Switzerland Facts & Figures

Adulthood: 18

Annual per capita income: $US33,600 (2006 estimate)

Area: 41,285 square km

Biggest City: Zurich

Capital: Bern

Cars: 3,500,000 (2004 estimate)

Currency: Swiss Franc (CHF)

Driving: On the right

Drugs: All illicit drugs still criminalized; fines/and or imprisionment for possession. Enforcement of the law against cannabis possession is lax in the major cities.

Economic growth in 2006: 2.9%

Economic output: Switzerland is a prosperous country with a highly developed market economy.

Electricity: 220 AC, 50 cycles

Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

Football Association: Schweizerischer Fussballverband

Football League: Swiss Super League of 10 teams; 18 teams play in the second tier Challenge League

Government: a confederation though similar to a federal republic, parliamentary democracy

Highest Mountain: Dufourspitze 4634m

International access code: +41

Internet country code: .ch

Internet users: 5,097,822 (2005)

Main export partners:
Germany 19.4%, US 10.9%, Italy 9.1%, France 8.7%, UK 5.4%, Spain 4.1% (2005 estimate)

Main imports partners:
Germany 31.6%, Italy 10.5%, France 10%, US 5.6%, Netherlands 4.8%, Austria 4.6%, UK 4.4% (2005 estimate)

Military: compulsory military service - every Swiss male is supposed to serve 260 days in the army

Mobile phones: 6.84m (2005 estmate)

National team uniform: red and white

Population density: 182 per square km

Population: 7,523,934 (July 2006 estimate.)

Principal cities & populations:
Zurich 366,145
Geneva 185,526
Basel 166,563
Bern 140,000
Lausanne 128,432

Pro soccer teams: Swiss Super League of 10 teams; 18 teams in the Challenge League

Ruling parties: Swiss People's Party (SVP), Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP), Social Democratic Party (SPS), Radical Democratic Party (FDP)

Stock market: SWX Swiss Exchange

Time: Central European Time: GMT +1 hour (Daylight saving time (DST) last Sunday in March to last Sunday in October)

Tourism: (visitors 2000): 11 million

Unemployment: 3.3% (2006 estimate)

Urban population: 68% (2005 estimate)

Video system: PAL

Wettest month: September (in Geneva)