Switzerland: Introduction

Capital: Bern

Population

Total Population: 7,826,000

Natural Increase: 1.1%

Density: 196 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 73.6%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Zürich (1,140,000); Geneva (500,000); Basel (490,000); Bern (340,000); Lausanne (310,000).

Ethnic Origins: Swiss German 65%, Swiss Romand 18%, Ticino 10%, Others 7%.

Official Language: Switzerland has three official languages: German, french and Italian and four national languages: German, french, Italian and Romansch.

Other Languages Spoken: Serbo-Croatian , Albanian, Portuguese , Spanish , English.

Business Language(s): Widely used.

Religion: Roman Catholics (41.8%), Protestants (35.3%), Muslims (4.3%), Orthodox (1.8%), Other Christians (0.4%), Others (1%), Unspecified (4.3%), None (11.1%) (2000 census).

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Geneva, Bern, Lausanne

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

Country Overview

Area: 41,280 km²

Type of State: Federal republic based on parliamentary democracy. Confederation of 26 cantons (states/provinces) which enjoy fair amount of decentralisation.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member.
Fourth GDP per capita in the world; offshore financial services dominate the economy.

HDI*: 0.874/1

HDI (World Rank): 13/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

13°

Low: 9° | High: 23°

Humidity: 94% | Wind: 13 km/h
Sunrise: 5:44 am | Sunset: 9:08 pm

Bern, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From Switzerland, Dial 00
To Make a Call to Switzerland, Dial +41

Internet Suffix: .ch

Computers: 91.8 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 63.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 76.1 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	161,180	183,574	155,378	176,191	207,774
Exports of Goods (million USD)	172,078	200,759	172,474	195,386	234,721
Imports of Services (million USD)	31,574	36,400	38,867	39,435	46,668
Exports of Services (million USD)	64,255	76,180	72,309	81,649	95,525

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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