Switzerland
Country
Key facts
- Currency: Swiss franc
- Capital city: Bern
- Region: Western Europe
- Continent: Europe
- Land area: 39,509 km²
- Population: 8,775,760
- Political Leader: Simonetta Sommaruga (President)
Latest news (see all)
Swiss conference on Ukraine undermines European security -- Russian diplomat
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-25
Anti-doping watchdog asks Swiss prosecutor to review its handling of Chinese Olympic swimming case
Read: The Star
2024-04-25
UBS 'seriously concerned' by Swiss capital proposals, says Kelleher
Read: Financial Times
2024-04-24
Swiss pharma giant Roche's first-quarter sales edge higher as its emerges from post-Covid-19 slump
Read: CNBC News
2024-04-24
Top Swiss diplomat reiterates need for Russia's involvement in resolving Ukraine issue
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-23
Switzerland still needs legal grounds for confiscation of Russian assets -- SECO
Read: TASS News Agency
2024-04-23
Metrics
General information
Business
Central government debt | 19.99 % of GDP |
Expense | 19.01 % of GDP |
GDP | 818,427,000,000.00 current US$ |
Inflation | 2.84 annual % |
Self-employed | 16.35 % of total employment |
Tax revenue | 10.09 % of GDP |
Unemployment | 3.84 % of total labor force |
Vulnerable employment | 9.73 % of total employment |
Environment
Agricultural land | 14,993.80 km² |
Alternative and nuclear energy | 39.89 % of total energy use |
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) | 34,916.10 kt |
Electricity production from coal sources | 0.00 % of total |
Electricity production from natural gas sources | 1.00 % of total |
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources | 57.88 % of total |
Electricity production from nuclear sources | 34.93 % of total |
Electricity production from oil sources | 0.07 % of total |
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric | 4.32 % of total |
Net energy imports | 50.09 % of energy use |
Fertility rate | 1.52 births per woman |
Forest area | 12,725 km² |
Fossil fuel energy consumption | 50.17 % of total |
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 | 1,473.07 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Median age | 38.10 years |
Methane emissions | 4,975.24 kt of CO2 equivalent |
Nitrous oxide emissions | 2,396.71 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent |
Female Population | 4,417,801 |
Male Population | 4,357,959 |
Renewable energy consumption | 26.37 % of total final energy consumption |
Rural land area | 34,763.60 km² |
Rural population | 2,273,624 |
Urban land area | 4,016.82 km² |
Urban population | 6,502,136 |
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters | 0.00 % of total population |
Health
Birth rate | 10.30 per 1,000 people |
Death rate | 8.20 per 1,000 people |
Health expenditure per capita | 10,309.80 current US$ |
Health expenditure | 11.80 % of GDP |
Incidence of HIV | 0.03 per 1,000 uninfected population |
Hospital beds | 4.63 per 1,000 people |
Life expectancy at birth | 84 years |
Suicide mortality rate | 14.50 per 100,000 population |
Other
Access to electricity | 100.00 % of population |
Individuals using the Internet | 95.57 % of population |
Net migration | 39,998 |
Press freedom | 7.43 |
Politics
Armed forces personnel | 20,000 |
Democracy score | 9.03 |
Democracy type | Full democracy |
Military expenditure | 0.76 % of GDP |
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 41.50 % |
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