(WIPO code: CH) (last revised March 2023)
by KATZAROV SA, Patent & Trademark Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys, Geneva, Switzerland
Switzerland
General Information
Area
41,277 sq. km; agricultural land 35.9%, forests 31.3%, built-up area 7.5%, lakes and rivers and other unproductive areas 25.3%.
Population
8,563,760 (2023).
Capital
Bern.
Official languages
German (spoken by about 62.1% of the population), French (22.8%), Italian (8%) and Romansch (0.5%).
Currency
Swiss franc (CHF).
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
200.8 billion CHF (2021).
Exports
259.5 billion CHF (2021).