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Name: Swiss Confederation
Country coordinates:
latitude 47
longitude 8
Flag: 
		Swiss Confederation
Name lang:
ara سويسرا
ces Švýcarsko
cym Switzerland
deu Schweiz
est Šveits
fin Sveitsi
fra Suisse
hrv Švicarska
hun Svájc
ita Svizzera
jpn スイス
kor 스위스
nld Zwitserland
per سوئیس
pol Szwajcaria
por Suíça
rus Швейцария
slk Švajčiarsko
spa Suiza
swe Schweiz
urd سویٹذرلینڈ
zho 瑞士
Demonyms:
eng f Swiss
eng m Swiss
fra f Suisse
fra m Suisse
Code:
languages:
Religion:
Other religions
Capital: Bern
Coordinates of the capital:
latitude 46.92
longitude 7.47
Region: Europe
Subregion: Western Europe
Area: 41284
Population size: (2025-06-19 20:45)
All 8912681
day 114
hors 5
Number of postal codes: 4521
Postal code format: ####
Postal code regex: ^(d{4})$
Auto code: CH
Borders:
AUT Austria
FRA France
ITA Italy
LIE Liechtenstein
DEU Germany
CallingCode: +41
Currency:
CHF Swiss Franc
Time zones:
UTC+01:00 Europe/Zurich
Domain:
.ch
Website rating:
29 Srf.ch
International organizations:
LF Francophonie
UN United Nations
WTO world Trade organisation
OSCE Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
СЕ Council of Europe
OECD Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
EFTA European Free Trade Association
EHEA European Higher Education Area
ASEM Forum "Asia - Europe"
SA Schengen Area
CHE
A country, state, region...A country, state, region... (2802)
First-order administrative division (ADM1) (A primary administrative division of a country, such as a state in the United States)26
Administrative division (ADMD) (An administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level)14
Third-order administrative division (ADM3) (A subdivision of a second-order administrative division)2134
Second-order administrative division (ADM2) (A subdivision of a first-order administrative division)148
Independent political entity (PCLI) 1
Historical third-order administrative division (ADM3H) (A former third-order administrative division)438
Historical second-order administrative division (ADM2H) (A former second-order administrative division)39
Historical first-order administrative division (ADM1H) (A former first-order administrative division)2
Stream, lake...Stream, lake... (2387)
Lake (LK) (A large inland body of standing water)1139
Stream (STM) (A body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land)178
Section of lake (LKX) 33
Glacier(s) (GLCR) (A mass of ice, usually at high latitudes or high elevations, with sufficient thickness to flow away from the source area in lobes, tongues, or masses)811
Waterfall(s) (FLLS) (A perpendicular or very steep descent of the water of a stream)13
Pool(s) (POOL) (A small and comparatively still, deep part of a larger body of water such as a stream or harbor; or a small body of standing water)97
Canal (CNL) (An artificial watercourse)9
Reservoir(s) (RSV) (An artificial pond or lake)3
Canalized stream (STMC) (A stream that has been substantially ditched, diked, or straightened)3
Ravine(s) (RVN) (A small, narrow, deep, steep-sided stream channel, smaller than a gorge)1
Harbor(s) (HBR) (A haven or space of deep water so sheltered by the adjacent land as to afford a safe anchorage for ships)3
Pond (PND) (A small standing waterbody)44
Water tank (RSVT) (A contained pool or tank of water at, below, or above ground level)2
Ditch (DTCH) (A small artificial watercourse dug for draining or irrigating the land)3
Wetland (WTLD) (An area subject to inundation, usually characterized by bog, marsh, or swamp vegetation)1
Bog(s) (BOG) (A wetland characterized by peat forming sphagnum moss, sedge, and other acid-water plants)2
Marsh(es) (MRSH) (A wetland dominated by grass-like vegetation)1
Bay (BAY) (A coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf)1
Intermittent pool (POOLI) 39
Mud flat(s) (FLTM) (A relatively level area of mud either between high and low tide lines, or subject to flooding)1
Lakes (LKS) (Large inland bodies of standing water)1
Current (CRNT) (A horizontal flow of water in a given direction with uniform velocity)2
Parks, area ...Parks, area ... (364)
Region (RGN) (An area distinguished by one or more observable physical or cultural characteristics)29
Park (PRK) (An area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation)39
Locality (LCTY) (A minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries)234
Area (AREA) (A tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries)23
Nature reserve (RESN) (An area reserved for the maintenance of a natural habitat)5
Snowfield (SNOW) (An area of permanent snow and ice forming the accumulation area of a glacier)6
Field(s) (FLD) (An open as opposed to wooded area)21
Lake region (RGNL) (A tract of land distinguished by numerous lakes)1
Industrial area (INDS) (An area characterized by industrial activity)2
Clearing (CLG) (An area in a forest with trees removed)1
Artillery range (RNGA) (A tract of land used for artillery firing practice)1
Gravel area (GVL) (An area covered with gravel)1
