Switzerland

Basic facts about Switzerland

Country name: Switzerland
Capital: Bern (de facto)
Country code: 233
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Swiss franc
Independence: 1291-08-01 00:00:00
Independent from: founding of the Swiss Confederation
Total area (km2): 41,277
Land area (km2): 39,997
Water area (km2): 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 a
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
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Drive on: right
Calling code: +41
Domain: .ch