Geography Statistics of Switzerland

Coastline: 0 km landlocked (0 miles)
Land Area:
( land) 15,443 sq miles (39,997 sq km)
( water) 494 sq miles (1,280 sq km)
( TOTAL) 15,937 sq miles (41,277 sq km)

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Land Area: (all countries)
Land Divisions: There are 26 cantons in Switzerland, including: Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
Horizontal Width: 233.14 miles (374.97 km) from Bern east to Chur
Vertical Length: 273.45 miles (439.35 km) from Locarno north to Schaffhausen

Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections
Bordering Countries: (5) Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany
Geographic Center: About 27.8 miles (44.74 km) south of Lucerne
Highest Point: Dufourspitze 15,206 ft (4,634 m)
Lowest Point: Lake Maggiore 639 ft (195 m)
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Switzerland's Information

Land Area	39,997 km²
Water Area	1,280 km²
Total Area	41,277km² (#132)
Population	8,179,294 (#97)
Population Density	204.50/km²
Government Type	Federal Republic (formally A Confederation)
GDP (PPP)	$496.00 Billion
GDP Per Capita	$59,400
Currency	Franc (CHF)
More Information	Switzerland