Grazing area (GRAZ) (An area of grasses and shrubs used for grazing)1
City, village...City, village... (13199)
Populated place (PPL) (A city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work)7664
Seat of a second-order administrative division (PPLA2) 79
Section of populated place (PPLX) 1758
Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLA) (Seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA))25
Seat of a third-order administrative division (PPLA3) 118
Populated locality (PPLL) (An area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings)3534
Capital of a political entity (PPLC) 1
Farm village (PPLF) (A populated place where the population is largely engaged in agricultural activities)4
Abandoned populated place (PPLQ) 10
Seat of a fourth-order administrative division (PPLA4) 1
Historical capital of a political entity (PPLCH) (A former capital of a political entity)3
Historical populated place (PPLH) (A populated place that no longer exists)2
Road, railroad.Road, railroad (36)
Tunnel (TNL) (A subterranean passageway for transportation)3
Railroad tunnel (TNLRR) (A tunnel through which a railroad passes)1
Trail (TRL) (A path, track, or route used by pedestrians, animals, or off-road vehicles)2
Road junction (RDJCT) (A place where two or more roads join)1
Road (RD) (An open way with improved surface for transportation of animals, people and vehicles)10
Street (ST) (A paved urban thoroughfare)2
Railroad yard (RYD) (A system of tracks used for the making up of trains, and switching and storing freight cars)5
Railroad (RR) (A permanent twin steel-rail track on which freight and passenger cars move long distances)12
Spot, building, farmSpot, building, farm (52765)
Facility (FCL) (A building or buildings housing a center, institute, foundation, hospital, prison, mission, courthouse, etc.)283
Building(s) (BLDG) (A structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc.)361
Castle (CSTL) (A large fortified building or set of buildings)38
Prison (PRN) (A facility for confining prisoners)2
Railroad station (RSTN) (A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight)841
Convent (CVNT) (A building where a community of nuns lives in seclusion)3
Hut (HUT) (A small primitive house)923
House(s) (HSE) (A building used as a human habitation)22189
Cave(s) (CAVE) (An underground passageway or chamber, or cavity on the side of a cliff)1
Restaurant (REST) (A place where meals are served to the public)27
Hospital (HSP) (A building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated)393
Monastery (MSTY) (A building and grounds where a community of monks lives in seclusion)64
Ruin(s) (RUIN) (A destroyed or decayed structure which is no longer functional)47
Dam (DAM) (A barrier constructed across a stream to impound water)8
Historical site (HSTS) (A place of historical importance)9
Resthouse (RHSE) (A structure maintained for the rest and shelter of travelers)93
Archaeological/prehistoric site (ANS) (A place where archeological remains, old structures, or cultural artifacts are located)6
Airport (AIRP) (A place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo)13
Scientific research base (STNB) (A scientific facility used as a base from which research is carried out or monitored)4
Mill(s) (ML) (A building housing machines for transforming, shaping, finishing, grinding, or extracting products)3
Hotel (HTL) (A building providing lodging and/or meals for the public)1864
Stadium (STDM) (A structure with an enclosure for athletic games with tiers of seats for spectators)14
University (UNIV) (An institution for higher learning with teaching and research facilities constituting a graduate school and professional schools that award master's degrees and doctorates and an undergraduate division that awards bachelor's degrees.)25
Farm (FRM) (A tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture)605
Power station (PS) (A facility for generating electric power)183
Airbase (AIRB) (An area used to store supplies, provide barracks for air force personnel, hangars and runways for aircraft, and from which operations are initiated)4
Airfield (AIRF) (A place on land where aircraft land and take off; no facilities provided for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo)44
School (SCH) (Building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place)10
Bank (BANK) (A business establishment in which money is kept for saving or commercial purposes or is invested, supplied for loans, or exchanged. )1150
Storehouse (SHSE) (A building for storing goods, especially provisions)2
Monument (MNMT) (A commemorative structure or statue)4
Country house (HSEC) (A large house, mansion, or chateau, on a large estate)2
Golf course (RECG) (A recreation field where golf is played)122
Museum (MUS) (A building where objects of permanent interest in one or more of the arts and sciences are preserved and exhibited)37
Ferry (FY) (A boat or other floating conveyance and terminal facilities regularly used to transport people and vehicles across a waterbody)2
