What type of government does Switzerland have?

Switzerland operates as a federal republic with a unique directorial system. The executive power is held collectively by the Swiss Federal Council, a seven-member body that serves as both the head of state and head of government. The legislative body is the Federal Assembly, and the highest judicial authority is the Federal Supreme Court.

What is Switzerland's population and demographic profile?

As of September 30, 2025, Switzerland's population is approximately 9,104,063. The male population is estimated at 4,509,263, and the female population at 4,557,881. Life expectancy at birth is around 83 years (2022).

What are Switzerland's economic indicators?

Switzerland has a nominal GDP of approximately $807.7 billion (2022). The Gini coefficient, a measure of income inequality, is 33.1 (2018). The unemployment rate stands at 3.1% (December 2025), and the VAT rate is 8.1% standard (as of 2024).

What international organizations is Switzerland a member of?

Switzerland is a member of major international organizations including the United Nations (since 2002), the World Trade Organization (since 1995), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Council of Europe, the European Free Trade Association (since 1960), and is part of the Schengen Area (since 2008).

What is Switzerland's human development status?

Switzerland has a Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.962 (2021), classified as "Very High." Its Democracy Index score is 9.32 (2024), ranking it 5th globally.

What are Switzerland's administrative divisions?

Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne, Fribourg, Geneva, Glarus, Grisons, Jura, Lucerne, Neuchâtel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Ticino, Thurgau, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, and Zürich.

Switzerland

country in Central Europe

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World Factbook

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Geography

Location

Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

Climate

temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers

Terrain

mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

Natural resources

hydropower potential, timber, salt

People & Society

Religions

Roman Catholic 34.4%, Protestant 22.5%, other Christian 5.7%, Muslim 5.4%, other 1.5%, none 29.4%, unspecified 1.1% (2020 est.)

Government

Government type

federal republic (formally a confederation)

Independence

1 August 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation)

National holiday

Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291

Legal system

civil law system; judicial review of legislative acts, except federal decrees of a general obligatory character

Economy

Real GDP (purchasing power parity)

$741.035 billion (2024 est.)

Real GDP per capita

$82,000 (2024 est.)

Real GDP growth rate

1.3% (2024 est.)

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

1.1% (2024 est.)

Unemployment rate

4.2% (2024 est.)

Exports - partners

Germany 14%, China 12%, USA 11%, Italy 5%, Turkey 5% (2023)

Imports - partners

Germany 17%, USA 9%, Italy 8%, France 6%, China 5% (2023)

Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Switzerland

Summary

Switzerland is a state^[1]. Switzerland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

Switzerland is in the country of Switzerland^[3].
Switzerland's head of government is recorded as Swiss Federal Council^[4].
Switzerland is on the continent of Europe^[5].
Switzerland's instance of is recorded as state^[6].
Switzerland's instance of is recorded as landlocked country^[7].
Switzerland's instance of is recorded as federation^[8].
Switzerland's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[9].
Switzerland's instance of is recorded as country^[10].
Switzerland's head of state is recorded as Swiss Federal Council^[11].
Switzerland's capital is recorded as Bern^[12].
Switzerland's official language is recorded as German^[13].
Switzerland's official language is recorded as Italian^[14].
Switzerland's official language is recorded as French^[15].
Switzerland's official language is recorded as Romansh^[16].
Switzerland's currency is recorded as Swiss franc^[17].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as Austria^[18].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as Liechtenstein^[19].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as Germany^[20].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as France^[21].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as Italy^[22].
Switzerland's shares border with is recorded as European Union^[23].
Switzerland's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .ch^[24].
Switzerland's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .swiss^[25].
Switzerland's anthem is recorded as Swiss Psalm^[26].
Switzerland's basic form of government is recorded as directorial system^[27].

