 02.1 Population The censuses taking place in several years' distance, provide the basis of data on the population as well as for regional and demographic structure of the population. Their results serve as basis for the updating the official total population, which is shown here (as of 31 December). Unit Inhabitants ,559 2,512 2,449 of which female % Foreigners of which female % Age in years 0 to 5 % to 17 % to 24 % to 34 % to 44 % to 54 % to 64 % and over % Foreigners as of 31 December 2013 by age groups 60 andover 0to19 40 to to 39 1 provisional data, population projections based on the census 2011

9 02.2 Population Updated age pyramid 1 on 31 December 2013 by age and sex Male 0 Surplusofwomen thousand Ageinyearsmm Surplusofmen Female thousand 1 provisional data, population projections based on the census 2011

10 02.3 Population Marriage Unit Marriages number 11,504 12,066 12,245 Divorces number 5,792 5,323 5,003 Birth Live births number 17,910 18,537 18,355 rate ¹ viz. outside marriage number 10,628 11,315 11,502 % foreigners ² number % Death Deaths number 26,069 27,309 29,678 rate ³ of which deaths under 1 year number rate Excess of deaths number 8,159 8,772 11,323 rate ³ thousand Marriages Divorces Live births Deaths 1 Per 1000 women at the age from 15 to under 45 years, calculated based on 1987/ Both parents foreigners or the mother only when unmarried 3 Per 1000 inhabitants, 2013: based on the average population, calculated on the basis of the 2011 census 4 Per 1000 live births

11 Unit Migration across the border of Brandenburg Arrivals number 64,975 61,814 64,993 of which foreigners number 10,470 10,238 14,852 Departures number 65,111 64,119 59,264 of which foreigners number 10,606 9,987 10,797 Balance number 136 2,305 Internal migration ¹ number 67,053 61,648 62,413 Members of religious denominations Protestant ² Catholic ³ 02.4 Population Immigrants Emigrants 60 thousand Migration across the border of Brandenburg Germans Foreigners Balance 1 Across the municipality border 2 Incl. inhabitants, who belong to other protestant regional churches 3 Data of 2012 Sources: Consistory of the Protestant Church Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz (Konsistorium der Evangelischen Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz) and Secretariat of the German Conference of Catholic Bishops, Statistics of church dioceses (Sekretariat der deutschen Bischofskonferenz)

12 02.5 Population Data on the nationality of foreigners are available from the Foreigner Central Register. The number of the foreigners may deviate from current population updating (chapter 02.1) because of the different sources of data. Foreigners, Unit as of 31 December Europe of which Poland Russian Federation Ukraine Turkey Africa America Asia of which Vietnam Australia and Oceania Uckermark Prignitz Ostprignitz- Ruppin Havelland Brandenburg Potsdam Oberhavel an derhavel Potsdam- Mittelmark Berlin Teltow- Fläming Barnim Dahme- Spreewald Märkisch- Oderland Frankfurt (Oder) Oder-Spree...stateless, uncleared, notspecified 1,5%...European...Australia,Oceania Union andantarctica withoutpoland 0,2% 23,6%...Africa 5,6% Foreigners 0to2% 2to2,5 % 2,5to3% 3%andover Elbe-Elster Oberspreewald- Lausitz Cottbus Spree-Neiße...Asia 19,5 %...America 4,0%...other Europe 26,2%...Poland 19,3%

13 03 Livelihood Unit Population , , ,448.4 by labour force participation Economically active population , , ,295.6 Employed persons , , ,201.3 Unemployed persons Inactive populatiom , , ,152.8 by main subsistence Employment , , ,116.7 Unemployment benefit/relief ALG I/II ¹ Benefits according Hartz IV (ALG II, social benefit) Pension Assistance by affiliated ² Own fortune, letting etc / 5.5 / Social welfare assistance/ current assistance to living costs Parental benefit, child-raising benefit ³ Other support The microcensus is a household survey conducted annually, comprising 1 percent of households. It provides information on the economic and social situation of the population. EUR 0to to to ,300to1, to2,000 2,000to2,600 2,600to3,200 3,200and over thousand Private households by monthly net income, 2013 Single-person households Multi-person households 1 With implementation of SGB II omission of the unemployment relief and introduction of new achievement forms 2 Since 2008 income by family members 3 Since 2009 only parental benefit

14 04 Households and Families Every community of persons living together and forming an economical unit as well as persons who live alone and, nevertheless, manage for themselves are counted as a household (private household). A household may include relatives and persons who do not belong to the family as such (e.g. partners in life). Married couples with children as well as single parents and unmarried couples with their unmarried children living in the same household are counted as families. Households Unit by size of household Households , , ,237.6 Single-person households Multi-person households with 2 persons with 3 persons with 4 persons with 5 or more persons Married couples without children Families Married couples Single parents and consensual unions of which families with children less than 18 years of age Married couples Single parents and consensual unions Average monthly net income of families with children under 18 years Married couples Single parents Married couples Single parents 3,000 EUR 2,500 2,000 3,500 1,500EUR 3,000 1,000 2, , , ,

15 Unit Public theatres ¹ Locations number Events ² number 1,525 1,496 1,827 of which dramas number operas number musicals number Visitors at the location ³ Public libraries number Stock of media ,688 4,606 4,306 Users Visitors ,850 2,728 2,669 Borrowings ,643 9,327 8,825 Screens ⁴ number Visitors ,800 3,200 2,800 Museums ⁵ number ⁶ of which with data for the visitors number Visitors ,546 3,475 3,800 Sports clubs number 2,825 2,937 2,931 Members of which female Children and youth until 21 years Adult, starting from 22 years Football/Soccer Disability Sport Gymnastics Volleyball Handball Horseriding sportshooters Tabletennis Bowling athletics thousand 05 Culture and Sports In the fields of culture and sports in the official statistics do not own surveys are conducted. The following information has been provided by other facilities available, are to provide a brief overview. Sources: Deutscher Bühnenverein, Bundesverband der Theater und Orchester, Landesfachstelle für Archive und öffentliche Bibliotheken im Brandenburgischen Landeshauptarchiv, FFA - Filmförderungsanstalt, Institut für Museumsforschung, Landessportbund Brandenburg e.v. Popular sports by number of club members in Season, e.g 2004/ Own events at the location 3 Incl. appearances of outside ensembles 4 Incl. mobil cinemas 5 Museums asked for data 6 Data from 2012

