Switzerland
Europe · Capital: Bern · Population: 7,207,060
Country profile
Key facts
- Capital
- Bern
- Population
- 7,207,060
- Area
- 41,290
- Government
- federal republic
- Population growth
- 0.59%
- Infant mortality
- 5.4
Overview
Open on world map →- Country code
- CH
- Capital province
- BE
- Independence
- —
- GDP
- 158,500
- Agriculture
- 3
- Industry
- 63.5
- Services
- 33.5
- Inflation
- 1.8
Economic and demographic values are reproduced from the legacy WorldMaps dataset.
Provinces & states
All in Switzerland →| Name | Capital | Population | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| AG | Aarau | 528,887 | 1,403 |
| AI | Appenzell | 14,750 | 172 |
| AR | Herisau | 54,104 | 242 |
| BE | Bern | 941,952 | 5,960 |
| BL | Liestal | 252,331 | 517 |
| BS | Basel | 195,759 | 37 |
| FR | Fribourg | 224,552 | 1,670 |
| GE | Geneva | 395,466 | 282 |
| GL | Glarus | 39,410 | 685 |
| GR | Chur | 185,063 | 7,105 |
| JU | Delemont | 69,188 | 836 |
| LU | Luzern | 340,536 | 1,493 |
| NE | Neuchatel | 165,258 | 803 |
| NW | Stans | 36,466 | 276 |
| OW | Sarnen | 31,310 | 490 |
| SG | Sankt Gallen | 442,350 | 2,025 |
| SH | Schaffhausen | 74,035 | 298 |
| SO | Solothurn | 239,264 | 790 |
| SZ | Schwyz | 122,409 | 908 |
| TG | Frauenfeld | 223,372 | 990 |
| TI | Bellinzona | 305,199 | 2,812 |
| UR | Altdorf | 35,876 | 1,076 |
| VD | Lausanne | 605,677 | 3,211 |
| VS | Sion | 271,291 | 5,224 |
| ZG | Zug | 92,392 | 238 |
| ZH | Zurich | 1,175,457 | 1,728 |
Cities
All cities →| City | Province | Population | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zurich | ZH | 343,106 | — |
| Basel | BS | 172,768 | — |
| Geneva | GE | 167,697 | 46.12, 6.90 |
| Bern | BE | 134,393 | 46.60, 7.30 |
| Lausanne | VD | 123,149 | — |
| Winterthur | ZH | 86,340 | — |
| Sankt Gallen | SG | 74,106 | — |
| Luzern | LU | 59,811 | — |
| Biel | BE | 53,308 | — |
| Aarau | AG | — | — |
| Altdorf | UR | — | — |
| Appenzell | AI | — | — |
| Bellinzona | TI | — | — |
| Chur | GR | — | — |
| Delemont | JU | — | — |
| Frauenfeld | TG | — | — |
| Fribourg | FR | — | — |
| Glarus | GL | — | — |
| Herisau | AR | — | — |
| Liestal | BL | — | — |
| Neuchatel | NE | — | — |
| Sarnen | OW | — | — |
| Schaffhausen | SH | — | — |
| Schwyz | SZ | — | — |
| Sion | VS | — | — |
| Solothurn | SO | — | — |
| Stans | NW | — | — |
| Zug | ZG | — | — |
Religions
Languages
Organizations based here
- Bank for International Settlements BIS
- Economic Commission for Europe ECE
- European Free Trade Association EFTA
- European Organization for Nuclear Research CERN
- Group of 15 G-15
- International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies IFRCS
- International Labor Organization ILO
- International Olympic Committee IOC
- International Organization for Migration IOM
- International Organization for Standardization ISO
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement ICRM
- International Telecommunication Union ITU
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR
- Universal Postal Union UPU
- World Health Organization WHO
- World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO
- World Meteorological Organization WMO
Memberships
- African Development Bank nonregional member
- Andean Group observer
- Asian Development Bank nonregional member
- Bank for International Settlements member
- Council of Europe member
- Customs Cooperation Council member
- Economic Commission for Europe member
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- European Free Trade Association member
- European Organization for Nuclear Research member
- European Space Agency member
- Food and Agriculture Organization member
- Group of 10 member
- Group of 8 member
- Inter-American Development Bank member
- International Atomic Energy Agency member
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development member
- International Chamber of Commerce member
- International Civil Aviation Organization member
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions member
- International Criminal Police Organization member
- International Development Association Part I
- International Energy Agency member
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies member
- International Finance Corporation member
- International Fund for Agricultural Development Category I
- International Labor Organization member
- International Maritime Organization member
- International Mobile Satellite Organization member
- International Monetary Fund member
- International Olympic Committee National Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration member
- International Organization for Standardization member
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement National Society
- International Telecommunication Union member
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization member
- Missile Technology Control Regime member
- Nonaligned Movement guest
- Nuclear Energy Agency member
- Nuclear Suppliers Group member
- Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development member
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe member
- Organization of American States observer
- Permanent Court of Arbitration member
- United Nations observer
- United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda member
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development member
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization member
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization member
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research member
- United Nations Mission of Observers in Tajikistan member
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia member
- United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees member
- United Nations Preventive Deployment Force member
- United Nations Protection Force member
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization member
- United Nations University member
- Universal Postal Union member
- World Confederation of Labor member
- World Health Organization member
- World Intellectual Property Organization member
- World Meteorological Organization member
- World Tourism Organization member
- World Trade Organization member
- Zangger Committee member