Boundary marker (BP) (A fixture marking a point along a boundary)1
Space center (CTRS) (A facility for launching, tracking, or controlling satellites and space vehicles)1
Church (CH) (A building for public Christian worship)44
Temple(s) (TMPL) (An edifice dedicated to religious worship)1
Camp(s) (CMP) (A site occupied by tents, huts, or other shelters for temporary use)274
Fort (FT) (A defensive structure or earthworks)1
Beacon (BCN) (A fixed artificial navigation mark)1
Observation point (OBPT) (A wildlife or scenic observation point)5
Tower (TOWR) (A high conspicuous structure, typically much higher than its diameter)39
Religious site (RLG) (An ancient site of significant religious importance)1
Zoo (ZOO) (A zoological garden or park where wild animals are kept for exhibition)62
Lock(s) (LOCK) (A basin in a waterway with gates at each end by means of which vessels are passed from one water level to another)2
Communication center (COMC) (A facility, including buildings, antennae, towers and electronic equipment for receiving and transmitting information)1
Hydroelectric power station (PSH) (A building where electricity is generated from water power)13
Community center (CTRCM) (A facility for community recreation and other activities)1
Resort (RSRT) (A specialized facility for vacation, health, or participation sports activities)16
Amphitheater (AMTH) (An oval or circular structure with rising tiers of seats about a stage or open space)1
Garden(s) (GDN) (An enclosure for displaying selected plant or animal life)7
Administrative facility (ADMF) (A government building)1
Mall (MALL) (A large, often enclosed shopping complex containing various stores, businesses, and restaurants usually accessible by common passageways.)5
Forest station (STNF) (A collection of buildings and facilities for carrying out forest management)1
Bus station (BUSTN) (A facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading passengers )46
Nuclear power station (PSN) (Nuclear power station)2
Bridge (BDG) (A structure erected across an obstacle such as a stream, road, etc., in order to carry roads, railroads, and pedestrians across)19
Ranch(es) (RNCH) (A large farm specializing in extensive grazing of livestock)7
Guest house (GHSE) (A house used to provide lodging for paying guests)5
Post office (PO) (A public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed)2
Theater (THTR) (A building or outdoor area used for live theatrical presentations, concerts, opera or dance productions, cinema, and/or other stage productions)4
Windmill (MLWND) (A mill or water pump powered by wind)48
Customs house (CSTM) (A building in a port where customs and duties are paid, and where vessels are entered and cleared)3
Abandoned airfield (AIRQ) 6
Railroad stop (RSTP) (A place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight)7
Radio station (STNR) (A facility for producing and transmitting information by radio waves)4
Agricultural facility (AGRF) (A building and/or tract of land used for improving agriculture)4
Jetty (JTY) (A structure built out into the water at a river mouth or harbor entrance to regulate currents and silting)1
Bus stop (BUSTP) (A place lacking station facilities)21088
Parking lot (PKLT) (An area used for parking vehicles)4
Religious center (CTRR) (A facility where more than one religious activity is carried out, e.g., retreat, school, monastery, worship)1
Store (RET) (A building where goods and/or services are offered for sale)570
Halting place (HLT) (A place where caravans stop for rest)2
Meteorological station (STNM) (A station at which weather elements are recorded)6
Office building (BLDO) (Commercial building where business and/or services are conducted)3
Library (LIBR) (A place in which information resources such as books are kept for reading, reference, or lending.)5
Arch (ARCH) (A natural or man-made structure in the form of an arch)1
Spa (SPA) (A resort area usually developed around a medicinal spring)3
Casino (CSNO) (A building used for entertainment, especially gambling)1
Cemetery (CMTY) (A burial place or ground)34
Quarry(-ies) (MNQR) (A surface mine where building stone or gravel and sand, etc. are extracted)5
Sewage treatment plant (SWT) (Facility for the processing of sewage and/or wastewater)746
Stable (STBL) (A building for the shelter and feeding of farm animals, especially horses)213
Abandoned camp (CMPQ) 1
Water mill (MLWTR) (A mill powered by running water)1
Shrine (SHRN) (A structure or place memorializing a person or religious concept)2
Factory (MFG) (One or more buildings where goods are manufactured, processed or fabricated)5
Marina (MAR) (A harbor facility for small boats, yachts, etc.)1
Boatyard (BTYD) (A waterside facility for servicing, repairing, and building small vessels)1
Medical center (CTRM) (A complex of health care buildings including two or more of the following: hospital, medical school, clinic, pharmacy, doctor's offices, etc.)2
