Switzerland

Regions

Aargau
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Basel-City
Basel-Landschaft
Bern
Canton d'Appenzell Rhoden-Inté ...
Fribourg
Geneva
Glarus
Grisons
Jura
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Saint Gallen
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
Thurgau
Ticino
Uri
Valais
Vaud
Zug
Zurich

Country information

Country: Switzerland
Population: 7,581,000 inhabitants  (Last modified: 24/02/2012 )
Area 41,290 km²
Capital: Berne
Currency: Franc (CHF)
Phone code: +41
Languages: de-CH,fr-CH,it-CH,rm
Domain name: .ch
Postcode form: ####
Postcode regex: ^(\d{4})$
ISO3: CHE
Neighbors: Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Liechtenstein
Fips: SZ

Upcoming public holidays

Date Weekday Public holiday name Public holiday type
May 1 Wednesday May Day National holiday
May 9 Thursday Ascension Day National holiday
May 19 Sunday Pentecost Christian holiday
May 20 Monday Pentecost Monday Common Local holiday
May 30 Thursday Corpus Christi Common Local holiday
June 20 Thursday June Solstice Season
June 23 Sunday Jura Independence Day Common Local holiday
June 29 Saturday St. Peter and St. Paul Common Local holiday
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Geographic information

Latitude in decimal degrees: 47.00016
Longitude in decimal degrees: 8.01427
Latitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 47° 0' 1" North
Longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds: 8° 1' 51" East
Height above sea level: 931 m,   3054.46 ft,   36653.56 in
Geographical feature: A (Administrative region type feature)
Feature designation code: A.PCLI (independent political entity)