Switzerland

Official Name:	The Swiss Confederation
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Federal Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; Confederation Suisse; Confederazione Svizzera; Confederaziun Svizra
ISO Country Codes:	CH : CHE
Internet Domain:	.ch
Government Web Site:	https://www.admin.ch/

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Capital:	Bern	Main Airports:	Belp Airport, Geneva Airport, Kloten Airport
Language(s):	French; German; Italian; Romansh	Population:	8,508,698
Currency:	Swiss Franc	ISO Currency Code:	CHF
Telephone Dial In:	+41	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Commisceo Global; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Australia Group; Community of Democracies; Council of Europe; Euro Atlantic Partnership Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe; Pacific Alliance; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

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Keystone-SDA/Keystone-ATS;

swissinfo;

Newspaper

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La Tribune de Geneve;

Le News;

Le Temps;

Neue Zürcher Zeitung;

Radio

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Radios Online;

RSI - Italian Language;

RTR - Romansh Language;

RTS - French Language;

SRF - German Language;

Switzerland

Government Website:	https://www.admin.ch/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/switzerland
Central Bank:	Schweizerische Nationalbank
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	0.88995 Swiss francs (CHF) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	2.31% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	16% (2018 est.)
Inflation Rate:	0.3% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	2.60% (2019 - World Bank)
GDP:	$618.228 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$71,000 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Swiss Franc
Currency Code:	CHF
World Bank Classification:	High-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	0.7%	grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs, dairy products
Industry:	25.9%	machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, insurance, pharmaceuticals
Services:	73.4%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

African Development Bank; Asian Development Bank; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; Un Economic Commission for Europe; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Energy Agency; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: SIX Swiss Exchange ;

National Statistics Office:

Swiss Federal Statistical Office;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Switzerland

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	English; French; German; Italian
Customs & Excise:	Swiss Customs
Development Bank(s):	The Social Development Bank in Europe;
National Standards Bureau:	Swiss Association for Standardization

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 5/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 7/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 11/136 (2016)
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