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Geography
Area (km²)41,2771,108
ContinentEuropeAsia
Land area (km²)39,9971,073
Water area (km²)1,28035
Land boundaries (km)1,77033
Border countries
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
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Coastline (km)0733
Mean elevation (m)1,350-
Lowest point (m)1950
Highest point (m)4,634958
People
Population8,403,9947,249,907
Official languages
  • French
  • German (or Swiss German)
  • Italian
  • Romansh
  • Cantonese
  • English
  • Mandarin
ReligionRoman CatholicBuddhist or Taoist
Government
Long country nameSwiss ConfederationHong Kong Special Administrative Region
Short country nameSwitzerlandHong Kong
Long local nameSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)Heung Kong Takpit Hangching Ku (Eitel/Dyer-Ball)
Short local nameSchweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)Heung Kong (Eitel/Dyer-Ball)
Government typeFederal republicPresidential limited democracy
CapitalBern-
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)523,100,000,000480,500,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)679,000,000,000341,400,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.73.8
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)62,10064,500
Gross national saving (% of GDP)33.826.6
Labor force5,159,0003,965,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.23.1
Population below poverty line (%)6.619.9
Budget revenues (USD)242,100,000,00079,340,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)234,400,000,00061,640,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.68-
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)35.723.2
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.15.2
Public debt (% of GDP)41.80.1
Inflation rate (%)0.51.5
Central bank discount rate (%)0.51.75
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.65
Stock of narrow money (USD)621,800,000,000311,100,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)621,800,000,000311,100,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,253,000,000,000825,300,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,519,000,000,0004,359,000,000,000
Current account balance (USD)66,550,000,00014,750,000,000
Exports (USD)313,500,000,000530,600,000,000
Imports (USD)264,500,000,000602,400,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)811,200,000,000431,400,000,000
External debt (USD)1,664,000,000,000633,600,000,000
National currencySwiss francsHong Kong dollars
National currency (code)CHFHKD
National currency (symbol)CHF$
National currency rate to USD0.98757.82



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