Cantons of Switzerland
Information and Facts:
| The Largest Switzerland Canton by Area | Grisons / Graubünden - 2,743 sq mi (7,105 sq km) |
| The Smallest Switzerland Canton by Area | Basel-Stadt - 14 sq mi (37 sq km) |
| The Largest Switzerland Canton by Population | Zürich - 1,560,000 (2023) |
| The Smallest Switzerland Canton by Population | Appenzell Innerrhoden - 16,500 (2023) |
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Cantons of Switzerland - Information
| Canton | Code | Capital | Population | Area | Official languages | As a Swiss canton since |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | ZH | Zurich | 1,560,000 | 668 sq mi (1,729 sq km) | German | 1351 |
| Bern | BE | Bern | 1,050,000 | 2,301 sq mi ( sq mi (5,960 sq km) | German, French | 1353 |
| Lucerne | LU | Lucerne | 420,000 | 577 sq mi (1,494 sq km) | German | 1332 |
| Uri | UR | Altdorf | 37,000 | 416 sq mi (1,077 sq km) | German | 1291 |
| Schwyz | SZ | Schwyz | 165,000 | 351 sq mi (908 sq km) | German | 1291 |
| Obwalden | OW | Sarnen | 38,500 | 189 sq mi (491 sq km) | German | 1291 |
| Nidwalden | NW | Stans | 44,000 | 107 sq mi (276 sq km) | German | 1291 |
| Glarus | GL | Glarus | 41,000 | 265 sq mi (685 sq km) | German | 1352 |
| Zug | ZG | Zug | 130,000 | 92 sq mi (239 sq km) | German | 1352 |
| Fribourg | FR | Fribourg | 330,000 | 645 sq mi (1,671 sq km) | French, German | 1481 |
| Solothurn | SO | Solothurn | 280,000 | 305 sq mi (790 sq km) | German | 1481 |
| Basel-Stadt | BS | Basel | 205,000 | 14 sq mi (37 sq km) | German | 1501 (as Basel until 1833/1999) |
| Basel-Landschaft | BL | Liestal | 300,000 | 200 sq mi (518 sq km) | German | 1501 (as Basel until 1833/1999) |
| Schaffhausen | SH | Schaffhausen | 85,000 | 115 sq mi (298 sq km) | German | 1501 |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | AR | Herisau | 56,000 | 94 sq mi (243 sq km) | German | 1513 (as Appenzell until 1597/1999) |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | AI | Appenzell | 16,500 | 97 sq mi (172 sq km) | German | 1513 (as Appenzell until 1597/1999) |
| St. Gallen | SG | St. Gallen | 520,000 | 784 sq mi (2,031 sq km) | German | 1803 |
| Graubünden | GR | Chur | 205,000 | 2,743 sq mi (7,105 sq km) | German, Romansh, Italian | 1803 |
| Aargau | AG | Aarau | 700,000 | 542 sq mi (1,404 sq km) | German | 1803 |
| Thurgau | TG | Frauenfeld | 285,000 | 383 sq mi (992 sq km) | German | 1803 |
| Ticino | TI | Bellinzona | 360,000 | 1,086 sq mi (2,812 sq km) | Italian | 1803 |
| Vaud | VD | Lausanne | 820,000 | 1,240 sq mi (3,212 sq km) | French | 1803 |
| Valais | VS | Sion | 355,000 | 2,017 sq mi (5,224 sq km) | French, German | 1815 |
| Neuchâtel | NE | Neuchâtel | 180,000 | 310 sq mi (802 sq km) | French | 1815/1857 |
| Geneva | GE | Geneva | 510,000 | 109 sq mi (282 sq km) | French | 1815 |
| Jura | JU | Delémont | 75,000 | 324 sq mi (839 sq km) | French | 1979 |