COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe
Switzerland
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Switzerland.
Switzerland at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Bern
- REGION
- Europe
- POPULATION
- 9,000,000
- AREA
- 41,285 km²
- LANGUAGE
- German
- CURRENCY
- WIR Euro (CHE)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
Alpine Heartland
The Alps cover roughly 60% of Switzerland's land area.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Switzerland
Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian, and Romansh.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Switzerland in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 41,285 km² and a population of approximately 9,000,000. The country is listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.