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Switzerland
Facts & Figures:

  Swiss Flag - Schweizer Fahne

Region:
Central Europe

Coordinates:
47 00 N, 8 00 E

Population:
8,000,000

Area:
 Total: 41,290 sq km
(15,940 sq mi)
Land: 39,770 sq km
(15,360 sq mi)
Water: 1,520 sq km
(580 sq mi)

Boundaries:
1,852 km
(1,158 miles)

Climate:
January 0°C / 32°F
July 18.5°C / 65°F

Annual Rainfall:
1000.76 mm / 39.4 in

Currency:
1 Swiss Franc (CHF)
= 100 centimes

~ $1 = CHF 0.99
(Feb. 2017)


National Holiday:
August 1st

Capital:
Berne
The House of Parliament - the "Bundeshaus" in Bern / Berne

Major Cities:
Zurich, Geneva, Basel,
Lucerne, Lugano, Lausanne

Bordering Countries:
Germany, France, Italy,
Austria, Liechtenstein

Languages:
German, French, Italian, Romansch

Ethnic Divisions:
German 65 %
French 18 %
Italian 10 %
Romansch 1 %
Other 6 %

Religions:
Catholic 46 %
Protestant 40 %
None 9 %
Other 5 %

Lowest Point:
Lake Maggiore 195 m
(640 ft)

Highest Point:
Dufourspitze 4,634 m
(15,200 ft)
The Dufourspitze - Switzerland's highest Peak