Switzerland, in its full name the Swiss Confederation, is a [[category:federal_republic|federal republic]] consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in western Europe,[note 4] where it is bordered by [[countries:germany|Germany]] to the north, [[countries:france|France]] to the west, [[countries:italy|Italy]] to the south, and [[countries:austria|Austria]] and Liechtenstein to the east.

Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and the Jura, spanning an area of [[area:=041 285 km^2|41,285 km2]]. While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately [[population:=07900000|7.9 million]] people is concentrated mostly on the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are the two global cities and economic centres of Zurich and Geneva.

Switzerland belongs to [[belongs_to::organizations:UN|UN]]. 

Switzerland is a [[category:country]] placed in [[placed_in::continents:europe|Europe]]. 

People in Switzerland speak [[language::languages:german]], [[language::languages:italian]], [[language::languages:french]] and [[language::languages:romansh]].

Source: en.wikipedia.org