Switzerland
Swiss Confederation · Western Europe
Switzerland is a country in Western Europe, with Bern as its capital, home to about 9,092,436 people. Switzerland shares land borders with 5 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Bern |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Europe |
| Currency | Swiss franc (CHF Fr.) |
| Calling code | +41 |
| ISO codes | CH / CHE / 756 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | 🇨🇭 |
| Population | 9,092,436 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 41,284 km² |
| Languages | French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh |
| Internet domain | .ch |
| Demonym | Swiss |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of Switzerland mean?
The white cross on red began as a field sign, strips of white linen sewn onto the clothing and cantonal war banners of Old Swiss Confederacy soldiers so allies could recognize each other in battle, first documented at the Battle of Laupen in 1339. It combined the Christian cross with the confederacy's existing battlefield marking rather than encoding any single invented idea. The design was formally recognized as a common federal emblem by the Tagsatzung in 1815, and the square white-cross-on-red flag was fixed as Switzerland's official national flag by law in 1889.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of Switzerland
About Switzerland
Switzerland, officially Swiss Confederation, is a United Nations member state in Western Europe. Its capital and seat of government is Bern. It is landlocked, sharing all of its borders with neighbouring countries and no coastline. The official currency is the Swiss franc (Fr.), using the code CHF.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of Switzerland for Bern’s own facts and history.
To call Switzerland from abroad, dial the country code +41. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes CH (alpha-2) and CHE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 9,092,436.
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How Switzerland compares
- Area: 41,284 km², ranking 132 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 9,092,436, ranking 98 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 220 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 5, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
- Currency reach: 1 other country or territory uses the Swiss franc (see the full list).
Flags with the same colours as Switzerland
22 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, white). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout. Showing the first 12.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.