Outline of Switzerland
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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Switzerland:
Switzerland – alpine country in Central Europe, located mostly in the Alps. Switzerland is the oldest neutral country in the world; it has not fought a foreign war since its neutrality was established by the Treaty of Paris in 1815. It is not a member of the European Union.{{Cite web | url=http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm | title=Countries| date=2016-07-05}} Swiss cultural icons include Switzerland's quality of life, its neutrality, the Swiss Alps, watches, yodeling, cheese and chocolate.
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General reference
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- Common English country name: Switzerland
- Official English country name: The Swiss Confederation
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival: Swiss
- Demonym: Swiss
- Etymology: Name of Switzerland
- International rankings of Switzerland
- ISO country codes: CH, CHE, 756
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CH
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ch
Geography of Switzerland
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- Switzerland is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Europe
- Central Europe
- Western Europe
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Geographical centre of Switzerland
- Extreme points of Switzerland
- High: Monte Rosa {{convert|4634|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Low: Lake Maggiore {{convert|195|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}
- Land boundaries: 1,852 km
::{{Flag|Italy}} 740 km
::{{Flag|France}} 573 km
::{{Flag|Germany}} 334 km
::{{Flag|Austria}} 164 km
::{{Flag|Liechtenstein}} 41 km
:* Coastline: none
- Population of Switzerland: 8,606,000 (2019) - 99th most populous country
- Area of Switzerland: 41,285 km2
- Atlas of Switzerland
= Environment of Switzerland =
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- Environmental movement in Switzerland
- Climate of Switzerland
- Geology of Switzerland
- Hydrology of Switzerland
- Protected areas of Switzerland
- Biosphere reserves in Switzerland
- National parks of Switzerland
- Nature parks in Switzerland
- List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland
- Solar power in Switzerland
- Forests of Switzerland
- Wildlife of Switzerland
- Animal welfare and rights in Switzerland
- Fauna of Switzerland
- Birds of Switzerland
- Mammals of Switzerland
== Natural geographic features of Switzerland ==
= Regions of Switzerland =
== Ecoregions of Switzerland ==
== Administrative divisions of Switzerland ==
=== Cantons of Switzerland ===
=== Districts of Switzerland ===
=== Municipalities of Switzerland ===
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Cities of Switzerland
= Demography of Switzerland =
Government and politics of Switzerland
= Branches of the government of Switzerland =
== Executive branch of the government of Switzerland ==
- Presiding member of the Federal Council: President of the Swiss Confederation, Alain Berset, for 2023
- Cabinet of Switzerland & collective Head of state: Swiss Federal Council
- Alain Berset (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Home Affairs, President of the Federal Council in 2023
- Guy Parmelin (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
- Ignazio Cassis (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
- Viola Amherd (The Centre), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
- Karin Keller-Sutter (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Finance
- Albert Rösti (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Justice and Police.
== Legislative branch of the government of Switzerland ==
== Judicial branch of the government of Switzerland ==
= Foreign relations of Switzerland =
== International organization membership ==
The Swiss Confederation is a member of:{{cite web|date=July 2, 2009|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/switzerland/|title=Switzerland|work=The World Factbook|publisher=United States Central Intelligence Agency|access-date=July 23, 2009}}
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- African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
- Australia Group
- Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
- Council of Europe (CE)
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
- European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
- European Space Agency (ESA)
- Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
- Group of Ten (G10)
- Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- International Criminal Court (ICCt)
- International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
- International Development Association (IDA)
- International Energy Agency (IEA)
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
- International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
- International Labour Organization (ILO)
- International Maritime Organization (IMO)
- International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
- International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- International Olympic Committee (IOC)
- International Organization for Migration (IOM)
- International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
- International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
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- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
- Latin American Integration Association (LAIA) (observer)
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
- Nonaligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
- Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
- Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
- Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
- Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
- Paris Club
- Partnership for Peace (PFP)
- Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
- United Nations (UN)
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
- United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
- United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
- United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC)
