Switzerland

General information about the country: 41,284 km2. A small, landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered to the north by Germany, to the south by Italy, to the west by France, to the east by Austria and Liechtenstein. The northern border partially runs along Lake Constance and the Rhine, which begins in the center of the Swiss Alps and also forms part of the eastern border. The western border runs through the Jura Mountains, the southern border runs through the Italian Alps and Lake Geneva. 8,930,000 people. 32.1% are Catholics, 20.5% are Protestants, 5.6% are other Christian denominations (including 2.6% are Orthodox), 5.9% are Muslims. 34% of residents do not identify themselves as belonging to any of the faiths. The time zone is UTC+1.