Country name :

conventional long form : Swiss Confederation

conventional short form : Switzerland

local long form : Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German); Confederation Suisse (French); Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)

local short form : Schweiz (German); Suisse (French); Svizzera (Italian)

Area: total : 41,290 sq km

land : 39,770 sq km

water : 1,520 sq km

Land boundaries :

total: 1,852 km

Border countries :

Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

Coastline :

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims : none (landlocked)

Elevation extremes :

lowest point : Lake Maggiore 195 m

highest point : Dufourspitze 4,634 m

Government type :

Formally a confederation, but similar in structure to a federal republic

Capital : name : Bern

geographic coordinates : 46 57 N, 7 26 E

Internet country code : ch