Switzerland| Local Name: | RMConfederaziun svizra FRConfédération suisse DESchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft ITConfederazione Svizzera |
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| Capital: | Bern |
| ISO2: | CH |
| ISO3: | CHE |
| Emoji: | 🇨🇭 |
| Population: | 8,832,409 |
| Languages: | RM Romansh with another 3 languages |
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 |