| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | French, German, Italian | Other languages: Romansch |
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| Currency: |
Swiss francs (CHF) €1 = CHF1.00, $1 = CHF0.98, £1 = CHF1.30 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .ch | International Dialling Code: 41 |
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For help planning your trip to Switzerland including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Switzerland trip planning page.
Further information on Switzerland
Discover more about Switzerland - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 41,290 sq km (1,520 sq km under water)
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Neighbours (border lengths): Austria (164km), France (573km), Germany (334km), Italy (740km), Liechtenstein (41km)
Highest mountain: Dufourspitze (4,634m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Switzerland from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 6/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Free | 5/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 20/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 5/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 8/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Swiss Confederation Status: Independent Country
Population: 8,061,516 (rank: 95/196) Density: 195.2 people/sq km (rank: 47/196)
Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
GDP (PPP): $371.2 billion GDP per capita: $54,800 (rank: 7/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.