Switzerland October 27, 2020 AELE , Alps , Argovie , banques , Basel , Berne , Bienne , Bodensee , Carolingian Empire , Davos , enclaves , Europe , European Free Trade Association , finance , fiscal paradise , Francophonie , French , French language , Fribourg , Genève , german , German language , Italian , Italian language , Jura , Lac de Constance , Lac Léman , landlocked country , langue romanche , Lausanne , Lucerne , mountains , Neuchâtel , OECD , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Rhine , Rhône , romanche , Schweiz , ski , Switzerland , tourism , Treaty of Verdun , UN , Western Europe , WHO , World Health Organization , Zürich Official name Swiss Confederation Name in local language Confédération suisse (fr), Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (de), Confederazione Svizzera (it), Confederaziun svizra (roh) Continent Europe Subcontinent Europe (outside the European Union) Population (ranking: 101e ) 8,632,703 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.71 % / year Area 41,285 km² Density 209.10 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 20e )705.501 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 82,839 $USD (2018) GDP growth 2.50 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 83.60 years (2018) Birth rate 10.50 ‰ (2015) Fertility rate 1.55 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 8.20 ‰ (2015) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.90 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages French, German, Italian, Romansh Currency Swiss franc (CHF) HDI (ranking: 10e )0.946 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )87.42 (2018) Government Federal semi-direct democracy under multi-party parliamentary directorial republic Head of State President Simonetta Sommaruga National Day 1st August (Federal Charter of 1291) ISO Codes CH, CHE Demonym Swiss Tourists (ranking ) 11,133,000 people (2017)
Harmonious economic development and strong immigration Switzerland is a western European country, landlocked , located in the heart of the Alps . It is bordered on the north by Germany , on the east by Austria and Liechtenstein , on the south by Italy , and on the west by France . This privileged central location places it under the influence of its big neighbors, especially linguistic ones. Indeed, several official languages are spoken: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
Matterhorn, Switzerland. Photo: Most Beautiful Picture Geneva, Switzerland Geneva, Switzerland Urban areas (2020) Urban areas Population Zürich 1,401,783 inhabitants Geneva 1,028,450 inhabitants Basel 891,978 inhabitants Lausanne 427,850 inhabitants Bern 422,129 inhabitants Rheintal 334,260 inhabitants Como - Chiasso 313,801 inhabitants Lucerne 233,491 inhabitants St. Gall 167,643 inhabitants Lugano 150,175 inhabitants Winterthur 145,052 inhabitants Zug 133,013 inhabitants Baden-Brugg 112,040 inhabitants Fribourg 109,544 inhabitants Konstanz - Kreuzlingen 109,400 inhabitants Biel/Bienne 107,754 inhabitants Olten - Zofingen 102,640 inhabitants Sion 87,926 inhabitants Neuchâtel 86,117 inhabitants Vevey - Montreux 85,988 inhabitants Aarau 80,880 inhabitants Thun 80,842 inhabitants Solothurn 80,478 inhabitants Wil 75,354 inhabitants Schaffhausen 71,488 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Cantons Population Area Aargau 678,207 inhabitants 1,404 km² Appenzell Ausserrhoden 55,234 inhabitants 243 km² Appenzell Innerrhoden 16,145 inhabitants 173 km² Basel-Landschaft 288,132 inhabitants 518 km² Basel-Stadt 194,766 inhabitants 37 km² Bern 1,034,977 inhabitants 5,959 km² Fribourg 318,714 inhabitants 1,671 km² Geneva 499,480 inhabitants 282 km² Glarus 40,403 inhabitants 685 km² Grisons 198,379 inhabitants 7,105 km² Jura 73,419 inhabitants 839 km² Luzern 409,557 inhabitants 1,493 km² Neuchâtel 176,850 inhabitants 803 km² Nidwalden 43,223 inhabitants 276 km² Obwalden 37,841 inhabitants 491 km² Schaffhausen 81,991 inhabitants 298 km² Schwyz 159,165 inhabitants 907 km² Solothurn 273,194 inhabitants 790 km² St. Gallen 507,697 inhabitants 2,026 km² Thurgau 276,472 inhabitants 991 km² Ticino 353,343 inhabitants 2,812 km² Uri 36,433 inhabitants 1,077 km² Valais 343,955 inhabitants 5,224 km² Vaud 799,145 inhabitants 3,212 km² Zug 126,837 inhabitants 239 km²
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