Switzerland
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Covid Information for switzerland
Currently, Switzerland has no entry restrictions related to COVID-19. Proof of vaccination, proof of cure or test results are not required to enter Switzerland. More information can be found on the page More information about visas and travel documents can be found on the site of SEM
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Appenzell Innerrhoden
Appenzell Ausserrhoden
Aargau
Basel-Stadt
Basel-Landschaft
Bern
Fribourg
Geneva
Glarus
Graubünden
Jura
Lucerne
Neuchâtel
Nidwald
Obwald
Schaffhouse
Schwyz
Soleure
St. Gall
Thurgovia
Ticino
Uri
Vaud
Wallis
Zug
Zürich
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Essential Information
Area: 41,293 sq km
Population: 8’824 millions (2022)
Capital: Bern, and Switzerland is made up of 26 cantons.
Principal Towns: The agglomerations of Zurich, Basel, Geneva, Lausanne, Lucerne and Winterthur have more than 100,000 inhabitants.
Languages: German, French, Italian and Romansch are the official languages. English is widely spoken, particularly in business and commerce.
Gross Domestic Product: USD 805.8 bn (2022)
GDP per capita (Nominal): $91 800 (2022)
GDP per capita (PPP): $81,900 (2022) In summary, Switzerland remains one of the most prosperous countries in the world.
International reserves (of foreign exchange and gold): $944bn (2021)
Unemployment rate : 2.2% (2023)
Climate: Switzerland’s climate is a mixture of the major European climatic zones, due to the Alps, and is thus highly variable from place to place. Generally the summers are mild, about 25°C, and the winters cool at about 5°C.
Demography
Population: 8’935’707 (2022)
Ethnic groups: German 62%, French 23%, Italian 8%, Romansch 1%, other 7%
Men: 49.6 %
Woman: 50.4 %
Age Distribution (2022):
0-19 years: 19.9%
20-39 years: 26.3%
40-64 years: 35%
65 years and over: 18.8%
Population Growth: 0.8% (2022)
Education: Of total population 99,9% age 15 and over can read and write.
Visa requirements
Most valid passports are recognized by the Swiss authorities for business or leisure or visits; For more details, please contact the Swiss embassy before departure but we will soon have the details for every country.
Useful links
Algeria
Embassy of Switzerland
Postal address: Embassy of Switzerland – B.P. 443 – 16035 Hydra / Algiers
Téléphone : +213 21 981 000
Fax : +213 21 981 029
Visa +213 21 981 028
Email : alger@eda.admin.ch
Visa alger.visa@eda.admin.ch
Bahrain
Consular district: The seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) and Bahrain
Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street – Centro Capital Center Building, 17th floor
Office Building Adjacent to Rotana Centro Hotel
ADNEC / Exhibition Center Area
Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates
Téléphone : +971 2 627 46 36
Fax : +971 2 626 96 27
Email : abudhabi@eda.admin.ch
Visa : abudhabi.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consulate General of Switzerland
World Trade Center – Tower West 28th floor
Manama / Kingdom of Bahrain
Téléphone : +973 1751 7780
Fax : +973 1753 1158
Email : manama@honrep.ch
Consular affairs : abudhabi@eda.admin.ch
Comoros
Consular district: Madagascar, Comoros and Seychelles
Building "ARO" – 2 nd Floo
Làlana Solombavambahoaka Frantsay 77
Antsahavola
101 Antananarivo / Madagascar
Téléphone : +41 58 462 19 61
Central : +261 20 226 29 97 / 98
Fax : +41 31 462 19 64
Central : +261 20 222 89 40
Email : antananarivo@eda.admin.ch
Visa antananarivo.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consular district
Magoudjou district (Mangani)
B.P. 514
Moroni / COMOROS
Téléphone : +269 333 0787
Central +269 433 07 87
Email : moroni@honrep.ch
Consular services : antananarivo@eda.admin.ch
Djibouti
Consular district: Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Sudan
Old Airport – Kolfe Keranyo
Woreda 09
Addis Ababa / Ethiopia
Téléphone : +251 11 371 11 07
Fax : +251 11 371 21 77
Email : addisababa@eda.admin.ch
Visa addisababa.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consular district
Rue de Boulaos
Djibouti / République de Djibouti
Téléphone : +253 21 35 56 60
Fax : +253 21 35 56 61
Email : consular affairs addisababa@eda.admin.ch
Central djibouti@honrep.ch
Egypt
Embassy of Switzerland
10, Abdel Khalek Sarwat Street
11511 Cairo / Egypt
Téléphone : +20 2 25 75 82 84
Fax : +20 2 25 74 52 36
Email cairo@eda.admin.ch
Visa cairo.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consular district
c/o Dawar El Omda Boutique Hotel
El Kafr
84513 El Gouna – Red Sea / Egypte
Téléphone : +20 653 580 063
Email : elgouna@honrep.ch
Consular services : cairo@eda.admin.ch
Irak
Switzerland does not maintain a representation in Iraq. The following representation is responsible for diplomatic interests and consular services in the country.
