Country & territory dossier
Switzerland
Europe Sovereign state
Info
- Name
- Switzerland
- Continent
- Europe
- Country Codes
- CHCHE756
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Western Europe
- Capital
- Bern
- Official Languages
- French, German, Italian, Romansh
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Area
- 41,291 km²
- Political Status
- Sovereign state
- Forms of Government
- Directorial System, Federal Republic
Treaties & organizations
74 recorded memberships
| Organization / agreement | Membership type |
|---|---|
| African Development Bank GroupAFDB | nonregional member |
| Asian Development BankADB | nonregional member |
| Australia GroupAG | member |
| Bank for International SettlementsBIS | member |
| Community of DemocraciesCD | member |
| Council of EuropeCE | member |
| Euro-Atlantic Partnership CouncilEAPC | member |
| European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentEBRD | member |
| European Free Trade AssociationEFTA | member |
| European Organization for Nuclear ResearchCERN | member |
| European Space AgencyESA | member |
| Extractive Industry Transparency InitiativeEITI | implementing country |
| Financial Action Task ForceFATF | member |
| Food and Agriculture OrganizationFAO | member |
| Group of 10G-10 | member |
| Inter-American Development BankIADB | member |
| Inter-Governmental Authority on DevelopmentIGAD | partners |
| Inter-Parliamentary UnionIPU | member |
| International Atomic Energy AgencyIAEA | member |
| International Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentIBRD | member |
| International Chamber of CommerceICC | national committees |
| International Civil Aviation OrganizationICAO | member |
| International Criminal CourtICCT | member |
| International Criminal Police OrganizationINTERPOL | member |
| International Development AssociationIDA | member |
| International Energy AgencyIEA | member |
| International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent SocietiesIFRCS | member |
| International Finance CorporationIFC | member |
| International Fund for Agricultural DevelopmentIFAD | member |
| International Labor OrganizationILO | member |
| International Maritime OrganizationIMO | member |
| International Mobile Satellite OrganizationIMSO | member |
| International Monetary FundIMF | member |
| International Olympic CommitteeIOC | member |
| International Organization for MigrationIOM | member |
| International Organization for StandardizationISO | member |
| International Organization of the French-speaking WorldOIF | member |
| International Red Cross and Red Crescent MovementICRM | member |
| International Telecommunication Satellite OrganizationITSO | member |
| International Telecommunication UnionITU | member |
| International Trade Union ConfederationITUC | NGOs |
| Latin American Integration AssociationLAIA | observer |
| Multilateral Investment Guarantee AgencyMIGA | member |
| Nuclear Energy AgencyNEA | member |
| Nuclear Suppliers GroupNSG | member |
| Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentOECD | member |
| Organization for Security and Cooperation in EuropeOSCE | member |
| Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical WeaponsOPCW | member |
| Organization of American StatesOAS | observer |
| Pacific AlliancePACIFIC_ALLIANCE | observer |
| Paris ClubPARIS_CLUB | member |
| Partnership for PeacePFP | member |
| Permanent Court of ArbitrationPCA | member |
| Schengen ConventionSCHENGEN_CONVENTION | member |
| United NationsUN | member |
| United Nations Conference on Trade and DevelopmentUNCTAD | member |
| United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural OrganizationUNESCO | member |
| United Nations High Commissioner for RefugeesUNHCR | member |
| United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationUNIDO | member |
| United Nations Institute for Training and ResearchUNITAR | member |
| United Nations Military Observer Group in India and PakistanUNMOGIP | member |
| United Nations Mission in the Republic of South SudanUNMISS | member |
| United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in MaliMINUSMA | member |
| United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the CongoMONUSCO | member |
| United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near EastUNRWA | member |
| United Nations Truce Supervision OrganizationUNTSO | member |
| Universal Postal UnionUPU | member |
| World Customs OrganizationWCO | member |
| World Health OrganizationWHO | member |
| World Intellectual Property OrganizationWIPO | member |
| World Meteorological OrganizationWMO | member |
| World Tourism OrganizationUNWTO | member |
| World Trade OrganizationWTO | member |
| Zangger CommitteeZC | member |