Switzerland Map

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About Switzerland

Switzerland is officially named the Swiss Confederation. It’s a small mountainous country located in a Center of Western Europe in the Alps and it is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Country not surrounded by any sea or ocean but has many beautiful lakes.

Confederation consists of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities and capital city. The two largest Swiss cities are Zurich and Geneva which are two global and economic centers. Switzerland is geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura. The country has a long history of armed neutrality, no war internationally since 1815. It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh.

Switzerland has the highest quality of life and enjoys great wealth and famous for its banking system, chocolate, watch and ski resorts. Many Nobel prizes have been awarded to Swiss scientists.

The Facts:
Capital: Bern
Area: 15,940 sq mi (41,285 sq km)
Population: ~ 8,950,000
Official language: German, French, Italian, Romansh
Religion: 62.6% Christianity
- 34.4% Catholicism
- 22.5% Swiss Reformed
- 5.7% other Christian
29.4% no religion
5.4% Islam
0.6% Hinduism
0.9% other
Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
Driving side: right
Calling code: +41
Internet TLD: .ch, .swiss
Time zone: UTC+1 (CET)
Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Official government website: www.admin.ch
Official tourism website: www.myswitzerland.com


Google Map of Switzerland

Largest cities: Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Lucerne, Winterthur, St. Gallen, Lugano, Biel/Bienne, Thun, Bellinzona, Köniz, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Fribourg, Schaffhausen, Vernier, Chur, Sion, Uster, Zug, Davos, Montreux, Sion, Baden, Fribourg, Locarno, Nyon, Vevey, St. Moritz, Ascona, Solothurn, Moutier.



Ski Resorts in Switzerland: Adelboden, Andermatt, Arosa, Crans-Montana, Elm, Engelberg, Grindelwald, Gstaad, Interlaken, Jungfrau, Laax, Saas-Fee, Verbier, Wengen, Zermatt.



Main sights of Switzerland: Matterhorn, Montreux, Lake Geneva, Chateau de Chillon, Oberhofen Castle, Interlaken, Zermatt, Jungfraujoch, Lucerne, Chapel Bridge (Lucerne), St. Moritz, Lake Lugano, Bahnhofstrasse (Zurich), The Rhine Falls, Brienz, Vevey, Lausanne, Gruyères, Swiss National Park, Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes, Pilatus (Luzern), Old Town Bern, Schilthorn Piz Gloria.



Cantons of Switzerland

Canton Capital Population Area Official languages
Zürich Zurich 1,560,000 668 sq mi (1,729 sq km) German
Bern Bern 1,050,000 2,301 sq mi ( sq mi (5,960 sq km) German, French
Lucerne Lucerne 420,000 577 sq mi (1,494 sq km) German
Uri Altdorf 37,000 416 sq mi (1,077 sq km) German
Schwyz Schwyz 165,000 351 sq mi (908 sq km) German
Obwalden Sarnen 38,500 189 sq mi (491 sq km) German
Nidwalden Stans 44,000 107 sq mi (276 sq km) German
Glarus Glarus 41,000 265 sq mi (685 sq km) German
Zug Zug 130,000 92 sq mi (239 sq km) German
Fribourg Fribourg 330,000 645 sq mi (1,671 sq km) French, German
Solothurn Solothurn 280,000 305 sq mi (790 sq km) German
Basel-Stadt Basel 205,000 14 sq mi (37 sq km) German
Basel-Landschaft Liestal 300,000 200 sq mi (518 sq km) German
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 85,000 115 sq mi (298 sq km) German
Appenzell Ausserrhoden Herisau 56,000 94 sq mi (243 sq km) German
Appenzell Innerrhoden Appenzell 16,500 97 sq mi (172 sq km) German
St. Gallen St. Gallen 520,000 784 sq mi (2,031 sq km) German
Graubünden Chur 205,000 2,743 sq mi (7,105 sq km) German, Romansh, Italian
Aargau Aarau 700,000 542 sq mi (1,404 sq km) German
Thurgau Frauenfeld 285,000 383 sq mi (992 sq km) German
Ticino Bellinzona 360,000 1,086 sq mi (2,812 sq km) Italian
Vaud Lausanne 820,000 1,240 sq mi (3,212 sq km) French
Valais Sion 355,000 2,017 sq mi (5,224 sq km) French, German
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 180,000 310 sq mi (802 sq km) French
Geneva Geneva 510,000 109 sq mi (282 sq km) French
Jura Delémont 75,000 324 sq mi (839 sq km) French


Geography of Switzerland

Bordering Countries: Italy, France, Germany, Austria, and Liechtenstein.

