Form of Government: federal state with two legislative houses (Council of States [46]; National Council [200])
President: Guy Parmelin
Prime Minister: Ueli Maurer
GDP: 703.1 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Bern
Population: 8.545 million (2019)
Official Languages: German, French
Currency: Swiss franc
Timezone: GMT+2
Area:41,285 km²
Dialing Code: +41
Major Mountain Ranges: Appenzell Alps,Swiss Alps,Bernese
Major Rivers: Rhine River,Rhone,Aare,Reuss
Continent: Europe
Border Countries: Switzerland is bordered to the west by France, to the north by Germany, to the east by Austria and Liechtenstein, and to the south by Italy.
