Local Name:Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian) |
Captial:Bern |
Continent:Europe |
Major Cities:Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne (narrowly) |
Government |
Constitutional Form:Republic |
Head of State:Executive |
Basis of Executive: Presidency is independent of legislature |
Head of State and Government: Federal Council: Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (Pres.), Ueli Maurer (VP), Doris Leuthard, Didier Burkhalter, Simonetta Sommaruga, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Alain Berset |
Area |
Area Rank: 136 |
Total Area: 41,284 km2(15,940 sqmi) |
Land: 39,997 km2(15,443 sqmi) |
Water: 1,280 km2(490 sqmi) |
Water in Percent: 3.1% |
Population |
Population Rank: 96 |
Population: 7,870,100 |
Date: 31-Dec-10 |
World Population: 0.11% |
Source : Official estimate |
Languages:German, French, Italian, Romansh |
Currency |
Currency: Swiss franc |
Currency Sign: Fr |
Currency ISO Code: CHF |
Fractional Unit: Rappen |
Number to Basic: 100 |
Time Zone:UTC+01:00 (CET) |
International Codes |
ISD Code: +41 |
ISO Code A2: CH |
ISO Code A3: CHE |
ISO Number: 756 |
Coordinates |
Latitude: 47 |
Longitude: 8 |
Information: Switzerland News |
Drive on:Right side |