Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Switzerland sits in Western Europe and uses CHF - Swiss franc (Fr.). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Zürich
452.4K
Geneva
209.1K
Basel
176.3K
Population
9.1M
9,060,598 people
Area
41.3K km2
41,284 square kilometers
Density
219/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Bern
46.92, 7.47
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Switzerland, officially listed here as Swiss Confederation, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Switzerland, CH, CHE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Switzerland is grouped under Europe, more specifically Western Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 9,060,598 people and a land area of 41,284 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 219 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 47, 8, while the capital coordinate reference is 46.92, 7.47. Switzerland shares listed land borders with AUT, FRA, ITA, LIE, DEU, and the landlocked value is recorded as yes. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Bern (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne and Bern. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Switzerland, capital of Switzerland, and major urban areas in Switzerland. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal assembly-independent directorial republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include OECD, Schengen Area and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Switzerland uses calling code +41, postal format ####, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses ' as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists CHF - Swiss franc (Fr.), while language records include French, Swiss German, Italian and Romansh. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as CH. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 33.8 for 2022.
How to use this profile
This Switzerland profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
CH / CHE
Top-level domains
.ch
Continents
Europe
Border countries
AUT, FRA, ITA, LIE, DEU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
CH
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Switzerland is represented by the CH country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Zürich
Zürich
452,421
admin
#2
Geneva
Genève
209,061
admin
#3
Basel
Basel-Stadt
176,329
admin
#4
Lausanne
Vaud
144,873
admin
#5
Bern
Bern
136,988
primary
Governance
Government type
Federal assembly-independent directorial republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
Yes
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
' thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+41
Postal format
####
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
33.8
2022