16 06.1 Education an / in Pupils at / in Unit Primary schools number 92, , ,648 Comprehensive schools number 25,931 14,202 16,389 Secondary school number 50,283 32,703 39,142 Grammar school number 62,453 49,888 51,341 Vocational grammar school (Berufliches Gymnasium ) ¹ number 4,351 2,629 3,193 Special schools number 12,673 10,009 9,084 Establishment of the second education number 2,065 2,331 2,092 Vocational schools (dual system) number 55,345 45,345 29,045 Full-time vocational schools number 13,347 7,208 3,175 Specialised upper secondary schools number 4,258 3,111 2,366 Trade and technical schools number 3,933 5,403 6,269 Schools for nurses, midwives etc ² number 3,686 4,530 4,443 Schoolleavers ³ Without secondary general school certificate / Training maturity number 3,397 1,938 1,432 of which female % With secondary general school certificate / Training maturity number 1, of which female % With extendet secondary general school certificate / extended Training maturity number 5,009 2,645 1,817 of which female % With intermediate school certificate / Specialised upper secondary school-maturities number 15,631 6,303 7,396 of which female % With general higher education entrance qualification number 11,312 13,012 7,381 of which female % Teaching staff ⁴ Schools of general education number 20,093 17,870 17,648 Vocational schools number 3,067 2,730 2,165 Schools for nurses, midwives etc number To 2006 Grammar school sixth form of the College of Further Education (Gymnasiale Oberstufe des Oberstufenzentrums) 2 Since 2006 incl. Elder care education 3 Of schools of general education 4 Full- and part-time teaching staff

17 06.2 Education Schools ¹ Unit Primary schools number Comprehensive schools number Secondary school number Grammar school number Vocational grammar school (Berufliches Gymnasium ) ² number x x 17 Special schools number Establishment of the second education number Vocational schools (dual system) number Full-time vocational schools number Specialised upper secondary schools number Trade and technical schools number Schools for nurses, midwives etc ³ number Motorvehicle mechatronics technician Office clerk Industrial mechanic Management assistantfor retail services Mechatronics fitter Salesassistantforretail services Warehouselogistics operator Management assistantforofficecommunication Management assistantforretailservices Medicalassistant Cook Clerkinpublicadministration Electronic technican Hairdresser Electronics technician forindustrialengineering Qualifieddentalemployee Plantmechanicforsanitary,heatingandairconditioning systems Specialistinthehotel business Farmer Industrial clerk ,000 1,500 2,000 Trainees in the ten most frequent training occupations, 31 December 2013, total: 27,338 trainees Male Female 1 Educational institutions 2 To 2006 Grammar school sixth form of the College of Further Education (Gymnasiale Oberstufe des Oberstufenzentrums); counted from 2010 as educational establishment 3 Since 2006 incl. specialized seminar for Elder care

18 06.3 Education All recognized by national law universities, art schools and colleges to submit their data on the basis of the Higher Education Statistics Act. Unit Students ¹ number 41,688 49,633 50,272 of which female % At universities number 27,441 33,026 36,191 of which female % At colleges of art and music number of which female % At specialised colleges of higher education (Fachhochschulen) number 12,912 15,401 12,551 of which female % At collages of public administration number of which female % New entrants ² viz. in the first semester in higher education number 7,552 10,056 8,280 in the first subject-related semester number 10,344 15,636 14,928 Academic and creative arts staff ³ (without student auxiliary workers) number 4,092 5,235 6,717 as primary occupation number 2,663 3,383 3,944 as secondary occupation number 1,429 1,852 2,773 Students in winter semester 2013/14 by area of study Othersubject Languages andarts Engineering Mathematics, naturalsciences Legal, economic and social sciences 1 Winter semester 2 Academic year (summer semester and the following winter semester) 3 At 1 December

19 Unit Utilised agricultural area agricultural enterprises, total 1000 ha 1, , ,313.8 of which arable land 1000 ha 1, , ,025.2 permanent grassland 1000 ha tree fruit and berries (without strawberries) 1000 ha Harvest Cereals (without grain maize and CCM ¹) 1000 t 2, , ,934.4 Vegetable (open-grown and under glass) 1000 t Fruit (Tree fruit in the cultivation of market) 1000 t Livestock population on 3 May Cattle, total of which dairy cows nurse and sucking cows ² Pigs, total of which fattening pigs breeding pigs Sheep, total ³ Poultry, total , ,480.5 ⁴ 10,693.6 ⁵ of which hens, total , ,639.3 ⁴ 8,501.3 ⁵ Agricultural holdings, total ⁶ 5.4 therefrom legal status: Sole proprietorship ⁶ 3.7 Partnership ⁸ ⁶ 0.7 Legal person ⁶ 1.0 Agricultural workers, total ⁶ 39.4 ⁷ of which permanently employed workers ⁶ 17.9 ⁷ 07 Agriculture The agricultural statistics include the structure surveys of agricultural and forestry enterprises and producer statistics. 1 Corn-Cob-Mix 2 since 2008 incl. battle cows and mast cows 3 3 November 4 Data of March Data of Incl. community personss

20 08.1 Public Health System The statistics of the public health system are based on reports by the public health authorities and the hospitals. Unit Selected causes of death Diseases of the circulatory system number 12,111 12,417 12,140 Neoplasms number 7,141 6,951 7,899 Injury and poisoning number ,157 AIDS/HIV diseases number Diseases of the respiratory system number 1,751 1,892 2,265 Died Infants number rate ¹ Physicians number 8,443 9,017 Dentists number 1,834 1,908 1,974 Diseases of the respiratory system 2,500 2,000 1,500 1, Per 1000 live births

21 08.2 Public Health System Unit Hospitals number Beds provided number 15,424 15,269 15,191 Admissions number 517, , ,140 Dismissals number 505, , ,944 Inpatient treatments ² number 517, , ,606 Death cases number 12,375 12,747 13,127 Average length of stay number Full-time hospital doctors days 3,413 3,764 4,316 Nursing staff number 9,788 10,108 10,446 Medical laboratory staff number 3,363 3,242 3,445 Functional staff number 2,835 2,908 3,134 Other non-medical staff number Selected causes for treatment (main diagnoses) ³ Diseases of the circulatory system number 87,295 91,936 92,534 Neoplasms number 58,860 56,697 56,727 Injury and poisoning number 50,754 54,113 54,076 Diseases of the digestive system number 50,797 52,525 55, days Average length of stay 2 Incl. same-day cases 3 Incl. junior doctors

22 09 Public Social Benefits Information about social benefits is taken from different official statistics (e.g. social assistance, housing allowance and severely disabled person statistics). Unit Public assistance ¹ Recipients of continual subsistence payment number 8,867 8,664 9,789 Recipients of basic security in old age and disability number 16,133 19,370 22,779 Recipients of benefits under the 5th to 9th Chapter of SGB XII number 26,044 30,668 34,231 Gross expenditures Mill EUR Asylum seekers Recipients, end of year number 5,495 2,906 5,660 Gross expenditures Mill EUR Housing allowance 1 Recipients (households) number 33,944 36,702 29,891 ² Severely handicapped persons number 210, , ,946 rate ³ Recipients of basic security in old age and disability 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5, Since 2005 methodical changes 2 Data of Per 1000 inhabitants

