Switzerland
Continent- Europe
Region – Western-Central Europe
Size – 41,285 km2
Geography – Consist of mountains, lakes
Language- German, French, Italian, Romansh
Religion- Christianity 75%, Islam 4.95%, Hinduism 0.38%, Buddhism 0.29%, Judaism 0.25%, others 0.11%, 21.4% do not follow any religion
Monetary Unit- Swiss franc (CHF)
Natural Resources- Small deposits of iron and manganese, lime, salt, sand, gravel, clay, marble
Agriculture- Wheat, barley, sugar beets, potatoes, apples, grapes
Industry- Machinery, chemicals, textiles, precision instruments, watches, tourism, banking, insurance
Neighboring Countries – Italy, France, Germany, Austria and Liechtenstein
Population – 8,341,000 (2014 estimate)
Population Growth Rate- 1%
Average Life Expectancy – 82.70 years
Capital City – Bern (population 126,598)
Highest Mountain – Monte Rosa (Highest peak: Dufourspitze 4634 m)
Yearly Rainfall – 1537 mm (average)
Plant Life – Scrub, pines, chestnut trees Vine, apricots, tomatoes, oak, beech, maple, spruce, pine fir, mosses, lichen
Animal Life– Deer, stag, fox, marten, beaver, Chamois, marmot, ibex
Bird Life – 397 species including chaffinchs, black redstarts, blackbirds, blackcaps, great and blue tits, robins, wrens, sparrows, crows, pigeons, seagulls, mallards, woodpeckers, swans, starlings, coots, swallows, nutcrackers, choughs, buzzards, kites.
Facts and Figures Pages