Does not have nuclear weapons.
Basic informations
| Capital: | Bern |
| Area: | 41,285 km2 |
| Population: | 8,636,896 |
| Etnic groups: | German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%. |
| Religions: | Roman Catholic 38.2%, Protestant 26.9%, other Christian 5.6%, Muslim 5%, other 1.6%, none 21.4%, unspecified 1.3%. |
Military branches
(Schweizer Armee, Armée suisse, Esercito svizzero) Swiss Armed Forces: Land Forces, Swiss Air Force.
Military service
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.