| Switzerland :
Geographic coordinates
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47 00 N, 8 00 E
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| Switzerland :
Population growth rate
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0.223% (2010 est.)
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| Switzerland :
Birth rate
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9.56 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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| Switzerland :
Death rate
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8.65 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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| Switzerland :
People living with HIV/AIDS
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25,000 (2007 est.)
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| Switzerland :
Independence
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1 August 1291
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| Switzerland :
National holiday
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Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August
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| Switzerland :
Constitution
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29 May 1874
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| Switzerland :
GDP
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purchasing power parity - $317 billion (2009 est.)
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| Switzerland :
GDP - per capita
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purchasing power parity - $41,700 (2009 est.)
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| Switzerland :
Electricity - consumption
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62 billion kWh (2009 est.)
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| Switzerland :
Exports
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$91.3 billion machinery, chemicals, metals, watches, agricultural products
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| Switzerland :
Imports
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$91.6 billion machinery, chemicals, vehicles, metals; agricultural products, textiles
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| Switzerland :
Telephones
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4.82 million (2008)
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| Switzerland :
Mobile cellular
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8.78 million (2008)
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| Switzerland :
Radio broadcast stations
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AM 3, FM 106 (plus many low-power stations), shortwave 3 (2008)
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| Switzerland :
Radios
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7.1 million
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| Switzerland :
Television broadcast stations
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106 (2007)
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| Switzerland :
Televisions
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3.31 million
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| Switzerland :
Internet country code
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.ch
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| Switzerland :
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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3.697 million (2009)
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| Switzerland :
Internet users
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5.739 million (2008)
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| Switzerland :
Railways
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4,888 km
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| Switzerland :
Highways
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71,384 km
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| Switzerland :
Waterways
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65 km; (Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee) (2008)
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| Switzerland :
Pipelines
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gas 1,662 km; oil 94 km; refined products 7 km (2009)
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| Switzerland :
Ports and harbors
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Basel
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| Switzerland :
Merchant marine
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35 ships
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| Switzerland :
Airports
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66
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| Switzerland :
Heliports
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1
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| Switzerland :
Military branches
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Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force (Schweizer Luftwaffe) (2010)
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| Switzerland :
Military expenditures
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1% of GDP (2005 est.)
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