The flag of Switzerland
The coat of arms of Switzerland
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Switzerland:
Switzerland – alpine country in Central Europe, located mostly in the Alps. Switzerland is the oldest neutral country in the world; it has not fought a foreign war since its neutrality was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1815. It is not a member of the European Union. Swiss cultural icons include Switzerland's quality of life, its neutrality, the Swiss Alps, watches, yodeling, cheese and chocolate.
General reference
- Pronunciation: English: /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
- German: Schweiz [ˈʃvaɪts]
- French: Suisse [sɥis]
- Italian: Svizzera [ˈzvittsera]
- Romansh: Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ]
- Common English country name: Switzerland
- Official English country name: The Swiss Confederation
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival: Swiss
- Demonym: Swiss
- Etymology: Name of Switzerland
- International rankings of Switzerland
- ISO country codes: CH, CHE, 756
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CH
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ch
Geography of Switzerland
- Switzerland is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Geographical centre of Switzerland
- Extreme points of Switzerland
- High: Monte Rosa 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
- Low: Lake Maggiore 195 m (640 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,852 km
Italy 740 km
France 573 km
Germany 334 km
Austria 164 km
Liechtenstein 41 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Switzerland: 8,606,000 (2019) - 99th most populous country
- Area of Switzerland: 41,285 km
- Atlas of Switzerland
Environment of Switzerland
- Environmental movement in Switzerland
- Climate of Switzerland
- Geology of Switzerland
- Hydrology of Switzerland
- Protected areas of Switzerland
- Solar power in Switzerland
- Forests of Switzerland
- Wildlife of Switzerland
Natural geographic features of Switzerland
- Islands of Switzerland
- Lakes of Switzerland
- Mountains of Switzerland
- Rivers of Switzerland
- Valleys of Switzerland
- World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Regions of Switzerland
Ecoregions of Switzerland
List of ecoregions in Switzerland
Administrative divisions of Switzerland
Administrative divisions of Switzerland
Cantons of Switzerland
Districts of Switzerland
Municipalities of Switzerland
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Cities of Switzerland
Demography of Switzerland
Government and politics of Switzerland
- Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic, direct democracy.
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Elections in Switzerland
- Political parties in Switzerland
- Swiss neutrality
- Taxation in Switzerland
- Voting in Switzerland
Branches of the government of Switzerland
Executive branch of the government of Switzerland
- Presiding member of the Federal Council: President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, for 2023
- Cabinet of Switzerland & collective Head of state: Swiss Federal Council
- Alain Berset (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Home Affairs, President of the Federal Council in 2023
- Guy Parmelin (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
- Ignazio Cassis (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- Viola Amherd (The Centre), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
- Karin Keller-Sutter (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Finance
- Albert Rösti (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Justice and Police.
Legislative branch of the government of Switzerland
Judicial branch of the government of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
International organization membership
The Swiss Confederation is a member of:
Law and order in Switzerland
- Cannabis in Switzerland
- Capital punishment in Switzerland
- Constitution of Switzerland
- Corruption in Switzerland
- Crime in Switzerland
- Human rights in Switzerland
- Internet censorship in Switzerland
- Law enforcement in Switzerland
Military of Switzerland
- Command
- Forces
- Swiss Land Forces
- Navy: none, but the Land Forces operate a Lakes flotilla
- Swiss Air Force
- Special Forces Command
- Conscription in Switzerland
- Equipment of the Swiss Armed Forces
- Military ranks of Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
History of Switzerland
History of Switzerland, by period or event
History of Switzerland, by subject
- History of Geneva
- History of rail transport in Switzerland
- History of the Swiss Air Force
- Military history of Switzerland
Culture of Switzerland
- Architecture of Switzerland
- Cuisine of Switzerland
- Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
- Festivals in Switzerland
- Languages of Switzerland
- Swiss literature
- List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
- Media in Switzerland
- National symbols of Switzerland
- People of Switzerland
- Prostitution in Switzerland
- Public holidays in Switzerland
- Records of Switzerland
- Religion in Switzerland
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Art in Switzerland
- Art in Switzerland
- Cinema of Switzerland
- Literature of Switzerland
- Music of Switzerland
- Theatre in Switzerland
Sports in Switzerland
Economy and infrastructure of Switzerland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 21st (twenty-first)
- Agriculture in Switzerland
- Banking in Switzerland
- Communications in Switzerland
- Companies of Switzerland
- Currency of Switzerland:
- Energy in Switzerland
- Mining in Switzerland
- Science and technology in Switzerland
- Telecommunications in Switzerland
- Tourism in Switzerland
- Transport in Switzerland
- Waste management in Switzerland
- Water supply and sanitation in Switzerland
Education in Switzerland
Health in Switzerland
See also
- Index of Switzerland-related articles
- List of Switzerland-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- "Countries". 2016-07-05.
- "Switzerland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland
- Official
- The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
- Presence Switzerland
- Swiss Statistics, official website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
- Reference
- Geography
- Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland
Switzerland travel guide from Wikivoyage- Federal Office of Topography
- searchable interactive map (search.ch)
- History
- Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German, French, and Italian)
- history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch
- Media
- (in German), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Le Temps (in French), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Corriere Del Ticino (in Italian), a Swiss daily newspaper
- swissinfo.ch, Swiss News - Worldwide
- Education
- Science, Research and Technology
- The Swiss Portal for Research and Innovation
- State Secretariat for Education and Research, SER
- The Swiss National Science Foundation
- CTI, Commission for Technology and Innovation
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