(WIPO code: CH) (last revised January 2022)
by KATZAROV S.A., Patent & Trademark Attorneys, European Patent Attorneys, Geneva, Switzerland
Switzerland
General Information
Area
41,285 sq. km; agricultural land 35.9%, forests 31.3%, built-up area 7.5%, lakes and rivers and other unproductive areas 25.3%.
Population
8,453,550 (estimated July 2021).
Capital
Bern.
Official languages
German (spoken by about 63.4% of the population), French (22.9%), Italian (8.4%) and Romansch (0.6%).
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
182 billion CHF (2020).
Exports
225 billion CHF (2020).