Switzerland
Swiss Confederation · Western Europe
Updated 8 November 2026
Switzerland is a country in Western Europe with its capital in Bern. Its head of state is Guy Parmelin. On DiploMaps you can see Switzerland on the world map with its leaders, economy, trade and UN votes, and its relations with the United Arab Emirates.
Key facts
- Capital
- Bern
- Head of state and government
- Guy ParmelinSwiss politician
- Foreign minister
- Ignazio Cassis99th President of the Swiss Confederation
- Population
- 9.1 million (2025)
- Area
- 41,284 km²
- GDP
- $1 trillion (2025)
- Currency
- Swiss franc (CHF)
- Official languages
- French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
- United Nations
- Member since 2002
- Region
- Western Europe · Europe
Switzerland and the UAE
- UAE exports to it (2025)
- $47.2 billion
- UAE imports from it (2025)
- $11.9 billion
- Visa for UAE citizens
- No visa neededA citizen of the United Arab Emirates does not need a visa for up to 90 days of stay in each 180 day-period
Memberships
- OECD
- Schengen Area
- Council of Europe
- OSCE
- NPT (Non-Proliferation Treaty)
- ICC (Rome Statute)