Switzerland
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Confédération suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun svizra
Confoederatio helvetica
location: Central Europe
capital: no capital,
administrative center: Bern
largest city: Zurich
population: ~ 8.6 million.
urban population: 74.2% of total population
country area: total: 41,285 km2
water: 3.7 %, 1280 km2
coastline: /(landlocked),
the lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m
highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m
size: 2 times the size of Slovenia
border countries (5):
Austria 158 km;
France 525 km;
Italy 698 km;
Liechtenstein 41 km;
Germany 348 km
Cantons within confederation: 26
Aargau
Appenzell
Appenzell Innerrhoden
Basel-Stadt
Basel-Landschaft
Berne
Fribourg
Geneva
Glarus
Grisons
Jura
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Nidwalden
Obwalden
Schaffhausen
Schwyz
Solothurn
St. Gallen
Ticino
Thurgau
Uri
Valais
Vaud
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