What Is The Capital Of Switzerland?

Switzerland does not have an official capital city. When Switzerland became a country in 1848, it was decided that the country would have no official capital city in an effort to award every territory in the country equal importance. However, Bern was selected to host the nation's federal government, becoming the de facto capital.

Geography Statistics of Switzerland

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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
Largest Cities	Zurich (341,730) Geneve (183,981) Basel (164,488) Bern (121,631) Lausanne (116,751) Winterthur (91,908) Sankt Gallen (70,572) Luzern (57,066) Zuerich Kreis (54,260) View all cities in 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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