Switzerland

Europe · Western Europe

Switzerland

Swiss Confederation
Europe · Western Europe · Capital: Bern

Quick facts about Switzerland

Official name	Swiss Confederation
Capital	Bern
Continent & subregion	Europe · Western Europe
Population	8,888,822 people (world rank 99)
Area	41,284 km²
Density	215 people/km²
Share of world population	0.11% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$928.4 billion
Urbanisation	85.2% urban population
Life expectancy	84.2 years
Currency	Swiss franc (Fr.) — CHF
Languages	French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
Internet domain	`.ch`
Calling code	+41
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$104,450 · see world ranking
Internet Users	97.3% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.3 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	3.4 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	3.8 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	32% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means Switzerland did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Austria France Italy Liechtenstein Germany

The geographic position is roughly 47°, 8°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.