How does the geography of switzerland effect the government and law making decisions?
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Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre. Switzerland’s small size—its total area is about half that of Scotland—and its modest population give little indication of its international significance.
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Aubrey Diem See All Contributors
Professor of Geography, University of Waterloo, Ontario. Author of Switzerland: Land, People, Economy and others.
Last Updated: Oct 11, 2020 See Article History
Alternative Titles: Confédération Suisse, Confederazione Elvetica, Confederazione Svizzera, Confederaziun Helvetica, Helvetia, Helvetic Confederation, Schweiz, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizzra, Swiss Confederation
Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre. Switzerland’s small size—its total area is about half that of Scotland—and its modest population give little indication of its international significance.
Switzerland
Switzerland
flag of Switzerland
National anthem of Switzerland
OFFICIAL NAME
Swiss Confederation1
FORM OF GOVERNMENT
federal state with two legislative houses (Council of States [46]; National Council [200])
HEAD OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
President of the Federal Council: Simonetta Sommaruga
CAPITAL
Bern2
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES
French; German; Italian; Romansh (locally)
OFFICIAL RELIGION
none
MONETARY UNIT
Swiss franc (CHF)
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE
1 USD equals 0.912 Swiss franc
POPULATION
(2019 est.) 8,582,000
POPULATION RANK
(2019) 100
POPULATION PROJECTION 2030
9,234,000
TOTAL AREA (SQ MI)
15,940
TOTAL AREA (SQ KM)
41,285
DENSITY: PERSONS PER SQ MI
(2018) 534.2
DENSITY: PERSONS PER SQ KM
(2018) 206.2
URBAN-RURAL POPULATION
Urban: (2017) 84.6%
Rural: (2017) 15.4%
LIFE EXPECTANCY AT BIRTH
Male: (2017) 81.4 years
Female: (2017) 85.4 years
LITERACY: PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION AGE 15 AND OVER LITERATE
Male: 100%
Female: 100%
GNI (U.S.$ ’000,000)
(2017) 682,059
GNI PER CAPITA (U.S.$)
(2017) 80,560
Explanation:
The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland, a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. Switzerland is world-famous for the beauty and uniqueness of its landscapes.[citation needed] It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland has a maximum north–south length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) and an east–west length of about 350 kilometres (220 mi).[1]