Switzerland
Europe · Western Europe
Key facts
- Capital
- Bern
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Population (2025)
- 9.1 million (9,092,436) · rank 98 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 41,291 km² · rank 132 of 193
- People per km²
- 220 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Switzerland, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Switzerland in the map data: 4.
- Austria capitals 680 km apart
- France capitals 440 km apart
- Germany capitals 750 km apart
- Italy capitals 690 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Tunisia, Kyrgyzstan, Türkiye, Albania.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Switzerland is asked in each selection:
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Switzerland | Bern |
| Italiano | Svizzera | Berna |
| Magyar | Svájc | Bern |
| Suomi | Sveitsi | Bern |