Switzerland
Currency code:
Currency name:
Swiss franc
Country name:
Switzerland
Capital:
Bern (de facto)
Country code:
Continent:
Independence:
August 1, 1291
Independent from:
founding of the Swiss Confederation
Total area:
41,277
Land area:
39,997
Water area:
1,280
Population:
7,996,026
Population note:
7,996,026 (July 2013 est.)
Official language:
GermanFrenchItalianRomansh
All languages:
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
note: German, French, Italian, and Romansch are all national and official languages
Time zone:
CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Drive on:
Right
Calling code:
+41
Domain:
.ch