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Geographical unit:
 
 Entity
 Switzerland 
 Main prefix
 HB 
 Time zone
 +1 h 
 Continent
 Europe 
 
          Switzerland          
 
 Switzerland 

 Switzerland - contains of following DXCC entities:
 
          Switzerland          
 
 Coat of arms 
 Coin 
 Banknote 
 Stamp 
 Satellite image 
 
 Flag 
 Flag description 
Red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that does not extend to the edges of the flag.
 
          Switzerland          
 
 Switzerland 
 Capital: 
Bern
 Administrative
 divisions: 
26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German), Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, and Zurich.
 Population: 
7,301,994 (July 2002 est.)
 Languages: 
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%
 Geographic
 coordinates: 
47° 00' N, 8° 00' E
 Area total: 
41,290 sq. km
 Land area: 
39,770 sq. km
 Water area: 
1,520 sq. km
 Total land
 boundaries: 
1,852 km
 Borders
 with neighbor
 countries: 
Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km
 Coastline: 
0 km (landlocked)
 Elevation
 extremes: 
Lake Maggiore 195 m - Dufourspitze 4,634 m
 Internet
 country code: 
.ch
 Currency: 
Swiss franc (CHF)
 Name -
 conventional
 long form: 
Swiss Confederation
 Name -
 conventional
 short form: 
Switzerland
 Name - local
 long form: 
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)
 Name - local
 short form: 
Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)
 Independence: 
1 August 1291 (Founding of the Swiss Confederation)
 Constitution: 
29 May 1874
 Government
 type: 
federal republic
 National
 holiday: 
Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)
 
          Switzerland          

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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