Switzerland: flag, capital & map
Get to know Switzerland, then put your memory to work.
Country facts
- Capital
- Bern (federal city)
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Population (2025, World Bank)
- 9,092,436
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- Languages (REST Countries)
- French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
- Currency (CLDR, October 2026)
- Swiss Franc (CHF)
- Land neighbours
- Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany
Bern is Switzerland’s federal city and seat of government; the country has no legally designated capital.
Dated population: World Bank; geographic facts: REST Countries; currencies: Unicode CLDR. Sources and dates →
Flag of Switzerland
The flag of Switzerland is square shaped. It features a white Swiss cross centered on a red field.
Where it is
Switzerland is grouped in Western Europe, within Roam’s Europe region. Its land-border list includes 5 countries in this atlas: Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, Germany. It is landlocked.
Switzerland has a recorded area of 41,284 square kilometres. Among the 8 countries assigned to Western Europe in this dataset, it ranks 4 by area, from largest to smallest. Netherlands is immediately above it in that ordering, at 41,865 km². Belgium is immediately below it, at 30,528 km². This comparison uses the source’s area figures and subregions, not a ranking of all territories.
The marker shows the atlas location. Small countries may be too small for an outline at this scale. Map boundaries are illustrative.
People, languages and currency
The World Bank records 9,092,436 people for Switzerland in 2025. This is the latest non-empty annual observation in Roam’s committed 2020–2025 download, rather than a live population counter. Dividing that population by the source area gives approximately 220 people per square kilometre. This calculated average does not describe how evenly people are distributed.
The language entries in the source are French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh. They describe the dataset’s listed languages, not every language spoken by residents. The currency listed for this date is Swiss Franc (CHF). Currency assignments are selected from Unicode CLDR’s date ranges for 23 October 2026; the three-letter codes identify currencies, not countries.
Test yourself
Cover the facts above and work through these five questions. Open each answer when you are ready to check it. You can use this section without JavaScript.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Reveal answer
Bern (federal city). Bern is Switzerland’s federal city and seat of government; the country has no legally designated capital.
Without looking at the image, how would you describe the flag of Switzerland?
Reveal answer
The flag of Switzerland is square shaped. It features a white Swiss cross centered on a red field.
Which land neighbours of Switzerland are included in this atlas?
Reveal answer
Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany. Switzerland is landlocked.
Which languages does the source list for Switzerland?
Reveal answer
French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh. These are the source’s language entries, not a complete inventory of every language spoken in Switzerland.
Which currency codes are listed for Switzerland?
Reveal answer
Swiss Franc (CHF). These assignments use Unicode CLDR’s legal-tender date ranges for 23 October 2026.
Try it from memory
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