Where is Switzerland?
Switzerland is a landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany.
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Crazy but True
Switzerland has enough nuclear fallout shelters for its entire population, with room to spare. A law passed in 1963 required shelter space for every single resident, and the country still maintains more than 300,000 of them under homes, schools and parking garages.
Switzerland facts
- Capital
- Bern
- Population
- 9,092,436 (2025)
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- Continent
- Europe
- Region
- Western Europe
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Languages
- French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh
- Coordinates
- 47°, 8°
- Landlocked
- Yes
- Country code
- CH · CHE
How Switzerland compares
- Switzerland is the 133rd largest of the 168 countries on our map by area.
- It is smaller than the Netherlands and larger than Bhutan.
- It is the 98th most populous of the 167 with population data.
- It shares land borders with 5 countries.
- It is landlocked, one of 40 landlocked countries on our map.
- Within Europe, it is the 31st largest of 39 countries by area.