Switzerland Facts and Tourism

A collection of facts, general information and travel resources for Switzerland visitors and residents.

NAME IN ENGLISH: Swiss Confederation
ALSO KNOWN AS: Switzerland
NAME IN FRENCH: Confederation suisse / Confédération suisse
NAME IN GERMAN: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
NAME IN ITALIAN: Confederazione Svizzera
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: German, French, Italian, Romansch
LOCATION: west central Europe in The Alps, the Jura and the Swiss Plateau
CAPITAL (KNOW AS FEDERAL CITY): Bern
FINANCIAL CAPITAL AND LARGEST CITY: Zurich
GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: admin.ch

Tourism:
- Do It in Europe: Switzerland Guide
myswitzerland.com
switzerland-tourism.com (offline) | 2000 |
- europetravelnewsletter.com - switzerland - 2011 archive
- wikipedia.org - tourism in switzerland - category
- wikitravel.org - switzerland
- wikivoyage.org - switzerland

Foods:
- wikipedia.org - swiss cuisine - category

Facts
- BBC Switzerland Country Profile
- World Fact Book Switzerland Profile
- wikipedia.org - switzerland - main article
- wikipedia.org - switzerland - category
- wikipedia.org - switzerland - lists
- wikipedia.org - switzerland - outline
- wikipedia.org - switzerland - portal

Countries Bordering Switzerland:
| Austria | France | Germany | Italy | Liechtenstein |

Bodies of Water Bordering Switzerland:
- none (landlocked)