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Essential basics and useful websites for planning a move to <strong>Switzerland…</strong>
Formal Name | Swiss Confederation |
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Capital | Bern |
Main Cities | Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne |
Official Language | German, French, Italian, Romansch |
Currency | Swiss francs (CHF) |
Dialling Code | +41 |
Emergency numbers | 117, 118 and 144 |
Time Zone | CET (UTC + 1) |
Daylight Savings Time | Last Sunday in March (clocks go forward by an hour) through to the last Sunday in October (clocks go back by an hour). |
Units of Measure | Metric System |
Electricity | 230 volts AC; frequency of 50 hertz |
Government | Formally a confederation but similar in structure to a federal republic |
Population | 7,639,961 (July 2011 est.) |
Climate | Temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers |
Land Surface | 39,99 sq km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
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Swiss flag |
Useful Web References
- Swiss Government website
- The official Swiss Tourism website
- The CIA World Factbook publishes extensive details on Switzerland
- The official European Union website with comprehensive information on living in the European Union (EU): EUROPA