Major Rivers: Rhine, Aare, Rhône, Reuss, Linth, Limmat, Saane/La Sarine, Thur, Inn, Ticino, Hinterrhein, Vorderrhein, Doubs, Kander.

Major Lakes of Switzerland: Lake Geneva, Lake Constance, Lake Neuchâtel, Lake Maggiore, Lake Lucerne, Lake Zurich, Untersee, Lake Lugano, Lake Thun, Lake Bienne, Lake Zug, Lake Brienz, Lake Walen, Lake Morat, Lake Sempach, Sihlsee, Lake Hallwil, Lake Gruyère, Lac de Joux, Greifensee, Lake Sarnen, Ägerisee, Lake Baldegg, Lago di Livigno, Schiffenensee, Wägitalersee.

Glaciers: Grand Aletsch, Gorner, Fiesch, Unteraar, Lower Grindelwald, Upper Aletsch, Corbassière, Rhone, Otemma, Findel, Gauli, Morteratsch, Trift, Zmutt, Zinal, Hüfi.

Mountains (Height): Monte Rosa (Dufourspitze) (4634m), Dom (4545m), Lyskamm (4533m), Weisshorn (4506m), Matterhorn (4478m), Dent Blanche (4357m), Grand Combin (4314m), Finsteraarhorn (4274m), Zinalrothorn (4221m), Alphubel (4206m), Rimpfischhorn (4199m), Aletschhorn (4193m), Strahlhorn (4190m), Dent d'Hérens (4174m), Breithorn (4164m), Jungfrau (4158m), Mönch (4107m), Schreckhorn (4078m), Ober Gabelhorn (4063m), Piz Bernina (4049m), Gross Fiescherhorn (4049m), Gross Grünhorn (4044m), Weissmies (4017m), Lagginhorn (4010m), Piz Zupò (3996m).



Districts of Switzerland: Aarau, Aarberg, Aarwangen, Affoltern, Aigle, Albula, Andelfingen, Appenzell, Arbon, Arlesheim, Baden, Bellinzona, Bern, Bernina, Biel, Bischofszell, Blenio, Boudry, Bremgarten, Brig, Broye, Broye-Vully, Brugg, Bucheggberg, Bülach, Büren, Burgdorf, Conthey, Courtelary, Delémont, Dielsdorf, Diessenhofen, Dietikon, Dorneck, Einsiedeln, Entlebuch, Entremont, Erlach, Franches-Montagnes, Fraubrunnen, Frauenfeld, Frutigen, Gäu, Gersau, Glâne, Goms, Gonten, Gösgen, Gros-de-Vaud, Gruyère, Hérens, Hinterrhein, Hinwil, Hochdorf, Höfe, Horgen, Imboden, Inn, Interlaken, Jura-Nord vaudois, Konolfingen, Kreuzlingen, Kulm, Küssnacht, La Chaux-de-Fonds, La Neuveville, Landquart, Laufen, Laufenburg, Laupen, Lausanne, Lavaux-Oron, Le Locle, Lebern, Lenzburg, Leuk, Leventina, Liestal, Locarno, Lucerne, Lugano, Maloja, March, Martigny, Meilen, Mendrisio, Moesa, Monthey, Morges, Moutier, Münchwilen, Muri, Neuchâtel, Nidau, Niedersimmental, Nyon, Oberegg, Oberhasli, Obersimmental, Olten, Ouest lausannois, Pfäffikon, Plessur, Porrentruy, Prättigau/Davos, Raron, Rheinfelden, Riviera, Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut, Rüte, Saane, Saanen, Saint-Maurice, Schlatt-Haslen, Schwarzenburg, Schwende, Schwyz, See, Seftigen, Sense, Sierre, Signau, Sion, Sissach, Solothurn, Steckborn, Sursee, Surselva, Thal, Thierstein, Thun, Trachselwald, Uster, Val-de-Ruz, Val-de-Travers, Vallemaggia, Veveyse, Visp, Waldenburg, Wangen, Wasseramt, Weinfelden, Willisau, Winterthur, Zofingen, Zurzach.


Last Updated: November 15, 2023