23 10.1 Facilities for Child Care Unit Day care centres number 1,672 1,729 1,810 Places number 145, , ,581 Cared children number 128, , ,903 Staff number 14,822 16,607 20,244 Public institutions number 1, Places number 94,950 95, ,341 Cared children number 82,627 84,074 88,321 Staff number 8,871 8,847 10,255 Independent institutions number Places number 50,798 65,828 77,240 Cared children number 45,915 60,430 70,582 Staff number 5,951 7,760 9,989 Attendance rates of children under 3 years number ¹ of children 3 to under 6 years number ¹ Children in daily care by child minders number 3,060 4,382 4,761 of which under 3 years number 2,586 3,775 4,189 Daily care staff number 963 1,219 1,206 Attendance rates of children under 3 years number ¹ of children 3 to under 6 years number ¹ Number of children in day care ever 100 of children in the same age group

24 10.2 Youth Welfare Unit ¹ Closed cases, in the course of the year Adoptions number Take of children in care number 1,343 1,435 1,434 Procedure to assess the child's welfare number 4,840 acute child welfare risk number 758 latent child welfare risk number 778 no child welfare risk, but needs help number 1,411 no child welfare risk and no need for assistance number 1,893 Cases, as of end of year Assistance / counselling for young people Help for education number Parenting advice number 2,898 3,795 Social group work number Individual assistance number Day group education number Full-time care number 1,669 1,783 1,987 Care in residential homes; other forms of supported housing number 2,802 2,562 2,854 Individual intensive socio-educational assistance number Adaption support for mentally disordered young people number 1,414 2,147 Family-oriented assistance/counselling Help for education number Socio-educational family assistance number 1,482 2,229 2,743 1 Methodical changes since 2007

25 11 Care Unit Benefits from nursing care insurances ¹ Recipients of care ² number 73,480 85, ,953 with inpatient care number 18,948 21,477 23,526 with ambulatory care number 20,639 26,068 29,391 cared for exclusively by family members at home number 33,893 38,256 50,036 Nursing homes number private number non-profit number public number Nursing home places number 21,540 24,909 27,716 Ambulatory care services number private number non-profit number public number Staff number 20,210 25,927 31,302 Nursing homes number 12,497 15,241 17,234 Ambulatory care services number 7,713 10,686 14,068 This data is provided by the institutions of outpatient and inpatient care facilities and the care funds Recipients of care per 1000 of the population 1 As of 15 December 2 without outpatient care

26 12.1 Environment The environmental data are collected in annual or multi-year cycle. The weather information is provided by the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst). Meteorological data for Potsdam Unit Temperature (annual average) C Duration of sunshine (annual total) hrs 1,944 1,819 1,614 Precipitation (annual total) mm Summer days (at least 25 C) number Frosty days (minimum below 0 C) number Waste disposal Collection of wastes within public waste disposal ¹ 1000 t of which domestic and bulky waste 1000 t In waste disposal facilities processed waste quantities 1000 t 8, , ,399.9 viz. delivered from Brandenburg 1000 t 5, , ,311.8 stored in landfills 1000 t 2, , Height of precipitation 210 mm J F MAMJ J A SONDJ F MAMJ J A SONDJ F MAMJ J A SOND Reporting of the waste balance (Abfallbilanz) Brandenburg

27 2004 Beschäftigte Handel,Gastgewerbe undverkehr Produzierendes Gewerbe Bodensanierung Klimaschutz 12.2 Environment Public water supply Unit Withdrawal of water m³ mn Provison of water to final consumers in Brandenburg m³ mn of which households and small businesses m³ mn Connection rate to public water supply % Water consumption per inhabitant and day litre Public sewage disposal In facilities in Berlin treated sewage, total m³ mn viz. waste water m³ mn treated in biological facilities m³ mn Connection rate to public sewage treatment facilities % Investment in environmental protection Enterprises ² with investments number of which enterprises with investments in environmental protection number Investments, total EUR mn of which investment in environmental protection, total EUR mn Share of the investments, total % Umsatz Land-und Forstwirtschaft Investments for environmental protection of the enterprises of the mining industry and manufacturing % 2 Companies of the Mining and Quarrying and the manufacturing waste management Prevention of water pollution Noise control Air pollution control Nature protection and landscape conservation Ground redevelopment Climate protection

28 13.1 Transport The information on the traffic that come from official statistics. Additional information provided by other bodies. Unit Public roads km 12,534 12,423 12,314 of which federal motorways km Tram line length km 220 ¹ 208 Bus route length km 46,730 ¹ 46,305 Passengers Railroad Mill Bus Mill Tram Air traffic ² Aircraft flights ³ Passengers Mill Motor vehicles 4 Total, as of 1 January , , ,616.1 of which passenger/estate cars , , ,337.1 Lorries motorcycles buses and coaches Passenger cars not reduced pollutant pollutant-reduced with petrol engine 5 pollutant-reduced with diesel engine ,000 1,250 1,500 thousand 1 Data from At Schönefeld airport 3 Passenger, freight and training flights 4 Since 2008 according to the new regulaion for vehicle registration without temporary de-registered vehicals 5 Including vehicles that can not be assigned to any group of pollutants

29 Unit Road traffic accidents number 85,298 82,889 81,165 of which involving personal injury number 10,307 8,613 8,225 serious accidents involving material demage ¹ number 3,581 3,192 3,834 Involved in accidents with personal injury number 19,048 15,819 15,223 Passenger cars number 11,823 9,660 9,332 Lorries ² number 1,393 1,231 1,209 Motorcycles, scooters number Mopeds, motor-assisted bicycles number Other vehicles ³ number Bicycles number 3,317 2,734 2,610 Pedestrians number Other vehicles and road users number Killed persons in road accidents number of which children number Injured persons in road accidents number 12,916 10,694 10,289 of which children number 1, Transport 1,500 Road casualities 1, Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Incl. Serious accidents involving material demage and other drunk-driving accidents; since 2008 incl. Serious accidents involving material demage and other intoxicateddriving accidents 2 Incl. articulated lorries and tractors 3 Incl. buses

