Presentation of Switzerland : Geography

Country’s official name :

Switzerland

Capital:

Bern

Population of main cities including suburbs:

Zürich (1,140,000) ; Geneva (500,000) ; Basel (490,000) ; Bern (340,000) ; Lausanne (310,000)

Area:

41,280 km²

Type of Climate :

The Alps mountains cause climatic variations across the country. In the higher Alpine regions temperatures tend to be low, while the lower land of the northern area has higher temperatures and warm summers.

The temperature can go as low as -10 degree centigrade during winter and during summer it reaches up to 25 degree centigrade.

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Geneva, Bern, Lausanne

Summer Time Period :

Yes

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October.

Official Language:

Switzerland has three official languages: German, French and Italian and four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansch.

Other Languages Spoken:

Serbo-Croatian, Albanian, Portuguese, Spanish, English.

Business Language(s):

Widely used.

Any Comments About This Content? Report It to Us.