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Switzerland include Hispano-Suiza^[28], a brand^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1904^[31], headquartered in La Sagrera^[32]; Franconian Switzerland^[33], a region^[34], in Germany^[35]; Nea Elvetia metro station^[36], a Thessaloniki Metro station^[37], in Greece^[38], founded in 1918^[39]; Russkaya Shveytsariya^[40], a hamlet^[41], in Russia^[42]; Helvécia^[43], a municipality of Hungary^[44], in Hungary^[45]; Saxon Switzerland^[46], a mountain range^[47], in Germany^[48]; Swiss Normandy^[49], a natural region of France^[50], in France^[51]; and Swiss Gambit^[52].

Why It Matters

Switzerland has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Switzerland is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for Switzerland include Hispano-Suiza^[28], a brand^[29], in France^[30], founded in 1904^[31], headquartered in La Sagrera^[32]; Franconian Switzerland^[33], a region^[34], in Germany^[35]; Nea Elvetia metro station^[36], a Thessaloniki Metro station^[37], in Greece^[38], founded in 1918^[39]; Russkaya Shveytsariya^[40], a hamlet^[41], in Russia^[42]; Helvécia^[43], a municipality of Hungary^[44], in Hungary^[45]; and Saxon Switzerland^[46], a mountain range^[47], in Germany^[48].

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Quick Facts

Instance of state, landlocked country, confederation, Federal Treaty, federation, Helvetic Republic, sovereign state, country

Inception August 1, 1291, September 12, 1848

Country Switzerland

Official website www.admin.ch, www.admin.ch, www.admin.ch, www.admin.ch, www.admin.ch, www.admin.ch

Part of Central Europe

Coordinate location 🗺️ 46.799°, 8.232°

Properties

Age of majority +20, +18

Anthem Swiss Psalm

Area +41285.0, +41291

Basic form of government directorial system, federal republic

Birth rate 9.4 (9.4–10.3, n=4)

Budget +89700000000, +90800000000

Capital Bern

Central bank Swiss National Bank

Coat of arms Coat of arms of Switzerland

Continent Europe

Coordinates of easternmost point 🗺️ 46.615°, 10.492°

Coordinates of geographic center 🗺️ 46.801°, 8.227°

Coordinates of northernmost point 🗺️ 47.800°, 8.570°

Coordinates of southernmost point 🗺️ 45.818°, 9.017°

Coordinates of westernmost point 🗺️ 46.132°, 5.956°

Culture culture of Switzerland

Currency Swiss franc

Death rate 8.5 (7.9–8.8, n=4)

Democracy index 9.32 (8.83–9.32, n=17)

Demographics of topic demographics of Switzerland

Demonym Zwitser, Swiss, Schweizer, Suisse, スイス人, svájci, Suissesse, Suisiano, sviso, Jveizänan, سويسري, سويسرية, سويسريون, швейцарец, швейцарка, швейцарцы, швейцарець, швейцарка, швейцарці, שווייצרי, שווייצרית, elvețieni, elvețian, elvețiancă, সুইজারল্যান্ডীয়, svizzero, svizzera, svizzeri, svizzere, suiz, schweizisk, suizu, suiza, suiza, suizo, Schweizerin, svìsara, svìsare, svìsari, svìsaro, سويسري, سويسرية, سويسريين, سويسريات, Eilvéiseach, Švicar, Švicarka, Schweizerinnen

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Different from Switzerland County

Diplomatic relation Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, Liechtenstein, Indonesia, Serbia, Belarus, Israel, United Kingdom, France, Libya, Argentina, Austria, Denmark, Holy See, Kosovo, Moldova, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Romania, South Africa, Philippines, Malaysia, Egypt, Mexico, Turkey, European Union, Uruguay, Taiwan, United States, Iran, Azerbaijan, Armenia, People's Republic of China, Greece, South Korea, Russia, Hungary, North Korea, Mauritius

