Capital: Bern
Population
Total Population:
7,825,243
Annual Growth Rate:
1.0%
Density:
196 Inhabitants/km²
Urban Population:
73.6%
Population of main cities including suburbs:
Zürich (1,140,000); Geneva (500,000); Basel (490,000); Bern (340,000); Lausanne (310,000).
Ethnic Origins:
Swiss German 65%, Swiss Romand 18%, Ticino 10%, Others 7%.
Official Language:
Switzerland has three official languages: German, french and Italian and four national languages: German, french, Italian and Romansch.
Other Languages Spoken:
Serbo-Croatian , Albanian, Portuguese , Spanish , English.
Business Language(s):
Widely used.
Religion:
Roman Catholics (41.8%), Protestants (35.3%), Muslims (4.3%), Orthodox (1.8%), Other Christians (0.4%), Others (1%), Unspecified (4.3%), None (11.1%) (2000 census).
Local Time:
It is %T:%M %A In Geneva, Bern, Lausanne
Exchange Rate on
:
National Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)
Country Overview
Area:
41,280 km²
Type of State:
Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy. Confederation of 26 cantons (states/provinces) which enjoy fair amount of decentralisation.
Type of Economy:
High-income economy, OECD member.
Fourth GDP per capita in the world; offshore financial services dominate the economy.
HDI*:
0.874/1
HDI (World Rank):
13/169
Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.
Telecommunication
Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Switzerland, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Switzerland, Dial +41
Internet Suffix:
.ch
Computers:
91.8 per 100 Inhabitants
Telephone Lines:
63.9 per 100 Inhabitants
Internet Users:
76.1 per 100 Inhabitants
Access to Electricity:
100% of the Population
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