Local Name: | RMConfederaziun svizra FRConfédération suisse DESchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft ITConfederazione Svizzera |
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Capital: | Bern |
ISO2: | CH |
ISO3: | CHE |
Emoji: | 🇨🇭 |
Population: | 8,834,061 |
Languages: | RM Romansh with another 3 languages |
![Switzerland map](https://nationsgeo.com/images/map2/ch.png)
Location
Switzerland is a country located in Western Europe.
Continent: | Europe |
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Region: | Europe |
Sub Region: | Western Europe › Europe & Central Asia |
Area: | 41,285.00 Square Kilometers 25,658.79 Square Miles |
Share of world land: | 0.027834% |
Share of Europe land: | 0.40555% |
Geographic Coordinates: | 46°47'N, 8°13'N |
Latitude: | 46.798562 |
Longitude: | 8.231973 |
Share of world land
Share of Europe land
The countries border Switzerland
Switzerland shares its borders with 5 neighbouring countries.Those countries are listed in the table below with their direction from the center of Switzerland.
Border Country | Degree | Direction |
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France | 272° | West |
Germany | 15° | North Northeast |
Liechtenstein | 68° | East Northeast |
Italy | 144° | Southeast |
Austria | 72° | East Northeast |