Switzerland

About Switzerland

Switzerland is a country in Western Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Swiss Confederation. In Arabic, the name is written سويسرا, and the capital برن. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Switzerland is Bern. Bern lies at about 47° north and 7° east. Switzerland has 4 official languages: French, Swiss German, Italian, and Romansh. Its currency is the Swiss Franc, with the symbol ⁨Fr.⁩ and the international code CHF. One other country, Liechtenstein, uses the same currency.

Switzerland covers about 41,284 square kilometres, which puts it 132nd by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It is landlocked, with no coastline, and has 5 neighbours: France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein. The largest of these neighbours by area is France. Other countries in Western Europe include the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Switzerland with the other countries of the same region.