Driving side right

Economy of topic economy of Switzerland

Electrical plug type Europlug, SN 441011

Emergency phone number 112, 117, 118, 144, 1414, 140, 145

Executive body Swiss Federal Council

External data available at url ld.admin.ch, stats.swiss

Female population 4.6M (4.3M–4.6M, n=5)

Flag flag of Switzerland, civil ensign of Switzerland

Foundational text Federal Charter of 1291, Swiss Federal Constitution

Geography of topic Geography of Switzerland

Geoshape 🗺️ View shape: Switzerland

Gini coefficient +33.1

Gs1 country code 760-769

Happy planet index score +60.1

Has characteristic free country

Hashtag Switzerland, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra

Head of government Swiss Federal Council

Head of state Swiss Federal Council

Highest judicial authority Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland

Highest point Dufourspitze

History of topic history of Switzerland

Human development index 0.96 (0.85–0.96, n=32)

Inequality-adjusted human development index 0.89 (0.89–0.9, n=9)

Language used Swiss German, Alemannic, Walser German, Swiss-German Sign Language, Italian, Romansh, Arpitan language, German, French, Lombard, Swiss-French Sign Language, Swiss-Italian Sign Language, Swiss High German, Swiss French, Swiss Italian

Legislative body Federal Assembly of Switzerland

Licence plate code CH

Life expectancy 83 (79.6–84, n=21)

Located in time zone Central European Time, UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, Europe/Zurich

Located in/on physical feature Central Europe

Lowest point Lake Maggiore

Mains voltage +230

Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Switzerland

Male population 4.5M (4.3M–4.5M, n=5)

Maritime identification digits 269

Marriageable age +18

Maximum temperature record +41.5

Member of United Nations, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Council of Europe, European Space Agency, World Trade Organization, European Free Trade Association, European Southern Observatory, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, International Development Association, International Finance Corporation, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Australia Group, European Payments Union, Eurocontrol, Missile Technology Control Regime, Interpol, Nuclear Suppliers Group, Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, International Energy Agency, UNESCO, Group on Earth Observations, Universal Postal Union UPU, International Telecommunication Union, Schengen Area, Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, Visa Waiver Program, International Civil Defence Organisation, World Meteorological Organization, World Health Organization, International Centre for Migration Policy Development, World Customs Organization, International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, Q131720477, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

Mobile country code 228

Most populous urban area Zurich

Motto Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

Motto text Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno, Einer für alle, alle für einen, Un pour tous, tous pour un, Uno per tutti, tutti per uno, In per tuts, tuts per in, Un er mwyn pawb; pawb er mwyn un, אחד למען כולם, כולם למען אחד, Üks kõigi, kõik ühe eest, Einer für alle, alle für einen, Uno para todos, todos para uno, Um por todos, todos por um, Um por todos, todos por um, One for all, all for one, Isa para sa lahat, lahat para sa isa, Eén voor allen, allen voor één

Named after Canton of Schwyz

Native label Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confédération suisse, Confederazione Svizzera, Confederaziun svizra

Nominal gdp +800640155387, +807706035352

Number of out-of-school children 97k (69k–97k, n=17)

Office held by head of government President of the Swiss Confederation

Office held by head of state Member of the Swiss Federal Council

Official language German, Italian, French, Romansh

Official name Confoederatio Helvetica, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confédération suisse, Confederazione svizzera, Confederaziun svizra, la Confédération suisse, Swiss Confederation, Confederación Suiza, Confederação Suíça

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Open data portal opendata.swiss

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Participant in International Space Station

Permanent duplicated item Q20829665

Population 9.1M (5.3M–9.1M, n=62)

Public holiday Swiss National Day, Good Friday, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, Easter Monday, Ascension of Jesus, Pingstdagen, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Saint Stephen's Day, Whit Monday

Railway traffic side left, right

Related category Category:Squares in Switzerland

Rural population 2.3M (2.2M–2.3M, n=4)

Shares border with Austria, Liechtenstein, Germany, France, Italy, Austria–Hungary, West Germany, Austrian Empire, European Union, Nazi Germany

