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Some data about Switzerland

Switzerland is a country of 7,581,000 inhabitants, with an area of ​41,290 km², its capital is Berne and its time zone is "Europe/Zurich". Its ISO code is "CH" in 2 positions and "CHE" in 3 positions.

To be able to make a telephone call to Switzerland, you must dial your telephone code, which is 41. The currency used in Switzerland is the "Franc" (CHF).

The administrative subdivision of Switzerland (administrative division) is made up of 26 Kantone (level 1), 147 Bezirke (level 2) and 2485 Gemeinden (level 3). Switzerland has 5 cities with more than 100,000 inhabitants.

Above you have a geopolitical map of Switzerland with a precise legend on its biggest cities, its road network, its airports, railways and waterways. Do not hesitate to click on the map of Switzerland to access a zoom level and finer details.

Switzerland shares borders with Austria, Germany, France, Italy and Liechtenstein.

Proportion of cities by number of inhabitants in Switzerland

Number of cities by importance (population) in Switzerland. Considering cities with a population of more than 100 000, 200 000, 500 000 and 1 million inhabitants, with the percentage of the population that these cities represent.

> 100k inhabitants	> 200k inhabitants	> 500k inhabitants	> 1 million inhabitants
5	1	0	0
12.2 %	4.5 %	0.0 %	0.0 %

• The 5 most important cities represent 12.2% of the entire population
• The 1 most important cities represent 4.5% of the entire population
• The 0 most important cities represent 0.0% of the entire population
• The 0 most important cities represent 0.0% of the entire population

Administrative subdivisions	Administrative level
26 Kantone	1
147 Bezirke	2
2485 Gemeinden	3