Country
Switzerland
- CH
- Europe
- CHF
- .ch
Switzerland (CH/CHE) is a country in Europe with its capital at Bern. It covers about 41,285 km² with a population of roughly 8,800,000, uses the CHF, dials on +41, owns the .ch internet domain and keeps its capital on Europe/Zurich. It borders 5 countries.
Identity
Official short nameSwitzerland
CapitalBern
ContinentEurope
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2CH
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3CHE
Internet TLD.ch
Calling code+41
Currency codeCHF
Geography
Latitude46.8182° N
Longitude8.2275° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area41,285 km²15,940 square miles
Land neighbours54 have pages here; LI are not yet in the dataset
Distance from London800 kmto the approximate centre of Switzerland, not to Bern. SE, bearing 127.4°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalEurope/Zurichthe IANA zone for Bern; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+01:00
Observes daylight savingYesthe clock moves between UTC+01:00 and UTC+02:00
Summer offsetUTC+02:00
Offset in JanuaryUTC+01:00
Offset in JulyUTC+02:00
Current offsetUTC+02:00
Local time now9 Sept 2026, 20:57
Hours ahead of UTC2
Population & scale
Population8,800,000≈estimate, 2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Population density213.2 per km²≈
Share of world population0.109%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset56 of 59
Population rank in this dataset51 of 59
Neighbouring countries
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition. Population figures are latest available national or UN estimates, rounded
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2024-01-01
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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