– Embassy in Amman (Jordan) (diplomatic interests, consular services and visa)
– Embassy in Beirut (Lebanon) (visa)
– Consulate General in Istanbul (Turkey) (visa)
Jordan
Consular district: Jordan and Iraq
Abdul Jabbar Al-Rawi street No. 4
South Abdoun – 400 meters south of the Abdoun Mall Circle
Amman / Jordan
Téléphone : Consular Affairs, Visas and Swiss Citizens: +962 6 59 02 520
Ambassador's office, administration, international cooperation and other embassy inquiries: +962 6 593 14 16
Fax : +962 6 593 06 85
Visa +962 6 593 08 29
Email amman@eda.admin.ch
Visa amman.visa@eda.admin.ch
Kuwait
Embassy of Switzerland
Kuwait
Téléphone : +965 25 34 01 72 /+965 25 34 01 73 /+965 25 34 01 74 /+965 25 34 01 75
Fax : +965 25 34 01 76
Email : kuwait@eda.admin.ch
Lebanon
Consular district: Lebanon and Syria
Imm. Bourj Al-Ghazal
Avenue Fouad Chéhab
Achrafié / Beirut / Lebanon
Téléphone : +961 1 324 129
Fax : +961 1 324 167
Email : beirut@eda.admin.ch
Visa beirut.visa@eda.admin.ch
Libya
Embassy of Switzerland
(temporarily closed)
Téléphone : +218 21 361 41 18 / +218 21 361 41 19
Fax : +218 21 361 42 38
Email : tripoli@eda.admin.ch
Mauritania
Consular district: Senegal, Cape Verde, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali and Mauritania
Embassy of Switzerland
Rue René Ndiaye corner Rue Seydou Nourou Tall
15800 Dakar / Senegal
Téléphone : +221 33 823 05 90
Fax : +221 33 822 36 57
Email : dakar@eda.admin.ch
Visa dakar.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consulate of Switzerland
Nouakchott / Mauritanie
Téléphone : +222 45 24 28 66
Fax :+222 45 24 28 22
Email : nouakchott@honrep.ch
Consular affairs : dakar@eda.admin.ch
Morocco
Embassy of Switzerland
10020 Rabat / Morocco
Visa: Embassy of Switzerland
10020 Rabat / Morocco
Téléphone : +212 537 26 80 30
Visa : +212 537 26 80 41
Fax :+212 537 26 80 40
Visa +212 537 26 80 50
Email : rabat@eda.admin.ch
Consular services rabat.chancellerie@eda.admin.ch
Visa rabat.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consulate in Casablanca
8, rue Lahcen El Basri
20100 Casablanca / Morocco
Téléphone : +212 5 22 43 89 00 / +212 537 26 80 30 / +212 537 26 80 31 / +212 537 26 80 32
Fax : +212 5 22 43 89 21
Email : casablanca@honrep.ch / rabat@eda.admin.ch
Tamraght Consulate
Hay Sahel
80023 Tamraght / Agadir / Morocco
Téléphone : +212 702858458
Email : tamraght@honrep.ch
Consular affairs rabat@eda.admin.ch
Oman
Embassy of Switzerland
Shatti Al Qurum
Muscat / Oman
Téléphone : +968 2496 7670
Fax : +968 2460 3298
Email : muscat@eda.admin.ch
Palestine
Representative Office of Switzerland Ramallah
Al-Wataniah Bldg., 5th floor
Jerusalem Street
Al-Bireh – Ramallah / Palestine
Téléphone : +970 2 240 83 60
Fax : +970 2 240 83 62
Email : rah.vertretung@eda.admin.ch
