Outline of Switzerland
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Switzerland:
Switzerland – alpine country in Central Europe, located mostly in the Alps. Switzerland is the oldest neutral country in the world; it has not fought a foreign war since its neutrality was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1815. It is not a member of the European Union.[1] Swiss cultural icons include Switzerland's quality of life, its neutrality, the Swiss Alps, watches, yodeling, and chocolate.
General reference
- Pronunciation: English: /ˈswɪtsərlənd/
- Common English country name: Switzerland
- Official English country name: The Swiss Confederation
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival: Swiss
- Demonym: Swiss
- Etymology: Name of Switzerland
- International rankings of Switzerland
- ISO country codes: CH, CHE, 756
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CH
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ch
Geography of Switzerland
An enlargeable topographic map of Switzerland
- Switzerland is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Geographical centre of Switzerland
- Extreme points of Switzerland
- High: Monte Rosa 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
- Low: Lake Maggiore 195 m (640 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,852 km
Italy 740 km
France 573 km
Germany 334 km
Austria 164 km
Liechtenstein 41 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Switzerland: 8,606,000 (2019) - 99th most populous country
- Area of Switzerland: 41,285 km2
- Atlas of Switzerland
Environment of Switzerland
An enlargeable satellite image of Switzerland
- Environmental movement in Switzerland
- Climate of Switzerland
- Geology of Switzerland
- Hydrology of Switzerland
- Protected areas of Switzerland
- Biosphere reserves in Switzerland
- National parks of Switzerland
- Nature parks in Switzerland
- List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland
- Solar power in Switzerland
- Wildlife of Switzerland
Natural geographic features of Switzerland
Regions of Switzerland
Ecoregions of Switzerland
List of ecoregions in Switzerland
- Ecoregions in Switzerland
Administrative divisions of Switzerland
Cantons of Switzerland
Districts of Switzerland
Municipalities of Switzerland
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Cities of Switzerland
Demography of Switzerland
Government and politics of Switzerland
- Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic, direct democracy.
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Elections in Switzerland
- Political parties in Switzerland
- Swiss neutrality
- Taxation in Switzerland
- Voting in Switzerland
Branches of the government of Switzerland
Government of Switzerland
Executive branch of the government of Switzerland
- Presiding member of the Federal Council: President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, for 2018
- Cabinet of Switzerland & collective Head of state: Swiss Federal Council
- Alain Berset (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Home Affairs, President of the Federal Council in 2018
- Doris Leuthard (Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland), President of the Swiss Confederation for 2017, Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Ueli Maurer (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Finance
- Johann Schneider-Ammann (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
- Simonetta Sommaruga (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Justice and Police.
- Guy Parmelin (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
- Ignazio Cassis (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Legislative branch of the government of Switzerland
- Parliament of Switzerland (bicameral)
Judicial branch of the government of Switzerland
Court system of Switzerland
- Supreme Court of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
- Diplomatic missions in Switzerland
- Diplomatic missions of Switzerland
International organization membership
The Swiss Confederation is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Switzerland
Military of Switzerland
- Command
- Forces
- Swiss Land Forces
- Navy: none, but the Land Forces operate a Lakes flotilla
- Swiss Air Force
- Special Forces Command
- Conscription in Switzerland
- Equipment of the Swiss Armed Forces
- Military ranks of Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
History of Switzerland
History of Switzerland, by period or event
History of Switzerland, by subject
Culture of Switzerland
- Architecture of Switzerland
- Cuisine of Switzerland
- Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
- Festivals in Switzerland
- Languages of Switzerland
- Swiss literature
- List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
- Media in Switzerland
- National symbols of Switzerland
- People of Switzerland
- Prostitution in Switzerland
- Public holidays in Switzerland
- Records of Switzerland
- Religion in Switzerland
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Art in Switzerland
- Art in Switzerland
- Cinema of Switzerland
- Literature of Switzerland
- Music of Switzerland
- Theatre in Switzerland
Economy and infrastructure of Switzerland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 21st (twenty-first)
- Agriculture in Switzerland
- Banking in Switzerland
- Bank secrecy
- National Bank of Switzerland
- Switzerland Stock Exchange
- Communications in Switzerland
- Companies of Switzerland
- Currency of Switzerland:
- Energy in Switzerland
- Electricity sector in Switzerland
- Energy policy of Switzerland
- Oil industry in Switzerland
- Nuclear power in Switzerland
- Mining in Switzerland
- Science and technology in Switzerland
- Telecommunications in Switzerland
- Tourism in Switzerland
- Transport in Switzerland
- Waste management in Switzerland
- Water supply and sanitation in Switzerland
Health in Switzerland
See also
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German language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Italian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Romansh language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
- Index of Switzerland-related articles
- List of Switzerland-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
References
- "Countries". 2016-07-05.
- "Switzerland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland
- Official
- The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
- Presence Switzerland
- Swiss Statistics, official website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
- Reference
- Geography
- Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland
Switzerland travel guide from Wikivoyage- Outline of Switzerland at Curlie
- Federal Office of Topography
- searchable interactive map (search.ch)
- History
- Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German, French, and Italian)
- history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch
- Media
- (in German), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Le Temps (in French), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Corriere Del Ticino (in Italian), a Swiss daily newspaper
- swissinfo.ch, Swiss News - Worldwide
- Education
- Science, Research and Technology
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