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Communication Communication
Transportation Transportation


Switzerland - Europe



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
7,554,661 (July 2007 est.)total population: 80.62 years
male: 77.8 years
female: 83.59 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
LanguagesLiteracy
German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99%
male: 99%
female: 99% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic Bern
IndependanceNational day
1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)
ConstitutionLegal system
revision of Constitution of 1874 approved by the Federal Parliament 18 December 1998, adopted by referendum 18 April 1999, officially entered into force 1 January 2000civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$386.8 billion (2006 est.)2.9% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$33,600 (2006 est.)3.3% (2006 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%1.2% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$166.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$162.3 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$38.29 billion (August 2006 est.)Swiss franc (CHF)
Military expenditures
1% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy 41,290 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showershydropower potential, timber, salt


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
6.847 million (2005).ch
Internet hostsInternet users
2.443 million (2006)5.098 million (2005)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
65 (2006)4,583 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
71,297 km gas 1,831 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2006)