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Swiss Confederation
Five other official names
    • Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft  (German)
    • Confédération suisse  (French)
    • Confederazione Svizzera  (Italian)
    • Confederaziun svizra  (Romansh)
    • Confoederatio Helvetica  (Latin)
Motto: (traditional)
"Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" (Latin)
"One for all, all for one"
Anthem: "Swiss Psalm"
Location of Switzerland (green) in Europe (green and dark grey)
Location of Switzerland (green)

in Europe (green and dark grey)

Capital
46°57′N7°27′E / 46.950°N 7.450°E / 46.950; 7.450
Largest cityZürich
Official languages
Recognised national languagesRomansh
Ethnic groups
(2019)[3]
  • 74.7% Swiss
  • 25.3% foreign nationals
Religion
(2018[4])
Demonym(s)English: Swiss,
German: Schweizer(in),
French: Suisse(sse),
Italian: svizzero/svizzera or elvetico/elvetica,
Romansh: Svizzer/Svizra
GovernmentFederalsemi-direct democracy under a multi-party assembly-independent[5][6]directorialrepublic
Walter Thurnherr
LegislatureFederal Assembly
Council of States
National Council
History
c. 1300[note 2] (traditionally 1 August 1291)
24 October 1648
7 August 1815
12 September 1848[note 3][7]
Area
• Total
41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi) (132nd)
• Water (%)
4.34 (as of 2015)[8]
Population
• 2019 estimate
Neutral increase 8,570,146[9] (99th)
• 2015 census
8,327,126[10]
• Density
207/km2 (536.1/sq mi) (48th)
GDP (PPP)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $584 billion[11] (38th)
• Per capita
Increase $67,557[11] (9th)
GDP (nominal)2020 estimate
• Total
Increase $749 billion[11] (20th)
• Per capita
Increase $86,673[11] (2nd)
Gini (2018)Positive decrease 29.7[12]
low · 19th
HDI (2019)Increase 0.955[13]
very high · 2nd
CurrencySwiss franc (CHF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Driving sideright
Calling code+41
ISO 3166 codeCH
Internet TLD.ch, .swiss

Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021


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