Europe · Western Europe
Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Capital
Bern
Bern (de facto — Switzerland has no official capital)
Population
9,007,798
2026 estimate
Area
41,284 km²
Code
CHE
Languages
French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
Currencies
Swiss franc (Fr.)
Austria
France
Italy
Liechtenstein
GermanyDid you know?
- ❄️Has enough nuclear fallout shelters to house every single resident — a Cold War law still on the books.
- ✨Four official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
- ✨The Swiss Guard has protected the Pope since 1506 — still wearing Renaissance uniforms.
- 🧀Switzerland produces over 1,800 varieties of cheese, and the average Swiss eats around 22 kg per year.
- 🗺The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, sits 100 m under the Swiss-French border.
Location
47.00°, 8.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
Switzerland
41,284 km²
% of Australia
0.54%