Fast Facts in Switzerland
Population: 7,554,661
Capital: Bern
Time Zone: UTC+1
Currency Name: Swiss franc (CHF)
Government Type: formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8%
Ethnic Breakdown: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%, none 11.1%
Major Cities: Bern, Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Laussane, Zurich
Phone Country Code: 41
Health Concerns:
Official Tourism Website: http://www.myswitzerland.com/en.cfm/home
High Travel Season: June - August
Voltage: 230 V - 50 Hz
Electrical Plug Type: j
Major Holidays: January 1 (New Year's Day), Easter, May 1 (May Day), Ascension Day, Pentecost, Whit Monday, August 1 (Swiss National Day), Swiss Federal Fast, December 25 (Christmas Day)
Misc Fact / Good to Know: