Switzerland: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 46.81323 / longitude: 8.2241

General information

Education

On average citizens spend 14 years in school (including higher education). You can find famous universities here like ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Basel, University of Geneva.

Economy

The currency ISO code is CHF and the currency symbol is CHF. The GDP in 2021 was $800,640,155,387 USD, making it the 20# country in the world. The price for a Big Mac in this country is 6.50CHF (around $6.71 USD).

Culture

Here is a list of famous dishes in this country: Cervelat,Fondue, Rösti. There are UNESCO listed sites: 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.

Geography

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

Population

This country represents 0.112% of the world's population with about 8,364,100 individuals. With a birth growth rate at 0.18%, the median age is 38.40 years.

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's ISO code is CH, telephone numbers begin with +41, the country's websites have the domain name ".ch"

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

Regions


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