Outline of Switzerland

The Flag of Switzerland		The Coat of arms of Switzerland

The following is a list of Wikipedia articles about Switzerland, provided as an overview of and topical guide:

General reference

• Pronunciation:
  • German: [ˈʃvaɪts]
  • French: [sɥis]
  • Italian: [ˈzvittsera]
  • Romansch: [ˈsvizra]
• Common English country name: Switzerland
• Official English country name: The Swiss Confederation
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival: Swiss
• Demonym: Swiss
• Etymology: Name of Switzerland
• International rankings of Switzerland
• ISO country codes: CH, CHE, 756
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:CH
• Internet country code top-level domain: .ch

Geography of Switzerland

An enlargeable topographic map of Switzerland

• Switzerland is: a landlocked country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Europe
      • Central Europe
      • Western Europe
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Switzerland
    • High: Monte Rosa 4,634 m (15,203 ft)
    • Low: Lake Maggiore 195 m (640 ft)
  • Land boundaries: 1,852 km

 Italy 740 km

 France 573 km

 Germany 334 km

 Austria 164 km

 Liechtenstein 41 km

• Coastline: none

• Population of Switzerland: 7,647,600 (June 30, 2008) - 94th most populous country
• Area of Switzerland: 41,284 km²
• Atlas of Switzerland

Environment of Switzerland

An enlargeable satellite image of Switzerland

• Climate of Switzerland
• Environmental issues in Switzerland
• Ecoregions in Switzerland
• Renewable energy in Switzerland
• Geology of Switzerland
• Protected areas of Switzerland
  • Biosphere reserves in Switzerland
  • National parks of Switzerland
  • List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland
• Wildlife of Switzerland
  • Flora of Switzerland
  • Fauna of Switzerland
    • Birds of Switzerland
    • Mammals of Switzerland

Natural geographic features of Switzerland

• Islands of Switzerland
• Lakes of Switzerland
• Mountains of Switzerland
  • Glaciers of Switzerland
• Rivers of Switzerland
  • Waterfalls of Switzerland
• Valleys of Switzerland
• World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

Regions of Switzerland

Ecoregions of Switzerland

Administrative divisions of Switzerland

• Provinces of Switzerland
  • Districts of Switzerland
    • Municipalities of Switzerland

Provinces of Switzerland

Districts of Switzerland

Municipalities of Switzerland

• Capital of Switzerland: Berne
• Cities of Switzerland

Demography of Switzerland

Government and politics of Switzerland

Main article: Government of Switzerland and Politics of Switzerland

• Form of government: Federal parliamentary republic, direct democracy.
• Capital of Switzerland: Berne

• Elections in Switzerland
• Political parties in Switzerland
• Political scandals of Switzerland
• Taxation in Switzerland

Branches of the government of Switzerland

Executive branch of the government of Switzerland

• Head of state: President of Switzerland, Hans-Rudolf Merz, for 2009
• Cabinet of Switzerland: Swiss Federal Council
  • Moritz Leuenberger (SP), Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
  • Didier Burkhalter (FDP), Federal Department of Home Affairs
  • Micheline Calmy-Rey (SP), Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
  • Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP), Federal Department of Finance, President of the Swiss Confederation for 2009
  • Doris Leuthard (CVP), Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Vice-President of the Federal Council in 2009
  • Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (BDP), Federal Department of Justice and Police.
  • Ueli Maurer (SVP), Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports

Legislative branch of the government of Switzerland

• Parliament of Switzerland (bicameral)
  • Upper house: Swiss Council of States
  • Lower house: National Council of Switzerland

Judicial branch of the government of Switzerland

• Supreme Court of Switzerland

Foreign relations of Switzerland

• Diplomatic missions in Switzerland
• Diplomatic missions of Switzerland

International organization membership

The Swiss Confederation is a member of:^[1]

Law and order in Switzerland

• Capital punishment in Switzerland
• Constitution of Switzerland
• Crime in Switzerland
• Human rights in Switzerland
  • LGBT rights in Switzerland
  • Freedom of religion in Switzerland
• Law enforcement in Switzerland

Military of Switzerland

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief: André Blattmann, Chief of the Army
    • Ministry of Defence of Switzerland
• Forces
  • Army of Switzerland
  • Navy of Switzerland: None
  • Air Force of Switzerland
  • Special forces of Switzerland
• Military history of Switzerland
• Military ranks of Switzerland

Local government in Switzerland

History of Switzerland

Main article: History of Switzerland, Timeline of the history of Switzerland, and Current events of Switzerland

• Military history of Switzerland

Culture of Switzerland

• Architecture of Switzerland
• Cuisine of Switzerland
• Festivals in Switzerland
• Languages of Switzerland
• List of castles and fortresses in Switzerland
• Media in Switzerland
• National symbols of Switzerland
  • Coat of arms of Switzerland
  • Flag of Switzerland
  • National anthem of Switzerland
• People of Switzerland
• Prostitution in Switzerland
• Public holidays in Switzerland
• Records of Switzerland
• Religion in Switzerland
  • Buddhism in Switzerland
  • Christianity in Switzerland
  • Hinduism in Switzerland
  • Islam in Switzerland
  • Judaism in Switzerland
  • Sikhism in Switzerland
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Switzerland

Art in Switzerland

• Art in Switzerland
• Cinema of Switzerland
• Literature of Switzerland
• Music of Switzerland
• Television in Switzerland
• Theatre in Switzerland

Sports in Switzerland

• Football in Switzerland
• Switzerland at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Switzerland

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 21st (twenty-first)

• Agriculture in Switzerland
• Banking in Switzerland
  • National Bank of Switzerland
• Communications in Switzerland
  • Internet in Switzerland
• Companies of Switzerland
• Currency of Switzerland:
• Energy in Switzerland
  • Energy policy of Switzerland
  • Oil industry in Switzerland
• Mining in Switzerland
• Tourism in Switzerland
• Transport in Switzerland

• Switzerland Stock Exchange

Education in Switzerland

Infrastructure of Switzerland

• Health care in Switzerland
• Transportation in Switzerland
  • Airports in Switzerland
  • Rail transport in Switzerland
  • Roads in Switzerland
• Water supply and sanitation in Switzerland

See also

	Switzerland portal
	Europe portal

German language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

French language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Italian language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Romansh language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

• Index of Switzerland-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Switzerland-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Find more about Switzerland on Wikipedia's sister projects:
	Definitions and translations from Wiktionary
	Images and media from Commons
	Learning resources from Wikiversity
	News stories from Wikinews
	Quotations from Wikiquote
	Source texts from Wikisource
	Textbooks from Wikibooks

Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland

Official

• The Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation
• Presence Switzerland
  • Your Gateway to Switzerland
• Swiss Statistics, official website of the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.

Reference

• CIA World Factbook - Switzerland

Geography

• Wikimedia Atlas of Switzerland
• Switzerland travel guide from Wikitravel
• Outline of Switzerland at the Open Directory Project
• Federal Office of Topography
• searchable interactive map (search.ch)

History

• Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (German) (French) (Italian)
• history-switzerland.geschichte-schweiz.ch

Media

• Neue Zürcher Zeitung (German), a Swiss daily newspaper
• Le Temps (French), a Swiss daily newspaper
• Corriere Del Ticino (Italian), a Swiss daily newspaper
• swissinfo.ch, Swiss News - Worldwide

Education

• The Swiss School System
• Universities in Switzerland

Science, Research and Technology

• The Swiss Portal for Research and Innovation
• State Secretariat for Education and Research, SER
• The Swiss National Science Foundation
• CTI, Commission for Technology and Innovation