30 14 National Accounts National accounts (VGR) are a statistical system for presenting a comprehensive, overall view of the economic activities of all business entities in Brandenburg. They are based on the European System of national accounts (ESA 1995) and the Classification of Industries (WZ 2008). At the centre of national accounts is the origin of the gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of performance in Brandenburg. Unit ¹ Gross domestic product in current prices EUR bn Gross value added all sectors EUR bn Agriculture, forestry and fishing EUR bn Industry, excluding construction EUR bn Construction EUR bn Trade, transport, accommodation and food services, Information and communication EUR bn Financial, insurance and Business services, Real estate activities EUR bn Public and other services, education, health EUR bn Gross domestic product in current prices rate of change in percent 4 % Provisional result

31 15 Business notifications, Insolvencies Unit Business notifications Business registrations number 26,310 23,352 18,330 of which new establishments ¹ number 22,074 19,274 14,253 Business deregistrations number 20,755 20,513 18,019 of which closing downs ² number 16,406 16,666 14,610 The reports of traders are delivered monthly from the trading supervision departments. Information about payment problems and insolvency of companies, consumers and other groups of borrowers provide the district courts. Financial difficulties Insolvencies number 4,903 6,287 4,972 Enterprises number 1, Other debtors number 3,661 5,533 4,388 of which consumer insolvencies number 2,427 4,327 3,684 Enterprises Consumer former self-employedperson otherdebtors ,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 4,000 Insolvency proceedings by type of debtor 1 Establishment of businesses, without movings. 2 Without relocations; incl. closure of a branch office or dependent branch (ie including (»partial task of continuing operations«)

32 ¹ 16.1 Employment and Compensation of Employees The number of employed persons along with their wages and salaries are determined within the scope of national account based on the Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige WZ2003 (Classification of Industries). The figures on the number of employed persons correspond to the workplace concept; that is, all employed persons who have their job in Brandenburg are taken into consideration. In the result for income creation the figure for employee earnings reflects all of the cash and non-cash benefits accrued to employees working in Brandenburg from work or other employment relationships. Unit ¹ Persons engaged in economic activity , , ,070.5 Self-employed and family workers Employees Employees by economic sectors Agriculture, forestry and fishing Industry, including energy Construction Trade, transport, accommodation and food services, Information and communication Financial, insurance and Business services, Real estate activities Public and other services, education, health Compensation of employees per employee EUR 26,612 28,082 30,876 Agriculture, forestry and fishing EUR 20,762 21,350 22,276 Industry, including energy EUR 32,839 34,254 37,581 Construction EUR 25,015 28,126 29,780 Trade, transport, accommodation and food services, Information and communication EUR 22,019 23,381 26,107 Financial, insurance and Business services, Real estate activities EUR 23,087 23,348 25,301 Public and other services, education, health EUR 29,462 31,190 34,950 1 Provisional result

33 Unit ¹ 2013 ¹ Unemployed persons number 243, , ,328 viz. female number 113,284 74,874 59,129 foreign number 5,554 4,588 4,447 at the age of 15 to 19 years number 5,432 2,436 1, to 24 years number 27,597 16,077 9,303 Announced positions ² number 4,678 6,982 10,937 Short-time workers number 3,732 20,016 4,269 Unemployment rate ³ % Labour Market The Federal Employment Agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit) calculates the labour market data (here annual averages). 14 % Unemployment rate J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D The annual averages since 2005 are not fully comparable with the previous years because of the introduction of the Code of Social Law II (SGB II) 2 Retroactive corrections due to conversion of the statistics of announced positions with the Federal Employment Agency 3 Unemployed persons as % of all civilian employees (employees subject to social insurance and employees at a low level, officials and unemployed persons additionally selfemployed persons and family workers), as of 30 June on previous year

34 17 Construction, Housing In the area of construction activity and housing construction activity statistics and the updating of the residential buildings and housing stock are located. The building and housing inventory is updated between the building and housing censuses, with the construction statistics. The actual results for 2013 are based on the final results of the building and housing census Construction Unit work completed ¹ Dwellings, total number 10,398 6,043 7,435 with rooms ² 1 number number number ,248 4 number 2,201 1,210 1,518 5 or more number 6,914 3,340 3,906 living floor space per dwelling (new buildings) m² Non-residential buildings, usable area, total 1000 m² Building and dwelling stock Residential buildings Dwellings ,273 1,278 1,287 with Rooms 1 % % % % and more % living floor space per dwellings m² Construction work completed ¹ Dwellings, total 15,000 10,000 5, Incl. structural modifications to existing buildings 2 Negative figures are due to joining of dwelling units as a result of structural modifications to existing buildings

35 18.1 Industry Manufacturing, Unit mining and quarrying Establishments ¹ number 1,099 1,180 1,225 Employees ¹ number 90,271 98,592 99,007 Gross earnings EUR mn 2,717 3,103 3,307 Turnover EUR mn 20,198 25,787 25,532 of which with foreign countries EUR mn 4,600 6,995 7,215 Turnover of selected Economic branches Manufacture of food products EUR mn 2,723 3,395 3,409 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials EUR mn 1,066 1,383 1,439 Manufacture of paper and paper products EUR mn 1,128 1,732 1,556 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products EUR mn 1,397 1,830 1,904 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products EUR mn 998 1,175 1,229 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products EUR mn 968 1,142 1,127 Manufacture of basic metals EUR mn 1,398 1,934 1,898 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment EUR mn 1,067 1,425 1,382 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment EUR mn 978 1,314 1,271 Industry includes the supply of water and energy, mining and quarrying, and manufacturing and construction. Unless otherwise indicated, data is based on the data provided by companies with generally 20 or more employees in accordance with the classification of Economic branches, valid since 2008 (Klassifikation der Wirtschaftszweige). Crafts businesses are also included. 1 as of September

36 18.2 Industry Unit Production of selected goods Stone, sand and clay t 12,535 12,951 11,338 Processed fruit and vegetables t Cucumber made with vinegar or preserved t Soft drinks, mineral waters and other water, bottled l mn 2,199 2,354 2,597 Paper, carton and cardboard t 954 1,606 1,655 Plastics in primary forms t Biofuels, diesel substitute (diester) for use in traffic t Fresh concrete (ready-mixed concrete) m³ 1,000 1,146 1,123 Mortar and other concrete t Iron, steel and ferro-alloys t 4,065 6,010 6,107 Automobile and automobile parts EUR mn Medical and dental instruments and supplies EUR mn Contact lenses, spectacle lenses 1000 pc 2,510 2,268 2, Energy consumption MJ mn 174, , ,342 Total MJ mn 29,115 30,220 31,943 Gas MJ mn 30,148 28,173 31,699 Electricity Public energy supply Gross generation of electricity MJ mn 135, , ,583 Electricity consumption ¹ MJ mn 53,752 52,920 53,183 Gas consumption MJ mn 113,747 98, ,980 1 Excl. own consumption and losses

