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Formal Name
Swiss Confederation
Local Name
Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera
Local Formal Name
Confoederatio Helvetica
Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Berne (Bern)
Main Cities: Zürich, Geneva, Basel, Lausanne
Population: 6,910,000 Area [sq.km]: 41,290
Currency: 1 Swiss franc = 100 centimes
Languages: French, German, Italian, Romansch
Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant
National Flag [Ratio 1:1]
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Civil Ensign [Ratio 2:3]
Notes:
The national flag of Switzerland is square and should always been flown as such. Rectangular red flags with a central white cross are Swiss civil ensigns. The Swiss flag is the basis of the flag of the International Red Cross.
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