Switzerland: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 46.81323 / longitude: 8.2241

General information

Economy

You need to pay 6.50CHF (corresponding to $6.71 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The local currency (CHF) is represented by the symbol CHF. In 2021 the GDP was $800,640,155,387 USD, which ranks it number 20 in the world.

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like 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

Around 8,364,100 people live in this country, or 0.112% of all people on earth. 38.40 years is the median age in this country and the birth growth rate is at 0.18%.

Geography

Country territory measures 41,284 km², they use a postcode system and the main cities are: Zürich, Genève, Basel, Bern, Winterthur. Bern is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany. People from this country speak these languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: Cervelat,Fondue, Rösti. This nation has UNESCO World Heritage 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.

Good to know

The country's websites have the domain name ".ch", the country's ISO code is CH, phone numbers start with +41 Visit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland to learn more about this nation.

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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