Qatar
Embassy of Switzerland
Wadi al Humra Street 807
Doha / Qatar
Téléphone : +974 4020 3400
Fax : +974 4020 3402
Email : doha@eda.admin.ch
Sudan
Embassy of Switzerland
Amarat
Khartoum / Sudan
Téléphone : +249 183 471 010 & +249 183 471 115
Email : khartoum@eda.admin.ch
Email Visa : khartoum.visa@eda.admin.ch
Saudi Arabia
Embassy of Switzerland - Diplomatic quarter
Saudi Arabia
Téléphone : +966 11 488 12 91
Fax : +966 11 488 06 32
Email : riyadh@eda.admin.ch
Email Visa riyadh.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consular district: Saudi Arabia, Oman and Yemen
c/o Embassy of Switzerland – Diplomatic Quarter
Riyadh 11693
Saudi Arabia
Téléphone : +966 11 488 12 91
Fax : +966 11 488 06 32
Email : riyadh@eda.admin.ch
Email Visa riyadh.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consulat Djeddah - Consulate of Switzerland
Madinah Road, Kilo # 6
P. O. Box 55015
Jeddah 21534 / Saudia Arabia
Téléphone : +966 12 667 2222 ext. 1934
Fax : Ext. 1298 +966 12 667 2222
Email jeddah@honrep.ch
Consular affairs riyadh@eda.admin.ch
Somalia
Switzerland does not maintain a representation in Somalia. The following representations abroad represent Swiss diplomatic interests, provide protection and offer assistance to Swiss nationals in Somalia: Embassy of Switzerland in Kenya
Syria
Embassy of Switzerland
(closed)
Téléphone : Swiss Embassy Beirut / Lebanon +961 1 324 129
Fax : Swiss Embassy Beirut / Lebanon +961 1 324 167
Swiss Embassy Beirut / Lebanon beirut@eda.admin.ch
Tunisia
Embassy of Switzerland
22, Rue Platon
Z.A. Kheireddine
2015 Le Kram – Tunis
Téléphone : +216 71 191 997
Visa +216 71 192 030
VFS Global Visa +216 70 145 758
Fax
Consular affairs +216 71 180 250
Visa +216 71 180 250
Division of diplomatic tasks +216 71 180 231
Email : tunis@eda.admin.ch
Email Visa : tunis.visa@eda.admin.ch
United Arab Emirates
Embassy Abou Dhabi
Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street
Centro Capital Center Building, 17th floor
Office Building Adjacent to Rotana Centro Hotel
ADNEC / Exhibition Centre Area
Abu Dhabi / United Arab Emirates
Téléphone : +971 2 627 46 36
Fax : +971 2 626 96 27
Email : abudhabi@eda.admin.ch
Email Visa abudhabi.visa@eda.admin.ch
Consular district: Consulate General Dubai
Consulate General of Switzerland
Dubai World Trade Center
Dubai / United Arab Emirates
Téléphone : +971 4 329 09 99
Fax : +971 4 331 36 79
Email : dubai@eda.admin.ch
Consular affairs abudhabi@eda.admin.ch
Yemen
Consular district: Embassy Muscat
Embassy of Switzerland
Villa 1366, Way 3017,
Shatti Al Qurum
Muscat / Oman
Téléphone : +968 2496 7670
Fax : +968 2460 3298
Email : muscat@eda.admin.ch
Consular district
Sana’a Consulate
vakant
Téléphone : +966 11 488 12 91
Email Riad riyadh@eda.admin.ch