Switzerland
Swiss Confederation
Schweiz · Europe
Capital
Bern
Population
0
Currency
Fr. CHF
Calling Code
+41
Languages
Geography
Region
Western Europe
Subregion
Western Europe
Continent
Europe
Area
41,284 km²
Landlocked
Yes
TLD
.ch
Borders
Airports (23)
and 14 more airports...
Show All AirportsCountry Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
CH
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
CHE
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
756
BCP 47
de-CH
IOC
SUI
FIFA
SUI
Currency Format
Name
Swiss Franc
Native Name
Swiss franc
Code
CHF
Symbol
Fr.
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
CHF 123’456.79
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, d. MMMM y
Long
d. MMMM y
Medium
dd.MM.y
Short
dd.MM.yy
Time Formats
Full
HH:mm:ss zzzz
Long
HH:mm:ss z
Medium
HH:mm:ss
Short
HH:mm
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+01:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
.
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1’234’567.89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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