Switzerland Country Guide

Switzerland Facts

  • Capital: Bern
  • Population: 7,252,000
  • Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
  • Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1% (2000 census)
  • Government: formally a confederation, but similar in structure to a federal republic
  • Languages: 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)
  • Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
  • Phone Code: 41

Photos of Switzerland

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Festivals in Switzerland

Afro-Pfingsten Festival (Winterthur, Switzerland)
Festival Types: Music - African, Music - World, Film
Month: May
Afro-Pfingsten Festival Website
AVO Session Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Music - World
Month: October
AVO Session Basel Website
Bern International Jazz Festival (Bern, Switzerland)
Festival Types: Music - Jazz
Month: March
Bern International Jazz Festival Website
Biel International Chess Festival (Biel/Bienne, Switzerland)
Festival Types: Board Game
Month: July
Biel International Chess Festival Video Biel International Chess Festival Website
Blue Balls Festival (Lucerne, Switzerland)
Festival Types: Music - Varied, Music - Rock
Month: July
Blue Balls Festival Website

Switzerland Accommodation

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Switzerland Flights

Swiss International Air Lines (Switzerland) » was formed after the closing of Swissair, flies many routes in Europe as well as to North America, Asia, Middle East and Africa
Swiss International Air Lines

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Switzerland Tours