37 Site preparation Unit civil engineering Establishments ¹ number 4,635 4,703 4,676 Employees ² number 34,204 32,137 33,236 Hours worked ² Mill of which in house building ² Mill Turnover in construction work ² EUR mn 2, , ,713.2 Building installation ³ Establishments ¹ number Employees number 11,736 12,298 14,095 Turnover in construction work for previous year EUR mn , , Industry Turnover in construction work within the construction industry by type of construction, 2013 Housing Commercial andindustrialpublicbuildings Public buildings Commercial and industrial civilengineering Road construction Other construction EURmn 1 Results of the annual supplementary survey (Site preperation, civil engerneering) or annual survey (building installation) as of end of June 2 Projected results on the basis of the supplementary survey 3 Establishments with generally 10 and more employees

38 19.1 Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurant Industry, Tourism The index for the retail trade and the hotel and restaurant industry are calculated on the basis The data on tourism come from the statistics on accommodations. Only accommodation establishments with more than nine beds (from 2012, before more than eight beds) and camping sites are surveyed. Unit Retail sale Turnover index Employees index Accommodation and food service activities Turnover index Employees index Tourism Accomodation establishments ¹ number 1,650 1,605 1,659 Beds 2 number 77,916 79,702 84,326 Guests, total ,425 3,706 4,207 Guests from Germany ,157 3,398 3,857 Guests from other countries of which Poland Netherlands Sweden Denmark Norway Overnights 9,380 10,252 11,520 Guests from othercountries Guests from Germany 1 As of July 2 As of July, excl. campgrounds

39 19.2 Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurant Industry, Tourism Bed capacity in accommodation establishments rignitz Ostprignitz Ruppin Oberhavel Prignitz Ostprignitz Ruppin Havelland Potsdam Brandenburgander Havel Havelland Uckermark Uckermark Barnim Oberhavel Märkisch Oderland Barnim Märkisch Oderland Frankfurt(Oder) 6,000 4,000 July 2005 July 2009 July ,000 6,000 0 Bedcapicity 4,000 2,000 0 July 20 July 20 July 20 Bedca Potsdam Mittelmark Potsdam Brandenburgander Havel Oder Spree Frankfurt(Oder) Teltow Fläming Dahme Spreewald Potsdam Mittelmark Oder Spree Teltow Fläming Dahme Spreewald Cottbus Spree Neiße Elbe Elster Cottbus Oberspreewald Lausitz Spree Neiße Elbe Elster Oberspreewald Lausitz

40 19.3 Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurant Industry, Tourism Unit Overnights ,380 10,252 11,520 by type of establishments Hotels, Inns, Guest-houses ,890 5,224 5,852 Hotel ,560 4,096 4,503 Hotels garnis (hotel, breakfast only) Gasthof (Inns) Guest-houses Other accommodation ,490 5,028 5,669 Youth hostels and mountain refuges Holiday homes, training homes , Holiday centers, Holiday dwellings ,319 Camping sites Preventive care rehabilitation centres ,353 1,525 1,543 Overnights by guest origin Germany Othercountries Germany Other countries 11,000 thousand 10,000 9,000 8,000 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,000 3,000 2,000 1,

41 20 Foreign Trade Unit ¹ Exports EUR mn 6,659 10,737 13,112 Food industry EUR mn ,034 of which food EUR mn luxury articles (Genußmittel) EUR mn Trade and industry EUR mn 6,111 10,108 11,853 raw materials EUR mn semi-finished products EUR mn 1, finished products EUR mn 5,029 9,147 10,751 Important exporting countries France EUR mn 368 1,747 1,364 USA EUR mn 527 1,494 1,779 Poland EUR mn 864 1,205 1,648 Imports EUR mn 8,547 11,583 18,683 Food industry EUR mn ,682 of which food EUR mn ,459 luxury articles (Genußmittel) EUR mn Trade and industry EUR mn 7,799 10,261 16,372 raw materials EUR mn 4,088 4,183 6,916 semi-finished products EUR mn ,061 finished products EUR mn 3,156 5,616 8,396 Important importing countries Russian Federation EUR mn 3,950 3,911 6,298 Poland EUR mn 699 1,179 2,837 USA The foreign trade statistics provide figures with regard to the movement of goods across the frontiers (export and import) between Brandenburg and foreign countries. The basis for the results is provided by the customs documents of importers and exporters in the trading industry with countries outside of the European Union (extra trade) as well as the statistical registrations of acquisitions and deliveries within the community within the meaning of the Value-Added Tax Law (intra trade). 1 Provisional result

42 21 Consumer Prices The consumer price index, shows the price development of all goods and services purchased by private households for consumption purposes, relative to a base year (here: 2010). The change in the consumer price index compared to the same month last year is also known as»inflation«. Consumer price index Unit for Brandenburg Total cost of living index Food and non-alcoholic beverages index Alcoholic beverages and tobacco index Clothing and footwear index Housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels index Furniture, household equipment and routine maintenance of the house index Health index Transport index Communication index Recreation, entertainment and culture index Education index Accomodation and restaurant services index Miscellaneous goods and services index Index of consumer prices change on same month of previous year 3 % J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D

43 22 Construction Prices Price index Unit for the construction of new Residential buildings index Office buildings index Industrial buildings index Price index Road construction index Bridges in connection with road construction index Local channels index Price index for maintenance of Residential buildings index Decorative repairs in a dwelling index The price indices for new buildings of selected construction types, shows the development of prices for construction work Brandenburg Contractors achieved inpendent of the location of services compared to a base year (here: 2010). This includes building and civil engineering as well as plant maintenance of multi-family buildings. 11 % Price index for the construction of new residential buildings Change on previous year

44 23.1 Earnings The described gross annual and gross monthly earnings are averages from the Quarterly Survey of earnings. The sample survey contains numbers of full-time, parttime and marginally employed workers of nearly all industries according to the WZ Fully employed workers ¹ in industry and services Unit Gross annual earnings excluding bonuses ² EUR 29,434 31,404 33, of male employees EUR 29,788 31,626 33, of female employees EUR 28,853 31,043 33,023 Gross monthly earnings excluding bonuses ² EUR 2,453 2,617 2, of male employees EUR 2,482 2,635 2, of female employees EUR 2,404 2,587 2,752 Paid hours of work hrs Gross monthly earnings ² of fully employed people ¹ in industry and service for 2013 Executives Complex, varied assignments Difficult professional assignments Simple,semiskilled assignments Unskilled, standardised assignments 0 Male Female 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000 6,000 EUR 1 Incl. civil servants 2 Weighted average of data reported for all four quarters

