Unofficial regional symbols
| Name: | Switzerland (Swiss Confederation) |
| Local name (German): | Schweiz (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft) |
| Local name (French): | Suisse (Confédération Suisse) |
| Local name (Italian): | Svizzera (Confederazione Svizzera) |
| Local name (Raeto-Romance): | Svizra (Confederaziun Svizra) |
| Bordering countries: | Germany, France, Italy, Austria, Liechtenstein |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 41.3 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 7 319 ths. |
| Capital: | Bern (Bern / Berne / Berna / Berna) |
| Official languages: | German, French, Italian, Raeto-Romance |
| Administrative divisions: | 26 cantons |