Switzerland (German: die Schweiz la Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Central Europe where it is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked country whose territory is geographically divided between the Jura, the Central Plateau and the Alps; adding together an area of 41285 km2. The Swiss population of approximately 7.8 million people concentrates mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product, with a nominal per capita GDP of $67,384. Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as having the second and third highest quality of life in the world. The Swiss Confederation has a long history of neutrality—it has not been in a state of war internationally since 1815—and was one of the last countries to join the United Nations. Switzerland is home to many international organisations, including the World Economic Forum, the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and the second largest UN office. On the European level it was a founder of the European Free Trade Association and is part of the Schengen Agreement. (via Wikipedia)
Capital:
Bern
Language:
German
Romansh
Italian
French
As Of:
Jan 1, 2007
Largest City:
Zürich
GDP (nominal):
$500.260 billion
Time Zone:
CET
Area:
15,940
GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
7th
38th
GDP (nominal per capita):
$68,433
GDP (nominal) Rank:
21st
GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
4th
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
Lower House:
National Council
Upper House:
Council of States
Legislature:
Federal Assembly
Government type:
Federal parliamentary republic
Direct democracy
As of:
Jan 1, 2008
ccTLD:
.ch
Currency (code):
CHF
Latitude:
N
Longitude:
E
Country Calling Code:
+41
Currency:
Swiss franc
Latitude (Minutes):
57
Motto:
German: Einer für alle, alle für einen
Un pour tous, tous pour un
(unofficial) "One for all, all for one"
Uno per tutti, tutti per uno
Longitude (Minutes):
27
Latitude (Degrees):
46
As of:
Jan 1, 2000
HDI Rank:
9th
HDI:
0.960
Gini:
33.7
Longitude (Degrees):
7
Census Date:
Jan 1, 2007
As Of:
Jan 1, 2009
Anthem:
"Schweizerpsalm"
Conventional Long Name:
Swiss Confederation
Demonym:
Swiss
Name:
Switzerland
Total Population:
7,739,100
Drives On:
right
GDP (per capita PPP):
$315.768 billion
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