Switzerland

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Switzerland
Misc
Country CodeCH
Geography
Area (sq km)41,277
Coastline (km)
Highest Point (m)4,634 (Dufourspitze)
Average Elevation (m)1,350
People
Population8,292,809
Median Age42.50
Growth Rate0.68 %
Birth Rate (Births a year per 1,000 people)10.50
Death Rate (Deaths a year per 1,000 people)8.40
Urban Population73.80 %
Health
Mothers age at first birth30.70
Maternal mortality rate (Deaths per 100,000 live births)5.00
Infant mortality rate (Deaths under 1 year per 1,000 births)3.60
Health expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)11.70 %
Physicians (per 1,000 people)4.24
Hospital beds (per 1,000 people)4.70
Adult obesity (Percentage of population with BMI > 30)19.50 %
Education
Education expenditure (As a percentage of GDP)5.10 %
School life (years)16
Youth unemployment (% of 15 to 24 years old unemployed)8.10 %
Economy
GDP (Gross Domestic Product in US $)523.100 billion
Growth Rate (Real growth rate of GDP)1.70 %
GDP per capita (Gross Domestic Product per person, in US $)62,100
Gross National Saving (National saving as a percent of GDP)33.80 %

See Also

Europe
Europe is the smallest of the world’s continents and comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia.
Central Europe
Central Europe is the region comprising the central part of Europe. Central Europe occupies continuous territories that are otherwise sometimes considered parts of Western Europe, Southern Europe, and Eastern Europe