Facts about Switzerland

Tourist must knows about Switzerland

The weather varies greatly by the season, altitude and location.
High season is from late June to August and late December to March.
The best activities in the Alps are mountain top visits, scenic train rides and hiking.

Typical Engadine house, decorated for the national festivities of August 1.

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Key facts about Switzerland

Location: Central Europe
Population: 8.6 million
Area: 41,285 km² (about equal to The Netherlands, or the US states of Massachusetts and Connecticut combined)
Languages: German, French, Italian, Rhaeto-Romanic
Currency: Swiss franc
Tourist high season: late June to August (summer), late December to March (winter)
Climate: varying from cold winters and warm summers in the north, to a Mediterranean climate in the south. Temperatures differ greatly with the elevation.
The name of the country is Switzerland, not "Swiss". Products and people are "Swiss", like in this sentence: I purchased Swiss chocolate from a Swiss lady in Switzerland.

Major cities

Main airports

Famous mountains

Dufourspitze (4634 m) (highest mountain)
Eiger (3970 m)
Jungfrau (4158 m)
Matterhorn (4478 m)
Pilatus (2128 m)
Titlis (3238 m)

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