Doing Business In - Switzerland
Background
The total area of the country comes up to some 41,000 square kilometers. With 7.8 million inhabitants, Switzerland is densely populated. Excellent road, rail and air links to the whole of Europe make Switzerland an important center for international business contacts. None of the most important European cities is more than two hours away by air.
A railway journey or car ride across Switzerland takes less than three hours—distance east-west is 350 km, north-south 250 km. The variety in landscapes is impressive. Lakes and highest mountains, fruitful river valleys and sparse rock landscapes are coining Switzerland’s geography.
Switzerland borders on Germany in its north, in the west on France, in the south on Italy and in the east on Austria.
Three main languages are spoken in Switzerland: German (65%), French (20%) and Italian (8%). A large proportion of the population can communicate also in English, which is often used in business.
Compared to other European countries, Switzerland has a high proportion of foreign residents: almost 22%.
A railway journey or car ride across Switzerland takes less than three hours—distance east-west is 350 km, north-south 250 km. The variety in landscapes is impressive. Lakes and highest mountains, fruitful river valleys and sparse rock landscapes are coining Switzerland’s geography.
Switzerland borders on Germany in its north, in the west on France, in the south on Italy and in the east on Austria.
Three main languages are spoken in Switzerland: German (65%), French (20%) and Italian (8%). A large proportion of the population can communicate also in English, which is often used in business.
Compared to other European countries, Switzerland has a high proportion of foreign residents: almost 22%.