Official nameSchweizerische Eidtgenossenschaft—Confédération Suisse—Confederazione Svizzera (Swiss Confederation)Seat of governmentBernePopulation estimate (2015)8·30 millionInternet domain extension.chCurrencyThe unit of currency is the Swiss franc (CHF), which consists of 100 centimes or Rappen.TerritorySwitzerland is bounded in the west and north-west by France, north by Germany, east by Austria and Liechtenstein and south by Italy.LanguagesGerman, French, Italian and Romansch (which is spoken mostly in Graubünden) are the official languages.Source: The Statesman's Yearbook 2018. Palgrave Macmillan, London Synonyms and related words