Switzerland: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 46.81323 / longitude: 8.2241

General information

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: 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.

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 14 years (including tertiary education). You can find famous universities here like ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of Basel, University of Geneva.

Population

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

Geography

Bern is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany. 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.

Economy

It is ranked 20# in the world with a GDP of $800,640,155,387 USD in 2021. The sign for the local currency is CHF (CHF). You need to pay 6.50CHF (that corresponds to $6.71 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Good to know

Telephone numbers begin with +41, the country's websites have the domain name ".ch", the ISO code is CH Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland for more information 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

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