45 Gross annual earnings of the full-time employees ¹ Unit in selected economic sectors Mining and quarring EUR 35,971 40,483 Manufacturing EUR 28,236 28,538 32,224 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply EUR 38,827 42,025 46,633 Water supply ³ EUR 26,582 28,628 32,741 Construction EUR 24,946 (26,065) 27,559 Retail Trade 4 EUR 25,703 26,689 28,655 Transport EUR 26,223 27,981 30,249 Hotels and restaurants EUR 17,662 18,011 20,006 Communication EUR 36,454 (40,379) 44,447 Provision of finance and insurance services EUR 36,568 38,713 44,285 Real estate and housing EUR 33,836 35,766 33,950 Provision of freelance, scientific and technical services EUR 32,758 35,742 36,873 Provision of other economic services EUR 19,830 21,034 22,948 Upbringing and education EUR 39,705 42,795 44,909 Health and social services EUR 33,920 35,916 36,404 Art, entertainment and recreation EUR 37,033 / 32,367 Provision of other services EUR 23,016 24,072 30, Earnings 3 Incl. sewage and waste management and remidiation activities 4 Incl. Repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

46 24.1 Public Finances Annual financial statements Unit 2011 ¹ 2012 ¹ 2013 ² municipalities / municipal associations Expenditures for current administrative activities ³ EUR mn 5,603 5,763 6,007 of which staff expenditure EUR mn 1,743 1,809 1,880 allowance in kind and services EUR mn Social transfer payments and Task-related performance participation EUR mn 1,749 1,840 1,912 interest expenditure EUR mn Expenditures from investing activities EUR mn of which construction work EUR mn Adjusted expenditures without specified financial transactions EUR mn 6,518 6,616 6,762 Revenue for current administrative activities ³ EUR mn 5,728 6,218 6,421 of which taxes, parafiscal charge (net) EUR mn 1,428 1,526 1,657 Compensation and allocation of land EUR mn 2,289 2,557 2,562 Public-sector service charges EUR mn Revenue from investing activities EUR mn of which assignment for investments (federal and Land) EUR mn Adjusted revenues without financing activities EUR mn 6,486 6,795 7,004 Financial balance EUR mn Debt level (as of 31 Dec.) 4 EUR mn 2,227 2,114 2,064 Public service employees of the municipalities /association of municipalities number 42,035 42,754 44,962 of which female number 30,319 30,651 32,218 Special purpose association number 1,847 1,703 1,904 Employees 50,000 37,500 25,000 12, Provisional data 2 Data from the quarterly cash statistics 3 adjusted for the payment of the same level 4 At credit market, without Loans for strengthening cash resources

47 24.2 Public Finances Annual financial statements Unit of the state budget Expenditures on current account EUR mn 8,130 8,432 8,463 of which staff expenditure EUR mn 2,095 2,046 2,197 current material expenditure EUR mn interest expenditure EUR mn Capital expenditure EUR mn 1,772 1,760 1,572 of which capital investments EUR mn Adjusted expenditures without specified financial transactions EUR mn 9,902 10,192 10,035 Revenues on current account EUR mn 8,232 8,748 9,152 of which taxes, parafiscal charge EUR mn 4,338 5,006 5,516 assignments and assessments EUR mn 2,532 2,476 2,262 Capital revenue EUR mn 1, ,057 Adjusted revenues without specified financial transactions EUR mn 9,243 9,663 10,209 Balance of budgetary allocations EUR mn Financial balance EUR mn Debt level (as of 31 Dec.) ¹ EUR mn 16,928 17,433 17,922 Public service employees of the Land Brandenburg number 66,544 58,951 56,223 of which female number 39,412 34,798 33,502 Facilities in the form of public law number 1,529 2,460 2,608 Social insurance number 4,166 4,896 8,305 75,000 62,500 50,000 37,500 25,000 12, Employees 1 core budget including selected cameral Fund 2 Core budget, total debt; including cash advances from 2010

48 25 Judicature The data on courts, convict and the enforcement of sentences are taken from the statistics on Judicature which are maintained at the national level as the business statistics of the administration of justice. Unit Courts number Judges 1 number Public prosecutors 1 number Lawyers number 2,172 2,298 2,347 Notaries number First-instance proceedings (New acquisitions) Local Court (Amtsgericht) number 116,806 96,861 ² 95,172 Regional Court (Landgericht) number 12,129 9,652 8,610 Social Court number 13,321 20,200 24,136 Labour Court number 16,318 12,561 11,231 Administrative Court number 8,055 7,130 8,780 Financial Court ³ number 1,927 4,755 4,548 Convict number 32,419 26,064 19,264 of which because of offences against public order and offences in office number against sexual self-determination number other offences against the person, except in road traffic number 3,858 3,766 2,657 theft and misappropriation number 6,335 4,683 3,931 robbery and extortion number other offenses against property and forgery of documents number 5,836 5,107 4,694 offences dangerous to the public number road traffic offences number 8,761 7,347 4,548 according to other federal or state laws number 5,813 3,610 2,328 Prisoners 4 number 1,825 1,590 1,199 viz. men number 1,781 1,522 1,095 women number juveniles and adolescents number Staff positions, according to budget 2 includes data of the family courts from to and is not comparable with other years 3 Since 2007 common Tax Court Berlin / Brandenburg 4 As on 31 March excl. imprisonment on remand

49 26 Political Parties Administrative district SPD CDU 2 Members of selected political parties ¹ DIE LINKE GRÜNE / B 90 1 Brandenburg an der Havel Cottbus x ³ 28 x ³ 3 Frankfurt (Oder) Potsdam Barnim Dahme-Spreewald Elbe-Elster Havelland Märkisch-Oderland Oberhavel Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oder-Spree Ostprignitz-Ruppin Potsdam-Mittelmark Prignitz Spree-Neiße ³ ³ 17 Teltow-Fläming Uckermark Land Brandenburg 6,263 6,359 7, FDP AfD 1 According to data of the political parties; as at the end of no information of the party may have, so the information Merged to district chapter Lausitz 4 disaggregated figures by county are currently not available

50 27.1 Elections In voting for the Parliament of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Landtag), the first vote was cast for direct election of a candidate to one of the 44 constituencies. Further 44 candidates were elected by the second vote for a party list. Results of the election to the Parliament of Brandenburg on 14 September 2014 second vote in percent Administrative district Turnout SPD DIE LINKE CDU GRÜNE / B 90 BVB / FREIE WÄHLER AfD Others Brandenburg an der Havel Cottbus Frankfurt (Oder) Potsdam Barnim Dahme-Spreewald Elbe-Elster Havelland Märkisch-Oderland Oberhavel Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oder-Spree Ostprignitz-Ruppin Potsdam-Mittelmark Prignitz Spree-Neiße Teltow-Fläming Uckermark Land Brandenburg