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
- United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO)
- Universal Postal Union (UPU)
- World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
- World Customs Organization (WCO)
- World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
- World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
- World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
- World Trade Organization (WTO)
- Zangger Committee (ZC)
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= Law and order in Switzerland =
- Cannabis in Switzerland
- Capital punishment in Switzerland
- Constitution of Switzerland
- Corruption in Switzerland
- Crime in Switzerland
- Human rights in Switzerland
- LGBT rights in Switzerland
- Freedom of religion in Switzerland
- Internet censorship in Switzerland
- Law enforcement in Switzerland
- Cantonal police
- Gendarmerie
- Municipal police
- Swiss Border Guard
= Military of Switzerland =
- Command
- Commander-in-chief: André Blattmann, Chief of the Armed Forces
- Ministry of Defence of Switzerland
- Forces
- Swiss Land Forces
- Navy: none, but the Land Forces operate a Lakes flotilla
- Swiss Air Force
- Special Forces Command
- Conscription in Switzerland
- Equipment of the Swiss Armed Forces
- Military ranks of Switzerland
= Local government in Switzerland =
History of Switzerland
= History of Switzerland, by period or event =
= History of Switzerland, by subject =
Culture of Switzerland
- Architecture of Switzerland
- Buildings and structures in Switzerland above 3000 m
- Cuisine of Switzerland
- Swiss cheese
- Swiss chocolate
- Swiss wine
- Culinary Heritage of Switzerland
- Festivals in Switzerland
- Languages of Switzerland
- Swiss literature
- List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
- Media in Switzerland
- Newspapers
- Newspapers in Switzerland
- Radio
- Radio stations in Switzerland
- Television in Switzerland
- Radiotelevisione svizzera
- Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha
- Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Télévision Suisse Romande
- National symbols of Switzerland
- Coat of arms of Switzerland
- Flag of Switzerland
- National anthem of Switzerland
- People of Switzerland
- Homelessness in Switzerland
- Immigration to Switzerland
- Prostitution in Switzerland
- Public holidays in Switzerland
- Swiss National Day
- Records of Switzerland
- Religion in Switzerland
- Buddhism in Switzerland
- Hinduism in Switzerland
- Islam in Switzerland
- Ahmadiyya in Switzerland
- Judaism in Switzerland
- Protestantism in Switzerland
- Sikhism in Switzerland
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
= Art in Switzerland =
= Sports in Switzerland =
Economy and infrastructure of Switzerland
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 21st (twenty-first)
- Agriculture in Switzerland
- Banking in Switzerland
- Bank secrecy
- National Bank of Switzerland
- Switzerland Stock Exchange
- Communications in Switzerland
- Internet in Switzerland
- Companies of Switzerland
- Currency of Switzerland:
- Banknotes of the Swiss franc
- Coins of the Swiss franc
- Energy in Switzerland
- Electricity sector in Switzerland
- Energy policy of Switzerland
- Oil industry in Switzerland
- Nuclear power in Switzerland
- Mining in Switzerland
- Science and technology in Switzerland
- Telecommunications in Switzerland
- Telephone numbers in Switzerland
- Tourism in Switzerland
- Transport in Switzerland
- Airports in Switzerland
- Rail transport in Switzerland
- Railway companies in Switzerland
- Roads in Switzerland
- Motorways of Switzerland
- Waste management in Switzerland
- Water supply and sanitation in Switzerland
Education in Switzerland
Health in Switzerland
See also
{{Portal|Switzerland|Europe}}
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- Index of Switzerland-related articles
- List of Switzerland-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Europe
- Outline of geography
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References
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External links
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{{Wikiatlas|Switzerland}}
;Official
- [http://www.admin.ch/ The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation]
- [http://www.presence.ch/e/100/100.php Presence Switzerland]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20040626090054/http://www.swissworld.org/ Your Gateway to Switzerland]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130824220153/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/en/index.html Swiss Statistics], official website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
;Reference
- [https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/switzerland/ CIA World Factbook - Switzerland]
;Geography
- {{Wikiatlas|Switzerland}}
- {{Wikivoyage inline|Switzerland}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012150754/http://www.swisstopo.ch/ Federal Office of Topography]
- [http://map.search.ch/ searchable interactive map (search.ch)]
;History
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100217091108/http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/index.php Historical Dictionary of Switzerland] {{in lang|de|fr|it}}
- [http://history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch/index.html history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch]
;Media
- {{Dead link |date=May 2017| url=http://nzz.ch/eng/index.html | text=Neue Zürcher Zeitung}} {{in lang|de}}, a Swiss daily newspaper
- [http://www.letemps.ch/ Le Temps] {{in lang|fr}}, a Swiss daily newspaper
- [http://www.cdt.ch/ Corriere Del Ticino] {{in lang|it}}, a Swiss daily newspaper
- [http://www.swissinfo.ch/ swissinfo.ch, Swiss News - Worldwide]
;Education
- [http://www.educa.ch/ The Swiss School System]
- [http://www.swissuniversity.ch/ Universities in Switzerland]
;Science, Research and Technology
- [http://www.myscience.ch/ The Swiss Portal for Research and Innovation]
- [http://www.sbf.admin.ch/ State Secretariat for Education and Research, SER]
- [http://www.snf.ch/ The Swiss National Science Foundation]
- [http://www.bbt.admin.ch/kti/ CTI, Commission for Technology and Innovation]
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