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Aliases: Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh), Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh), Swiss ConfederationObject «Switzerland» was created due to
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| Attribute | Value |
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| Geography | |
| Area | 41,277 km² |
| Continent | Europe |
| Land area | 39,997 km² |
| Water area | 1,280 km² |
| Land boundaries | 1,770 km |
| Border countries |
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| Coastline | 0 km |
| Mean elevation | 1,350 m |
| Lowest point | 195 m |
| Highest point | 4,634 m |
| People | |
| Population | 8,403,994 |
| Official languages |
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| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Government | |
| Long country name | Swiss Confederation |
| Short country name | Switzerland |
| Long local name | Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh) |
| Short local name | Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh) |
| Former name | Add |
| Government type | Federal republic |
| Capital | Bern |
| Economy | |
| GDP (PPP) | 523,100,000,000 USD |
| GDP (OER) | 679,000,000,000 USD |
| GDP (real growth rate) | 1.7 % |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) | 62,100 USD |
| Gross national saving | 33.8 % of GDP |
| Labor force | 5,159,000 |
| Unemployment rate | 3.2 % |
| Population below poverty line | 6.6 % |
| Budget revenues | 242,100,000,000 USD |
| Budget expenditures | 234,400,000,000 USD |
| Military expenditures | 0.68 % of GDP |
| Taxes and other revenues | 35.7 % of GDP |
| Budget surplus or deficit | 1.1 % of GDP |
| Public debt | 41.8 % of GDP |
| Inflation rate | 0.5 % |
| Central bank discount rate | 0.5 % |
| Commercial bank prime lending rate | 2.6 % |
| Stock of narrow money | 621,800,000,000 USD |
| Stock of broad money | 621,800,000,000 USD |
| Stock of domestic credit | 1,253,000,000,000 USD |
| Market value of publicly traded shares | 1,519,000,000,000 USD |
| Current account balance | 66,550,000,000 USD |
| Exports | 313,500,000,000 USD |
| Imports | 264,500,000,000 USD |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | 811,200,000,000 USD |
| External debt | 1,664,000,000,000 USD |
| National currency | Swiss francs |
| National currency (code) | CHF |
| National currency (symbol) | CHF |
| National currency rate to USD | 0.9875 |
The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874 to allow voters to introduce referenda on proposed laws, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
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