Europe · Western EuropeCH · +41
Country profile / CH
Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Locally: Suisse · Schweiz · Svizzera · Svizra
Capital
Bern
Region
Europe
ISO
CH
Local time in Switzerland
live · IANAZurich
Europe/Zurich
Reference ledger
CapitalBernAdministrative seat
LanguagesFrench, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh4 listed
CurrenciesSwiss franc1 listed
Time zonesEurope/Zurich1 IANA identifier
Area41,284 km²Ranked 135 of 241 by area
Dialing+41International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 44% of places in this atlas.
At 41,284 km², Switzerland ranks 135 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#135by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
5Field notes
2 notes“Switzerland is famous for its neutrality and has not fought a foreign war since 1815.”
02The Swiss are credited with inventing Velcro and the Swiss Army Knife.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code CH is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +41 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Europe/Zurich should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOCH
Borders5
Time zones1