Switzerland

Presentation

Capital: Bern

Population

Total Population (million): 7.55

Annual growth rate: 0.06%

Density: 186 inhab./km²

Urban population: 75.56%

Population of principal agglomerations: Zürich (1101710); Geneva (493445); Basel (486146); Bern (339859); Lausanne (310028); Luzern (199202)

Ethnic Origins:

Official Language: German

Other languages spoken: In Switzerland, the languages used are German (63.7 %), French (19.2 %) and Italian (7.6 %). Other foreign languages are spoken by 8.9 % of the population. It is important to note that German is not necessarily the only language spoken in the German-speaking part of Switzerland. Indeed, there are many regional dialects.

Business language: English, German, French and Italian.

Religion: Catholics 46.4%, Protestants 39.8%, Orthodox 0.9%, Jews 0.4%, Others 12.5%.

Literacy rate: n.c.%

Local time:

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

Exchange rate on :

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
Offshore financial services dominate the economy.

HID*: 0.955

HDI (world rank): 7/177

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.

Weather in Bern

F° | C°

8°

Low: 8° | High: 13°

Humidity: 93% | Wind: 8 km/h
Sunrise: 7:18 am | Sunset: 5:10 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Switzerland, dial 00
To call in Switzerland, dial 41

Internet suffix: .ch

Computers: 86.2 per 100 inhabitants

Telephone lines: 0.0

Internet users: 0.0