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Country snapshot
Switzerland| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Official name | Swiss ConfederationCIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Government type | federal republic (formally a confederation)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| Capital | BernGeoNames [2024] |
| Head of state | Karin KELLER-SUTTER (Pres., Swiss Confederation)CIA World Leaders [2025] |
| Total area | 41,290 km²World Bank WDI [2023] |
| Total population | 8,920,000–9,010,000 peopleUN DESA WPP [2024] 8,922,000 people·World Bank WDI [2024] 9,006,000 people |
| Languages | German (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%, English 5.7%, Portuguese 3.5%, Albanian 3.3%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%, Romansh (official) 0.5%, other 7.9% (2019 est.)CIA World Factbook [2025] · 2026 archive |
| GDP (nominal) | 937,000,000,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| GDP per capita | 104,000 US$World Bank WDI [2024] |
| Life expectancy | 84–84.4 yearsWorld Bank WDI [2024] 84.41 years·UNDP HDI [2023] 83.95 years |
