Quickworld Entity Report
Switzerland, 2021 Sovereign Country
Quickworld Factoid Official Name : Swiss Confederation Status : Sovereign Country Active : 1 Aug. 1291 - Present World Region : Western Europe, Central Europe Official Languages : German, Romansh, Italian, French Population : 8,000,001 - Permanent Population (Switzerland Official Estimate - 2012) Land Area : 39,880 sq km - 15,410 sq mi Density : 200/sq km - 520/sq mi Member of : La Francophonie, United Nations Organization
Names Common Name : Switzerland Schweiz (German) Svizzera (Italian) Svizra (Romansh) Official Name : Swiss Confederation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German) Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) Confederaziun svizra (Romansh) Confédération suisse (French) Demonym : Swiss Schweizer (German) svizzero (Italian) Suisse (French) ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 : CH ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 : CHE ISO 3166-1 numerical : 756 FIPS Code : SZ00 Former Name : Swiss Confederacy Helvetic Republic Helvetische Republik (German)
Administrative Subdivisions
Cantons (26) Aargau Appenzell Inner Rhodes Appenzell Outer Rhodes Basle-City Basle-Country Bern Fribourg Geneva Glarus Grisons Jura Lucerne Neuchâtel Nidwalden Obwalden Schaffhausen Schwyz Solothurn St. Gallen Thurgau Ticino Uri Valais Vaud
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Switzerland, 2021 Sovereign Country
Zug Zürich
Former Dependencies and Subdivisions
Cantons (9) Appenzell Baden Basle Bellinzona Fricktal Linth Lugano Oberland Saentis
Territories (16) Cuvio Freie Aemter Gams Gersau Grandson Lower Valais Orbe and Echallens Ossola Pays de Vaud Rheintal Sargans Schwartzenburg Unterwalden Uznach Waldstätten Windegg
Area Land : 38,420 sq km - 14,840 sq mi Land Ice : 1,466 sq km - 566.3 sq mi Freshwater : 1,141 sq km - 440.8 sq mi Total Land : 39,880 sq km - 15,410 sq mi Total Inland Waters : 1,141 sq km - 440.8 sq mi
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