| Official Names | Confederatio Helveticae (latin)
Helvetisches Bund (German)
Confédération Helvétique (Italian) |
| Land Area | 41,285 sq. km ( 15,940 sq.mi.) |
| Capital | Bern |
| Largest City | Zurich (pop. 336,821, 1998) |
| Elevations | Highest: Mt. Rosa 4,634 m
Lowest: Lago Maggiore 193 m |
| Population | 7 million |
| Density | 171 per sq. km |
| Distribution | 68% urban 32% rural |
| Annual Growth | + 0.2% |
| Official Languages | German 63.7%
French 19.2%
Italian 7.6%
Rhaeto-Romanic 0.6% |
| Major Religions | Roman Catholic 46%
Protestant 40% |
| GDP | US$214 billion |
| Imports | US$71 billion |
| Exports | US$72 billion |
| Principal trade | EU 63%
Germany 23%
France, USA 10% |
| Currency | Swiss franc (convert in USD) |
| Nobel Prizes | 19 |
| Infant Mortality | 4.8 per 1,000 live births |
| Physicians | 187 per 100,000
inhabitants (1999) |
| Life Expectancy | Men: 76.2 years
Women: 82.3 years |