Estate(s) (EST) (A large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities)3
Palace (PAL) (A large stately house, often a royal or presidential residence)3
College (SCHC) (The grounds and buildings of an institution of higher learning)1
Dairy (DARY) (A facility for the processing, sale and distribution of milk or milk products)3
Athletic field (ATHF) (A tract of land used for playing team sports, and athletic track and field events)9
Barracks (BRKS) (A building for lodging military personnel)2
Water pumping station (PMPW) (A facility for pumping water from a major well or through a pipeline)1
Sawmill (MLSW) (A mill where logs or lumber are sawn to specified shapes and sizes)2
Tank farm (OILT) (A tract of land occupied by large, cylindrical, metal tanks in which oil or liquid petrochemicals are stored)2
Heliport (AIRH) (A place where helicopters land and take off)20
Research institute (ITTR) (A facility where research is carried out)2
Clinic (HSPC) (A medical facility associated with a hospital for outpatients)3
Pier (PIER) (A structure built out into navigable water on piles providing berthing for ships and recreation)1
Observatory (OBS) (A facility equipped for observation of atmospheric or space phenomena)1
Aquaculture facility (AQC) (Facility or area for the cultivation of aquatic animals and plants, especially fish, shellfish, and seaweed, in natural or controlled marine or freshwater environments; underwater agriculture)1
Archive (ARCHV) (A place or institution where documents are preserved)1
Automatic teller machine (ATM) (An unattended electronic machine in a public place, connected to a data system and related equipment and activated by a bank customer to obtain cash withdrawals and other banking services. )1
Opera house (OPRA) (A theater designed chiefly for the performance of operas.)1
Abandoned prison (PRNQ) 1
Mountain, hill, rock...Mountain, hill, rock... (10773)
Valley (VAL) (An elongated depression usually traversed by a stream)119
Mountain (MT) (An elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more)372
Peak (PK) (A pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature)6538
Mountains (MTS) (A mountain range or a group of mountains or high ridges)51
Gorge(s) (GRGE) (A short, narrow, steep-sided section of a stream valley)5
Pass (PASS) (A break in a mountain range or other high obstruction, used for transportation from one side to the other [See also gap])1786
Island (ISL) (A tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water)21
Hills (HLLS) (Rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m)1
Ridge(s) (RDGE) (A long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest)877
Hill (HLL) (A rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m)696
Plain(s) (PLN) (An extensive area of comparatively level to gently undulating land, lacking surface irregularities, and usually adjacent to a higher area)2
Slope(s) (SLP) (A surface with a relatively uniform slope angle)115
Peaks (PKS) (Pointed elevations atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic features)2
Gap (GAP) (A low place in a ridge, not used for transportation)1
Cliff(s) (CLF) (A high, steep to perpendicular slope overlooking a waterbody or lower area)3
Islands (ISLS) (Tracts of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water)3
Point (PT) (A tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape)29
Canyon (CNYN) (A deep, narrow valley with steep sides cutting into a plateau or mountainous area)3
Rock (RK) (A conspicuous, isolated rocky mass)1
Spur(s) (SPUR) (A subordinate ridge projecting outward from a hill, mountain or other elevation)3
Promontory(-ies) (PROM) (A bluff or prominent hill overlooking or projecting into a lowland)2
Islet (ISLET) (Small island, bigger than rock, smaller than island.)1
Peninsula (PEN) (An elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water)1
Plateau (PLAT) (An elevated plain with steep slopes on one or more sides, and often with incised streams)2
Shore (SHOR) (A narrow zone bordering a waterbody which covers and uncovers at high and low water, respectively)128
Sand area (SAND) (A tract of land covered with sand)1
Beach (BCH) (A shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves)7
Saddle (SDL) (A broad, open pass crossing a ridge or between hills or mountains)1
Depression(s) (DPR) (A low area surrounded by higher land and usually characterized by interior drainage)1
Valleys (VALS) (Elongated depressions usually traversed by a stream)1
Forest, heath...Forest, heath... (91)
Meadow (MDW) (A small, poorly drained area dominated by grassy vegetation)1
Forest(s) (FRST) (An area dominated by tree vegetation)41
Cultivated area (CULT) (An area under cultivation)18
Vineyard (VIN) (A planting of grapevines)24
Vineyards (VINS) (Plantings of grapevines)4
Grove (GROVE) (A small wooded area or collection of trees growing closely together, occurring naturally or deliberately planted)1
Grassland (GRSLD) (An area dominated by grass vegetation)2