Significant event introduction of universal suffrage for men and women

Social media followers +79400, +80800

Suicide rate +9.8

Telephone country code +41

Top-level internet domain .ch, .swiss

Topic has template Template:Cantons of Switzerland

Topic's main category Category:Switzerland

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Total fertility rate 1.52 (1.38–1.52, n=16)

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Unemployment rate +4, +3.1

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Urban population 6.5M (6.3M–6.5M, n=4)

Uses mandatory referendum

Vat rate 3.8 (2.5–8.1, n=6)

Vehicles per thousand people +539

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en Swiss Confederation en Swiss en Confoederatio Helvetica ar سويسره ar الاتحاد السويسري ar سويسرة cs Švýcarská konfederace da Svejts de Confœderatio Helvetica de SUI de Eidgenossenschaft de Confoederatio Helvetica de Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft el Ελβετική Συνομοσπονδία en-gb Confederation of Helvetia es Confederación Helvética es SUI es Confederación Suiza fa سوییس fi Sveitsin valaliitto

🔗 Connections

Things located in country 3189

Switzerland, German, French, Italian, COVID-19 pandemic, Alps, Bern, World Health Organization +3181 more

Citizens 638

Albert Einstein, Richard Wagner, Le Corbusier, Igor Stravinsky, Hermann Hesse, Roger Federer, Carl Jung, Percy Bysshe Shelley +630 more

← Category combines topics 269

Category:Swiss people, Category:Cities in Switzerland, Category:Swiss writers, Category:Geography of Switzerland, Category:Cantons of Switzerland, Category:Languages of Switzerland, Category:Rivers of Switzerland, Category:Swiss scientists +261 more

← Country for sport 157

Roger Federer, Switzerland men's national football team, Martina Hingis, Ivan Rakitić, Xherdan Shaqiri, Stan Wawrinka, Granit Xhaka, Viktor Korchnoi +149 more

← Country of origin 113

absinthe, flag of Switzerland, William Tell, Emmental, fondue, Swiss Psalm, Solar Impulse, Steppenwolf +105 more

← Taxon range 77

Canis lupus, Red Fox, Common Cuckoo, Common Starling, Golden Eagle, roe deer, Carum carvi, Eurasian Sparrowhawk +69 more

← Diplomatic relation 42

United States, Turkey, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Australia +34 more

Diplomatic relation 41

United States, Turkey, Russia, France, Italy, Germany, Mexico, Australia +33 more

← Filming location 35

Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, GoldenEye, Goldfinger, From Russia with Love, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, The Bourne Identity, A View to a Kill, On Her Majesty's Secret Service +27 more

← Narrative location 34

The Wolf of Wall Street, Iron Man 3, Goldfinger, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Angels & Demons, The Bourne Identity, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, X-Men: First Class +26 more

Contained subdivisions 31

Canton of the Grisons, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Berne, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Jura +23 more

Member of 29

United Nations, UNESCO, World Health Organization, World Trade Organization, Council of Europe, European Space Agency, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Interpol +21 more

← Basin country 27

Danube, Rhine, Po, Rhône, Lake Constance, Lake Geneva, Inn, Aare +19 more

Contains the administrative territorial entity 26

Canton of the Grisons, Canton of Ticino, Canton of Valais, Canton of Vaud, Canton of Berne, Canton of Aargau, Canton of Schwyz, Canton of Jura +18 more

← Work location 25

Vladimir Nabokov, Alain Delon, Paul Cézanne, Erich Maria Remarque, Wassily Kandinsky, M. C. Escher, Maximilian Schell, Otto Dix +17 more

Residents 22

Igor Stravinsky, Carl Jung, Kimi Räikkönen, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Jacob Bernoulli, Shania Twain, Otto von Habsburg, Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun +14 more

← Operating area 15

Uber, Accenture, 'Ndrangheta, Toys "R" Us, Paramount+, Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia, Swiss Hitparade, Telecinco +7 more

