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🇨🇭 Switzerland

1,829 cities · 26 states/provinces · Capital: Bern · Europe

8,516,543 Population
1,829 Cities
$894.4B GDP
$100,624 GDP per Capita
0.967 HDI
84.1 Life Expectancy
41,290 Area (km²)

Switzerland at a Glance

General

CapitalBern
ContinentEurope
RegionEurope
SubregionWestern Europe
LanguagesFrench, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyFranc (CHF)

Demographics

Population8,516,543
Density206.3/km²
Median Age42.7
Urban Population85.2%
Birth Rate9.0 per 1K
Death Rate8.1 per 1K
Fertility Rate1.33

Economy

GDP$894.4 billion
GDP per Capita$100,624
HDI0.967
Gini Index33.1
Internet Users97.3%

Geography

Area41,290 km²
Driving SideRight
LandlockedYes
BordersAUT,FRA,ITA,LIE,DEU
Calling Code++41
TLD.ch

Status

ISO CodeCH / CHE
UN MemberYes
IndependentYes
Life Expectancy84.1 years

Largest Cities in Switzerland

# City State/Province Population Avg Temp Elevation
1 Zürich Zurich 415,367 52°F 1,407 ft
2 Genève Geneva 201,741 53°F 1,312 ft
3 Basel Basel-City 177,595 54°F 915 ft
4 Lausanne Vaud 139,111 55°F 1,486 ft
5 Bern Bern 121,631 49°F 1,801 ft
6 Winterthur Zurich 111,840 52°F 1,447 ft
7 Luzern Lucerne 81,691 46°F 1,434 ft
8 Sankt Gallen Saint Gallen 75,833 54°F 2,244 ft
9 Lugano Ticino 63,185 57°F 932 ft
10 Biel/Bienne Bern 55,120 54°F 1,424 ft
11 Zürich (Kreis 11) Zurich 54,260 52°F 1,460 ft
12 Zürich (Kreis 3) Zurich 46,018 52°F 1,663 ft
13 Zürich (Kreis 9) Zurich 44,878 52°F 1,398 ft
14 Thun Bern 43,723 49°F 1,837 ft
15 Bellinzona Ticino 43,220 57°F 755 ft
16 Köniz Bern 41,784 49°F 1,893 ft
17 Fribourg Fribourg 38,365 54°F 2,001 ft
18 La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel 37,942 54°F 3,264 ft
19 Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 36,587 52°F 1,322 ft
20 Zürich (Kreis 10) Zurich 36,216 52°F 1,693 ft

States & Provinces in Switzerland

Aargau 132 Appenzell Ausserrhoden 13 Appenzell Innerrhoden 4 Basel-City 3 Basel-Landschaft 53 Bern 210 Fribourg 78 Geneva 34 Glarus 14 Grisons 79 Jura 28 Lucerne 73 Neuchâtel 37 Nidwalden 9 Obwalden 7 Saint Gallen 73 Schaffhausen 20 Schwyz 33 Solothurn 52 Thurgau 54 Ticino 84 Uri 15 Valais 88 Vaud 143 Zug 9 Zurich 548