Outline of Switzerland
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.[1] Swiss icons include Switzerland's quality of life, its neutrality, the Swiss Alps, watches, yodeling, and chocolate.
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- German: [ˈʃvaɪts]
- French: [sɥis]
- Italian: [ˈzvittsera]
- Romansch: [ˈsvizra]
- 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
- Switzerland is: a landlocked country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
- Extreme points of Switzerland
- High: Monte Rosa 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
- Low: Lake Maggiore 195 m (640 ft)
- Land boundaries: 1,852 km
Italy 740 km France 573 km Germany 334 km Austria 164 km Liechtenstein 41 km
- Coastline: none
- Population of Switzerland: 7,647,600 (June 30, 2008) - 94th most populous country
- Area of Switzerland: 41,285 km2
- Atlas of Switzerland
Environment of Switzerland
- Climate of Switzerland
- Renewable energy in Switzerland
- Geology of Switzerland
- Protected areas of Switzerland
- Biosphere reserves in Switzerland
- National parks of Switzerland
- List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland
- Wildlife of Switzerland
- Fauna of Switzerland
Natural geographic features of Switzerland
Regions of Switzerland
Ecoregions of Switzerland
List of ecoregions in Switzerland
- Ecoregions in Switzerland
Administrative divisions 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
- Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic, direct democracy.
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
- Elections in Switzerland
- Political parties in Switzerland
- Taxation in 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 2018
- 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 2018
- Doris Leuthard (Christian Democratic People's Party of Switzerland), President of the Swiss Confederation for 2017, Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
- Ueli Maurer (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Finance
- Johann Schneider-Ammann (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research
- Simonetta Sommaruga (Social Democratic Party of Switzerland), Federal Department of Justice and Police.
- Guy Parmelin (Swiss People's Party), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports
- Ignazio Cassis (Free Democratic Party of Switzerland), The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
Legislative branch of the government of Switzerland
Judicial branch of the government of Switzerland
Court system of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
Foreign relations of Switzerland
International organization membership
The Swiss Confederation is a member of:[2]
Law and order in Switzerland
Military of Switzerland
- Command
- Forces
- Swiss Land Forces
- Navy: none, but the Land Forces operate a Lakes flotilla
- Swiss Air Force
- Special Forces Command
- Military ranks of Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
Local government in Switzerland
History of Switzerland
- Timeline of Swiss history
- Current events of Switzerland
- Military history of Switzerland
Culture of Switzerland
- Architecture of Switzerland
- Cuisine of Switzerland
- Festivals in Switzerland
- Languages of Switzerland
- List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
- Media in Switzerland
- National symbols of Switzerland
- People of Switzerland
- Prostitution in Switzerland
- Public holidays in Switzerland
- Records of Switzerland
- Religion in Switzerland
- UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
Art in Switzerland
- Art in Switzerland
- Cinema of Switzerland
- Literature of Switzerland
- Music of Switzerland
- Theatre 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
- Communications in Switzerland
- Companies of Switzerland
- Currency of Switzerland:
- Energy in Switzerland
- Energy policy of Switzerland
- Oil industry in Switzerland
- Healthcare in Switzerland
- Mining in Switzerland
- Switzerland Stock Exchange
- Tourism in Switzerland
- Transport in Switzerland
- Water supply and sanitation in Switzerland
Education in Switzerland
Health in Switzerland
See also
German language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Italian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Romansh language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
References
- ↑ http://europa.eu/about-eu/countries/index_en.htm
- ↑ "Switzerland". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
External links
- Official
- The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
- Presence Switzerland
- Swiss Statistics, official website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.
- Reference
- Geography
Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland Switzerland travel guide from Wikivoyage - Outline of Switzerland at Curlie (based on DMOZ)
- Federal Office of Topography
- searchable interactive map (search.ch)
- History
- Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (in German) (in French) (in Italian)
- history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch
- Media
- (in German), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Le Temps (in French), a Swiss daily newspaper
- Corriere Del Ticino (in Italian), a Swiss daily newspaper
- swissinfo.ch, Swiss News - Worldwide
- Education
- Science, Research and Technology
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