Located in this place 14

April Fools' Day, War of the Second Coalition, Stolpersteine Project, economy of Switzerland, Tour de Suisse, Gotthard Road Tunnel, Swabian War, Sonderbund War +6 more

← Signatory 14

Kyoto Protocol, Schengen Agreement, Peace of Westphalia, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Metre Convention, Aarhus Convention, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution From Ships, Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property +6 more

← Shares border with 12

France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, European Union, Nazi Germany, Austria–Hungary +4 more

Language used 11

German, French, Italian, Romansh, Lombard, Arpitan language, Alemannic, Swiss German +3 more

← Applies to jurisdiction 11

Swiss franc, flag of Switzerland, Swiss Federal Council, Coat of arms of Switzerland, Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, habilitation, President of the Swiss Confederation, Federal Assembly of Switzerland +3 more

← Ratified by 11

Kyoto Protocol, European Convention on Human Rights, CITES, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals +3 more

People born here 10

Henry Dunant, Angelica Kauffmann, Noah Okafor, Michel Aebischer, Isabelle Eberhardt, Carlo Fontana, Gunter Sachs, Jacob Moleschott +2 more

Shares border with 10

France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, European Union, Nazi Germany, Austria–Hungary +2 more

Belongs to 9

Central Europe, Council of Europe, Schengen Area, confederation, European Free Trade Association, Schengen Information System, unfriendly countries list, Northwestern Europe +1 more

Public holiday 8

Good Friday, Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Easter Monday, Ascension of Jesus, Whit Monday, Swiss National Day

Named after 7

Switzerland County, Saxon Switzerland, Hispano-Suiza, Helvécia, Bohemian Switzerland, Three Countries Bridge, Franconian Switzerland

Instance of 6

state, country, federation, landlocked country, sovereign state, confederation

← Headquarters location 5

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, Ethereum, XDS Astana Team, International Fencing Federation, Pantene

Official language 4

German, French, Italian, Romansh

Owned entities 4

Rhaetian Railway, Gotthard Road Tunnel, Swisscom, Die Schweizerische Post

← Facet of 4

history of Switzerland, Geography of Switzerland, Islam in Switzerland, demographics of Switzerland

← Located in the present-day administrative territorial entity 4

Germania Superior, Duchy of Savoy, Duchy of Swabia, Alamannia

Described by source 3

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Catholic Encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

