Exact population: 7,523,934 (July 2006 est.)

Literacy: Total population: 99% (1980 est.); male: NA%; female: NA%

Ethnicities: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%

Area: Total: 41,290 sq km; land: 39,770 sq km; water: 1,520 sq km

Land boundaries: Total: 1,852 km; border countries: Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

Terrain: Mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

Extremes: Lowest point: Lake Maggiore 195 m; highest point: Dufourspitze 4,634 m

Imports: Germany 32.8%, Italy 11.3%, France 9.9%, US 5.2%, Netherlands 5%, Austria 4.3% (2004)

Exports: Germany 20.2%, US 10.5%, France 8.7%, Italy 8.3%, UK 5.1%, Spain 4% (2004)

Industries: Machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments

Source: CIA World Factbook