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Switzerland

(WIPO code: CH)
(last revised March 2025)
by KATZAROV SA, Patent & Trademark Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys, Geneva, Switzerland

Area

41,277 sq. km; agricultural land 38.7%, forests 31.5%, lakes and rivers and other unproductive areas 29.8%.

Population

8.8 million (2024).

Capital

Bern.

Currency

Swiss franc (CHF).

Official languages

German (spoken by about 62.1% of the population), French (22.8%), Italian (8%), and Romansch (0.5%).

Administration

The Swiss Confederation comprises 26 republics (cantons) with partial independence, each having its own parliament, government and courts. The Federal Parliament and government are located in the capital Bern; the Federal Supreme Court is in Lausanne.

Imports

223 billion CHF (2024).

Exports

283 billion CHF (2024).

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