Founded entities 3

European Space Agency, Geneva Convention of 1864, Wassenaar Arrangement

Located in time zone 3

UTC+01:00, UTC+02:00, Central European Time

Participated in 3

International Space Station, World Curling, Group of Ten

← Location of formation 3

St. Bernard, Takasa, Debrah Scarlett

Basic form of government 2

federal republic, directorial system

Foundational text 2

Swiss Federal Constitution, Federal Charter of 1291

On focus list of wikimedia project 2

Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4

← Depicts 2

Template:Location map Switzerland, Module:Location map/data/Switzerland

← Enclave within 2

Campione d'Italia, Büsingen am Hochrhein

← Indigenous to 2

Swiss German, Swiss

← Invasive to 2

Mandarin Duck, common genet

← Location of discovery 2

Higgs boson, Ichthyosaurus

← Main subject 2

Template:Country data Switzerland, The Magic Mountain

Anthem 1

Swiss Psalm

Capital 1

Bern

Category for films shot at this location 1

Category:Films shot in Switzerland

Category for people born here 1

Category:Births in Switzerland

Category for people who died here 1

Category:Deaths in Switzerland

Category of associated people 1

Category:Swiss people

Central bank 1

Swiss National Bank

Coat of arms 1

Coat of arms of Switzerland

Continent 1

Europe

Country 1

Switzerland

Currency 1

Swiss franc

Demographics of topic 1

demographics of Switzerland

Different from 1

Switzerland County

Economy of topic 1

economy of Switzerland

Electrical plug type 1

Europlug

Emergency phone number 1

112

Employees / affiliates 1

Joseph Deiss

Eu knowledge graph item id 1

history

Executive body 1

Swiss Federal Council

Flag 1

flag of Switzerland

Geography of topic 1

Geography of Switzerland

Head of government 1

Swiss Federal Council

Head of state 1

Swiss Federal Council

Highest point 1

Dufourspitze

History of topic 1

history of Switzerland

Legislative body 1

Federal Assembly of Switzerland

Located in/on physical feature 1

Central Europe

Lowest point 1

Lake Maggiore

Most populous urban area 1

Zurich

Motto 1

Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno

Named after 1

Canton of Schwyz

Office held by head of government 1

President of the Swiss Confederation

Part of 1

Central Europe

People who died here 1

E. F. Schumacher

Snarc id 1

Philadelphia

Top-level internet domain 1

.ch

Topic has template 1

Template:Cantons of Switzerland

Topic's main category 1

Category:Switzerland

Topic's main wikimedia portal 1

Portal:Switzerland

← Approved by 1

pre-exposure prophylaxis against HIV

← Capital of 1

Bern

← Category's main topic 1

Category:Switzerland

← Contains the administrative territorial entity 1

Latin Monetary Union

← Different from 1

Switzerland County

← Eu knowledge graph item id 1

Warsaw

← Lingua libre id 1

Telugu

← Location of creation 1

white chocolate

← P6307 1

Wikimedia Commons

← Place of detention 1

Licio Gelli

← Represents 1

Helvetia

← Target 1

Operation Tannenbaum

← Template has topic 1

Template:Cantons of Switzerland

← Wikimedia portal's main topic 1

Portal:Switzerland

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[4] ↑ Switzerland — head of government (P6): Swiss Federal Council. swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2022-04-11. swissinfo.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Switzerland — country (P17): Switzerland. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Switzerland — continent (P30): Europe. workwithdata.com. Retrieved 2024-10-07. workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Switzerland — instance of (P31): state. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Switzerland — instance of (P31): landlocked country. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Switzerland — instance of (P31): federation. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Switzerland — instance of (P31): sovereign state. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Switzerland — instance of (P31): country. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Switzerland — head of state (P35): Swiss Federal Council. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Switzerland — capital (P36): Bern. bk.admin.ch. Retrieved 2018-10-16. bk.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Switzerland — official language (P37): German. fedlex.admin.ch. fedlex.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Switzerland — official language (P37): Italian. fedlex.admin.ch. fedlex.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Switzerland — official language (P37): French. fedlex.admin.ch. fedlex.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Switzerland — official language (P37): Romansh. fedlex.admin.ch. fedlex.admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Switzerland — currency (P38): Swiss franc. admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): Austria. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): Liechtenstein. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): Germany. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): France. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): Italy. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Switzerland — shares border with (P47): European Union. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Switzerland — top-level Internet domain (P78): .ch. switch.ch. switch.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Switzerland — top-level Internet domain (P78): .swiss. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Switzerland — anthem (P85): Swiss Psalm. admin.ch. admin.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Switzerland — basic form of government (P122): directorial system. wikidata.org.

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8d ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Pronunciation audio → Rm-sursilv-Svizra.flac, Roh-Svizra.ogg, Lb-Schwäiz.ogg +3

"/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Svizzera.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
9d ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Biblissima authority id → Q26964

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9d ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Jewish encyclopedia id → 14149

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23d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14541 → ['3pEwCN', 'e9hx9']

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4w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14586 → 79255

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4w ago · Rémi sim · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Fallout wiki id → Switzerland

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Pares id → 86288

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6w ago · LadyData · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗

P14470 → Locations/Switzerland

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Idref id → 026438658

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10w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → switzerland

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12w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Dbnl country id → zwits01

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13w ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Participant in → Q25271

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