51 The parties received parliamentary seats in accordance with their share of the valid second votes. A party which won more direct parliamentary seats than it was entitled to in accordance with its share of the second votes in the entire polling area was authorised to retain such seats won in addition to the number gained through proportional representation. The other parties received as Seats to the Parliament of Brandenburg (Brandenburger Landtag) since Elections many compensatory seats as were required for allocation of the parliamentary seats in accordance with the proportion of the second votes. Seats, won in constituencies SPD DIE LINKE ¹ CDU FDP GRÜNE/B 90 BVB/FREIE WÄHLER x x x x 1 won by party list SPD DIE LINKE ¹ CDU FDP 6 7 GRÜNE/B DVU x x 5 6 x BVB/FREIE WÄHLER x x x x 2 AfD x x x x x 11 Seats, total SPD DIE LINKE ¹ CDU FDP 6 7 GRÜNE/B DVU x x 5 6 x BVB/FREIE WÄHLER x x x x 3 AfD x x x x x 11 1 To 2004 PDS

52 27.3 Elections Results of the election to the Parliament of Brandenburg since 1990 second vote in percent Results of the direct election of a candidate to one of the 44 constituencies to the Parliament of Brandenburg, on 14 September % SPD CDU 20 DIELINKE AfD 5 GRÜNE/B90 BVB/ FREIEWÄHLER 0 FDP DVU SPD DIE LINKE CDU BVB / Freie Wähler

53 27.4 Elections Distribution of seats in the district assemblies (Kreistage) and the city councils (Stadtverordnetenversammlungen) according to the election on 25 May 2014 Administrative district Total SPD DIE LINKE CDU FDP GRÜNE / B 90 NPD - AfD Others Brandenburg an der Havel x 3 2 Cottbus Frankfurt (Oder) x 5 3 Potsdam x 3 9 Barnim Dahme-Spreewald Elbe-Elster Havelland Märkisch-Oderland Oberhavel x 7 Oberspreewald-Lausitz x 7 Oder-Spree Ostprignitz-Ruppin x x 10 Potsdam-Mittelmark Prignitz x 1 9 Spree-Neiße Teltow-Fläming Uckermark Land Brandenburg SPD Social Democratic Party of Germany DIE LINKE The Left CDU Christian Democratic Union of Germany FDP Free Democratic Party GRÜNE / B90 Alliance 90 / The Greens DVU German People s Union NPD National Democratic Party of Germany AfD Alternative for Germany

54 27.5 Elections On 22 September 2013 new election to the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) took place. In Brandenburg aproximately 2 million citizens entitled to vote from a total 62 million were able to cast their votes in 10 of 299 constituencies in Germany. Results of the election to the German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag) on 27 September 2009 in Brandenburg second vote in percent Constituency Turnout DIE LINKE SPD CDU FDP GRÜNE / B 90 Others Brandenburg Seats (20) x Direct seats (10) x 1 9 List seats (10) x Constituencies 56 Prignitz Ostprignitz-Ruppin Havelland I 57 Uckermark Barnim I 58 Oberhavel Havelland II 59 Märkisch-Oderland Barnim II 60 Brandenburg an der Havel Potsdam-Mittelmark I Havelland III Teltow-Fläming I 61 Potsdam Potsdam-Mittelmark II Teltow-Fläming II 62 Dahme-Spreewald Teltow- Fläming III Oberspreewald-Lausitz I 63 Frankfurt (Oder) Oder-Spree 64 Cottbus Spree-Neiße 65 Elbe-Elster Oberspreewald-Lausitz II

55 27.6 Elections On 25 May 2014 the citizens of Brandenburg were able to directly participate in a election for the European Parliament (Europäisches Parlament) for the fifth time. Results of the elections to the European Parliament (Europäisches Parlament) on 25 May 2014 in Brandenburg second vote in percent Administrative district Wahlbe - DIE teiligung LINKE CDU SPD GRÜNE / B 90 FDP PIRA - TEN AfD Others Brandenburg an der Havel Cottbus Frankfurt (Oder) Potsdam Barnim Dahme-Spreewald Elbe-Elster Havelland Märkisch-Oderland Oberhavel Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oder-Spree Ostprignitz-Ruppin Potsdam-Mittelmark Prignitz Spree-Neiße Teltow-Fläming Uckermark Land Brandenburg

56 28 The administrative districts of Brandenburg 2013 Unit Barnim Dahme Spreewald Elbe Elster Havel land - Märkisch Oderland Oberhavel Area km² 1,480 2,274 1,900 1,727 2,159 1,808 Population ¹ Inhabitants/ha rate of which female % of which foreigners % Age in years 0 to 5 % to 14 % to 64 % and over % Live births rate ² Deaths rate ² Arrival ³ rate ² Departure ³ rate ² Pupils ⁴ number 15,798 14,792 9,096 15,925 16,281 20,070 of which foreigners % Dwelling units ⁵ Day care centres number Places number 12,983 11,314 7,650 10,731 13,831 14,334 Cared children number 11,798 10,101 6,467 9,829 12,246 13,050 Staff number 1,441 1, ,260 1,537 1,589 Monthly mean net household income ⁶ EUR 1,950 1,950 1,575 2,025 1,800 2,000 Manufacturing ⁷ ⁸ Establishments ⁹ number Employees ⁹ number 3,773 5,532 6,166 7,046 3,073 8,935 Public service employees of the municipalities/ municipal associations core budget ¹⁰ number 2,803 2,977 2,168 2,726 2,941 3,767 1 preliminary results of population projections based on the census Per 1000 inhabitants 3 Across the respective boundaries 4 At general education schools 5 Dwelling units in residential and non-residential buildings, incl. halls of residence 6 Source: mirocensus

57 Ober - spreewald Oder Lausitz Spree Ost - Potsdam prignitz Mittel - Ruppin mark Prignitz Spree Neiße Teltow Fläming Ucker - mark Land Branden - burg 1,223 2,257 2,527 2,592 2,139 1,657 2,104 3,077 29, , ,647 16,264 9,061 19,197 6,247 8,822 14,774 10, , , ,810 7,204 12,851 6,855 16,115 5,144 7,998 11,072 8, ,581 6,394 11,240 6,041 14,623 4,266 7,007 9,959 7, , , , , ,244 1,725 1,875 1,675 2,175 1,500 1,675 1,925 1,550 1, ,204 6,640 7,502 5,017 5,312 4,378 8,357 12,521 5,896 99,135 2,000 3,074 2,218 3,391 1,620 2,370 2,868 2,345 42,882 7 As well as mining and quarrying 8 Establishments generally employing 20 or more employees 9 September 10 As of 30 June

