Switzerland
Swiss Confederation · Suisse · Schweiz · Svizzera · Svizra
Switzerland (CH, CHE) is a country in Western Europe, with Bern as its capital. The currency is the Swiss Franc (CHF, CHF). The international dialling code is +41 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 078 123 45 67. The time zone is Europe/Zurich. Official languages: German, French, and Italian.
CurrencyCHFCHF
Dial code+41e.g. 078 123 45 67
Time zoneZurichUTC+01:00
LanguageGerman+2 more
CapitalBern
Population8.9M41.3K km²
Overview
- Official name
- Swiss Confederation
- Native name
- Suisse · Schweiz · Svizzera · Svizra
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- CH
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- CHE
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 756
- IOC code
- SUI
- Demonym
- Swiss
- Capital
- Bern
- Region
- Europe › Western Europe
- Status
- Independent, UN member
- Groups
- Western Europe
- United Nations
- Internet domain
- .ch
- Coordinates
- 47, 8
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- Population
- 8,860,570
- GDP
- $733.8B ($82.8K per person)
- Literacy
- 99%
- Landlocked
- Yes
Currency
Swiss Franc CHF
- Symbol
- CHF
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Cash rounding
- 2 decimals, increment 5
- Example
- CHF 1'234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| German de | Official | 76% (6.7M) | |
| Swiss German gsw | De facto official | 66% (5.8M) | 5% |
| French fr | Official | 39% (3.5M) | |
| Italian it | Official | 15% (1.3M) | |
| Romansh rm | Official (regional) | 0.5% (44.3K) | |
| English en | 45% (4M) | ||
| Lombard lmo | 4.1% (363.3K) | 5% | |
| Portuguese pt | 3.4% (301.3K) | ||
| rmo rmo | 0.29% (25.7K) | ||
| Walser wae | 0.11% (9.7K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Zurich | UTC+01:00 | UTC+02:00 | Central European Standard Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +41
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 9–12 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 1(?:1[278]|44)
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 021 234 56 78 | +41 21 234 56 78 | XXX XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Mobile | 078 123 45 67 | +41 78 123 45 67 | XXX XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Toll free | 0800 123 456 | +41 800 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Premium rate | 0900 123 456 | +41 900 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Shared cost | 0840 123 456 | +41 840 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Personal number | 0878 123 456 | +41 878 123 456 | XXXX XXX XXX | 9 |
| Pager | 074 012 34 56 | +41 74 012 34 56 | XXX XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Universal access | 058 123 45 67 | +41 58 123 45 67 | XXX XXX XX XX | 9 |
| Voicemail | 0860 12 345 67 89 | +41 860 12 345 67 89 | XXXX XX XXX XX XX | 12 |
Show the 3 formatting rules
| Digits pattern | Leading digits | Format | International |
|---|---|---|---|
(\d{3})(\d{3})(\d{3}) | 8[047]|90 | $1 $2 $3 | $1 $2 $3 |
(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | [2-79]|81 | $1 $2 $3 $4 | $1 $2 $3 $4 |
(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{3})(\d{2})(\d{2}) | 8 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 | $1 $2 $3 $4 $5 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Organization}
{Name}
{Street address}
CH-{Postal code} {City}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
Postal code
- Pattern
\d{4}- Examples
- 2544 · 1211 · 1556 · 3030
- Prefix
- CH-
- Post office lookup
- http://www.post.ch/db/owa/pv_plz_pack/pr_main
Calendar, units and conventions
Number and date formats
As written by the Swiss High German locale (de-CH), amounts in CHF.
- Number
- 1'234'567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (CHF)
- CHF 1'234'567.89
- Accounting
- CHF-1'234'567.89
- Currency, name
- 1'234'567.89 Schweizer Franken
- Compact short
- 1.2 Mio.
- Compact long
- 1.2 Millionen
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 Kilometer pro Stunde
- Temperature
- 21.5 °C
- Date, full
- Freitag, 27. März 2026
- Date, long
- 27. März 2026
- Date, medium
- 27.03.2026
- Date, short
- 27.03.26
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27.03.2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- März 2026
- Weekday
- Freitag
- Relative time
- gestern · in 3 Tagen · vor 2 Stunden
- List: and
- A, B und C
- List: or
- A, B oder C