Switzerland

Area: 41 290 km²

Population: 7 554 661 (2007)

Population density: 183 pers./km²

Capital: Bern

Government type: Federal Parliamentary republic

Official languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh

Ethnic groups: Germans 65%, Frensh 18%, Italians 10%, other 7%

Religion: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other 5.7%, none 11.1%

Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)

Time zone: UTC+1, summer UTC+2

Administrative divisions: Switzerland consist of 26 cantons, which are subdivided into 2 889 municipalities

Highest point: Dufourspitze 4 634 m

Longest river: Aar River 295 km

Largest lake: Lake Geneva 582 km²

Largest cities: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne, Bern

Calling code: +41

Internet TLD: .ch