58 28 The administrative districts of Brandenburg 2013 Unit Branden - burg an der Havel Cottbus Frank - furt (Oder) Potsdam Land Branden - burg Area km² ,654 Population ¹ ,449.2 Inhabitants/ha rate of which female % of which foreigners % Age in years 0 to 5 % to 14 % to 64 % and over % Live births rate ² Deaths rate ² Arrival ³ rate ² Departure ³ rate ² Pupils ⁴ number 6,284 9,340 5,883 19, ,889 of which foreigners % Dwelling units ⁵ ,286.5 Day care centres number ,810 Places number 4,665 6,712 4,179 15, ,581 Cared children number 4,248 6,172 3,985 14, ,903 Staff number ,783 20,244 Monthly mean net household income ⁶ EUR 1,675 1,675 1,500 1,800 1,800 Manufacturing ⁷ ⁸ Establishments ⁹ number ,204 Employees ⁹ number 4,547 1,680 1, ,135 Public service employees of the municipalities/municipal associations core budget ¹⁰ number 1,036 1,533 1,034 2,011 42,882 1 preliminary results of population projections based on the census Per 1000 inhabitants 3 Across the respective boundaries 4 At general education schools 5 Dwelling units in residential and non- residential buildings, incl. halls of residence 6 Source: mirocensus 7 As well as mining and quarrying 8 Establishments generally employing 20 or more employees 9 September 10 As of 30 June

59 29 Brandenburg 1990 to 2013 Unit Area km² 29,056 29,477 29,654 Population ¹ , , ,449.2 Live births rate ² Deaths rate ² Balance rate ² Arrival rate ² Departure rate ² Balance rate ² Population increase or decrease rate ² ³ Marriages ¹ rate ² Divorces rate ² Employed persons (workplace) , , ,070.5 Agriculture, forestry and fishing % Industry % Service industries % Dwellings , , ,286.5 ⁴ rate ² ⁴ Pupils ⁵ Students (winter semester) Data for 1990 are from Per 1000 inhabitants; relative to the average population, calculated based on the 2011 Census : In the calculation of population change results only were dated after 09 May 2011 (census date) are considered. The present population movements may differ from other results 4 intercensal updates based on the final results of building and housing census (Census 2011) 5 At general education schools

60 30 The Region Berlin/Brandenburg 2013 Selected structural data on the Lands Berlin and Brandenburg Unit Berlin Branden - burg Berlin / Branden - burg Area km² ,654 30,546 Population ¹ , , ,871.0 of which female % Foreigners of which female % Population density per km² 3, Age in years 0 to 5 % to 14 % to 64 % and over % Share among 18-year-old in the population % Share of foreigners in the population % Marriage per 1000 inhabitants Marriages number ² Divorces number ² Natural population changes per 1000 inhabitants Live Births number ² Deaths number ² Migrations ³ Arrival number 169,466 69, ,724 Departure number 127,574 58, ,196 Balance number 41,892 10,636 52,528 1 preliminary results of population projections based on the census per 1000 inhabitants, relative to the average population, calculated based on the 2011 Census 3 Across the boundary of the region Berlin/ Brandenburg, excl. migrations between Berlin and Brandenburg

61 30 The Region Berlin / Brandenburg 2013 Berlin / Branden - Branden - Unit Berlin burg burg Population ³ , , ,844.4 by labour force participation Labour force , , ,086.0 Persons in employment % Unemployed persons % Non-labour force , , ,758.5 Private households, by size ³ Total of private households , , ,170.1 Single-person households , ,508.3 Multi-person households ,661.8 with 2 persons % with 3 persons % with 4 persons % with 5 and more persons % Dwelling units per 1000 inhabitants number ² Living floor space per dwelling m² per inhabitant m² Education Pupils, 2013/2014 school year 4 number 412, , ,851 Students, winter semester 2013/2014 number 165,923 50, ,195 Labour market 5 Unemployment rate 6 % Unemployed persons number 210, , ,411 viz. female % foreign % age from 15 to 24 years % age from 55 to 64 years % Source: microcensus 4 At schools of general education and occupational schools 5 Source: The Federal Employment Agency/ yearly average 6 Unemployed persons as % of the dependent labour force in civilian employment (national insurance contributors and marginally employed, civil servants and unemployed) as of 30 June on previous year.

62 30 The Region Berlin / Brandenburg 2013 Selected structural data on the Lands Berlin and Brandenburg Unit Berlin Branden - burg Berlin / Branden - burg Public social benefits per inhabitent ¹ Expenditure of social welfare EUR per 1000 inhabitants ² Recipients of continual subsistence payment, end of year number Recipients of basic security in old age and disability number Recipients of benefits under the 5th to 9th Chapter of SGB XII at the end of year number Transport Motor vehicles 1 January , , ,982.2 New registrations of motor vehicles number 88,655 69, ,863 Road accidents number 130,930 81, ,095 Tourism Accomodation establishments ³ number 799 1,659 2,458 Beds 4 number 130,984 84, ,310 Guests ,325 4,207 15,532 Overnights ,942 11,520 38,463 Road accidents involving injury = Berlin Berlin Brandenburg 1 relative to the average population 2012, calculated based on the 2011 Census 2 current population intercensal updates based on the census As of July 4 As of July, excl. campgrounds

63 30 The Region Berlin / Brandenburg 2013 Unit Berlin Branden - burg Berlin / Branden - burg Manufacturing ⁵ ⁶ Establishments ⁷ number 734 1,225 1,959 Employees ⁷ number 92,045 99, ,052 Turnover EUR mn 23,240 25,532 48,772 of which with foreign countries EUR mn 12,359 7,215 19,574 Construction ⁶ ⁸ Establishments number Employees number 11,337 16,256 27,593 Foreign trade Exports EUR mn 12,823 13,112 25,935 Change on previous year % Imports EUR mn 9,708 18,683 28,391 Change on previous year % Gross domestic product price-adjusted Change on previous year % Consumer price index ( ) ⁸ index x Price index for all residential buildings ( ) ⁸ index x 5 As well as mining and quarrying 6 Establishments generally employing 20 and more employees 7 September 8 Annual average

64 The northernmost, southernmost, westernmost and easternmost Brandenburg- Statistics Geographical location northernmost point Uckerland, district Uckermark north latitude east longitude southernmost point Ortrand, district Oberspreewald-Lausitz north latitude east longitude westernmost point Lenzerwische, district Prignitz north latitude east longitude easternmost point Neiße-Malxetal, district Spree-Neiße north latitude east longitude English edition