Switzerland β Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of Switzerland covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About Switzerland
The capital of Switzerland is Bern. It has a population of approximately 9.1M. The country covers an area of 41,284 kmΒ². It is located in Western Europe.
Has 4 official languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
Geography
Switzerland is a country in Western Europe, part of the Europe region. It covers an area of approximately 41,284 kmΒ². It shares land borders with Austria, France, Italy, and Liechtenstein, totalling 5 neighbours. It is a landlocked country with no direct sea access.
Demographics & Languages
Switzerland has a population of approximately 9,082,848 people. Population density is around 220.0 people per kmΒ². Its officially recognised languages include French, Swiss German, and Italian and others, totalling 4 languages. People from this country are referred to as Swiss.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, Switzerland reports a nominal GDP of about $936.6 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 23.1% of GDP in 2024. The official currency is the Swiss franc (CHF, symbol Fr.). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 0.79 CHF.
Culture & Time
Switzerland operates on a single time zone (UTC+01:00). The local week is considered to start on Monday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ch.
Government & Status
The capital of Switzerland is Bern. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +41. Its FIFA country code is SUI, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is CH.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP Γ debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.