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Area > Comparative
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey |
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Capital city with population
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Bern - 129,423 |
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Forested Land
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30.3% |
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[79th of 193]
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Land boundaries > Total
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1,852 km
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[90th of 161]
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Land use > Arable land
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9.91 %
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[116th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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89.51 %
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[110th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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0.58 %
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[141st of 241]
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Largest city with population
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Zürich - 366,145 |
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Location
Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims
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none (landlocked) |
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Natural hazards
avalanches, landslides, flash floods |
Natural resources
hydropower potential, timber, salt |
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northernmost point > Latitude
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47°48'N |
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Population density
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182.94 people per sqkm |
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[57th of 256]
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Population density > people per sq. km
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185.93 people/m²
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[49th of 204]
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Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land
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449.85 people/km² of arable lan |
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[18th of 188]
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Surface area > sq. km
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41,280 km²
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[133rd of 206]
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tallest mountains > Mountain
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Dufourspitze |
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Terrain
mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes |
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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007
; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point
; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confederation Suisse, Confederazione Svizzera, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera
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