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Swiss Confederation · CH / CHE / 756

CH
ISO 3166-1 CHE · 756

Switzerland is a western europe country in Europe. It has uses CHF, speaks French, Swiss German, and Italian.

Population 0
Area (km²) 41,284
Capital Bern
Region Western Europe

All facts

fields
ISO alpha-3
CHE
ISO numeric
756
Calling code
+41
TLD
.ch
Driving side
Currencies
CHF
Languages
fra, gsw, ita, roh
Timezones
Flag
🇨🇭

Cities

page 1 of 38 · 1,895 total
Zürich Zurich 415,367
Genève Geneva 201,741
Basel Basel-City 177,595
Lausanne Vaud 139,111
Bern Bern 121,631
Winterthur Zurich 111,840
Luzern Lucerne 81,691
Sankt Gallen Saint Gallen 75,833
Lugano Ticino 63,185
Biel/Bienne Bern 55,120
Zürich (Kreis 11) Zurich 54,260
Zürich (Kreis 3) Zurich 46,018
Zürich (Kreis 9) Zurich 44,878
Thun Bern 43,723
Bellinzona Ticino 43,220
Köniz Bern 41,784
Fribourg Fribourg 38,365
La Chaux-de-Fonds Neuchâtel 37,942
Schaffhausen Schaffhausen 36,587
Zürich (Kreis 10) Zurich 36,216
Chur Grisons 35,373
Rapperswil Saint Gallen 34,776
Uster Zurich 34,715
Sitten Valais 34,708
Zürich (Kreis 7) Zurich 33,820
Neuchâtel Neuchâtel 33,475
Emmen Lucerne 30,926
Zug Zug 30,542
Yverdon-les-Bains Vaud 30,157
Vernier Geneva 30,086
Zürich (Kreis 6) Zurich 29,951
Zürich (Kreis 2) Zurich 29,215
Zürich (Kreis 12) Zurich 28,189
Lancy Geneva 27,291
Montreux Vaud 25,984
Frauenfeld Thurgau 25,607
Kriens Lucerne 25,010
Wetzikon Zurich 24,764
Wil Saint Gallen 23,955
Bulle Fribourg 23,438
Horgen Zurich 22,662
Kreuzlingen Thurgau 21,997
Aarau Aargau 21,503
Renens Vaud 20,927
Dietikon Zurich 20,893
Baar Zug 20,546
Bülach Zurich 20,443

Airports

top 20
GVA
ZRH

Zürich Airport

Large airport

LSMA

Alpnach Air Base

Medium airport

SMV

Engadin Airport

Medium airport

LSGC

Les Eplatures Airport

Medium airport

SIR

Sion Airport

Medium airport

BRN

Bern Airport

Medium airport

VIP

Payerne Air Base

Medium airport

EML

Emmen Air Base

Medium airport

ACH
LUG

Lugano Airport

Medium airport

LSMD

Dübendorf Air Base

Medium airport

LSZG

Grenchen Airfield

Medium airport

LSGT

La Gruyère Airfield

Small airport

LSGE

Ecuvillens Airfield

Small airport

LSGR

Reichenbach Air Base

Small airport

LSGP

La Côte Airfield

Small airport

LSER

Raron Heliport

Heliport

LSGN

Neuchâtel Airfield

Small airport

Universities

linked

FAQ

4 questions
What currency does Switzerland use?
CHF.
What languages are spoken in Switzerland?
French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh.
What is the capital of Switzerland?
Bern.
How many cities are in Switzerland?
1,895 on record.

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/countries/CH

{
  "data": {
    "iso_alpha2": "CH",
    "iso_alpha3": "CHE",
    "iso_numeric": "756",
    "common_name": "Switzerland",
    "official_name": "Swiss Confederation",
    "capital": "Bern",
    "region": "Europe",
    "subregion": "Western Europe",
    "population": 0,
    "flag_emoji": "🇨🇭",
    "car_side": null,
    "postal_code_format": null,
    "native_names": {},
    "calling_codes": [
      "+41"
    ],
    "tld": [
      ".ch"
    ],
    "flag_url": "/static/flags/ch.svg",
    "area": 41284.0,
    "latitude": 47.0,
    "longitude": 8.0,
    "languages": {
      "fra": "French",
      "gsw": "Swiss German",
      "ita": "Italian",
      "roh": "Romansh"
    },
    "currencies": {
      "CHF": {
        "name": "Swiss franc",
        "symbol": "Fr."
      }
    },
    "borders": [
      "AUT",
      "FRA",
      "ITA",
      "LIE",
      "DEU"
    ],
    "timezone_ids": []
  }
}
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