Switzerland: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 46.81323 / longitude: 8.2241

General information

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Cervelat,Fondue, Rösti. There are UNESCO listed sites in this country: Old City of Berne, Abbey of St Gall, Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair, Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona, Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch.

Economy

In this country, a Big Mac is sold at 6.50CHF (that corresponds to $6.71 USD). The GDP in 2021 was $800,640,155,387 USD, making it the 20# country in the world. The sign for the local currency is CHF (CHF).

Geography

The area of the country is 41,284 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Zürich, Genève, Basel, Bern, Winterthur. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh. Bern serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany.

Education

Well known universities are: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Basel, University of Geneva. The inhabitants attend school for 14 years (tertiary education included).

Population

There are 8,364,100 people here, or 0.112% of the world's population. The median age of the population is 38.40 years with a birth growth rate of 0.18%.

Good to know

The ISO code is CH, telephone numbers begin with +41, the domain name ".ch" is used by the country's websites For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland.

Summary

Flag
ISO code CH
Capital Bern
Population 8,364,100
World percentage 0.112%
Median age 38.40 years
Population growth rate 0.18%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
GDP (2021) $800,640,155,387
GDP position #20
Big Mac local price 6.50CHF
Big Mac USD price $6.71
Currency code CHF
Currency symbol CHF
School life expectancy 14 years
National dish Cervelat,Fondue, Rösti
TLD .ch
Phone prefix +41
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland

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