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Switzerland
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Denmark
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Geography
Area (km²)41,27743,094
ContinentEuropeEurope
Land area (km²)39,99742,434
Water area (km²)1,280660
Land boundaries (km)1,770140
Border countries
  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Liechtenstein
  • Germany
Coastline (km)07,314
Mean elevation (m)1,35034
Lowest point (m)195-7
Highest point (m)4,634171
People
Population8,403,9945,869,410
Official languages
  • French
  • German (or Swiss German)
  • Italian
  • Romansh
Array of values
ReligionRoman CatholicEvangelical Lutheran
Government
Long country nameSwiss ConfederationKingdom of Denmark
Short country nameSwitzerlandDenmark
Long local nameSchweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian); Confederaziun Svizra (Romansh)Kongeriget Danmark
Short local nameSchweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian); Svizra (Romansh)Danmark
Government typeFederal republicParliamentary constitutional monarchy
CapitalBernCopenhagen
Economy
GDP (PPP) (USD)523,100,000,000287,800,000,000
GDP (OER) (USD)679,000,000,000325,600,000,000
GDP (real growth rate) (%)1.72.3
GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD)62,10050,100
Gross national saving (% of GDP)33.828.8
Labor force5,159,0002,998,000
Unemployment rate (%)3.25.7
Population below poverty line (%)6.613.4
Budget revenues (USD)242,100,000,000172,500,000,000
Budget expenditures (USD)234,400,000,000168,900,000,000
Military expenditures (% of GDP)0.681.32
Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP)35.753
Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP)1.11.1
Public debt (% of GDP)41.835.3
Inflation rate (%)0.51.1
Central bank discount rate (%)0.50
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)2.62.84
Stock of narrow money (USD)621,800,000,000193,200,000,000
Stock of broad money (USD)621,800,000,000193,200,000,000
Stock of domestic credit (USD)1,253,000,000,000693,800,000,000
Market value of publicly traded shares (USD)1,519,000,000,000361,200,000,000
Current account balance (USD)66,550,000,00024,820,000,000
Exports (USD)313,500,000,000113,600,000,000
Imports (USD)264,500,000,00094,930,000,000
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD)811,200,000,00075,250,000,000
External debt (USD)1,664,000,000,000484,800,000,000
National currencySwiss francsDanish kroner
National currency (code)CHFDKK
National currency (symbol)CHFkr
National currency rate to USD0.98756.586



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