| 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 |