Modern history of Switzerland

Swiss Confederation
Five official names
    • Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German)
    • Confédération suisse (French)
    • Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)
    • Confederaziun svizra (Romansh)
    • Confoederatio helvetica (Latin)
1848–present
Anthem: 
Various
Location of Modern history of Switzerland (green)

in Europe (green and dark grey)

Capital

46°57′N 7°27′E / 46.950°N 7.450°E / 46.950; 7.450
Largest cityZürich
Official languages
Religion
  • 29.4% no religion
  • 5.4% Islam
  • 0.6% Hinduism
  • 0.9% other
  • 1.1% unanswered
Demonyms
GovernmentFederal assembly-independent directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy
First:

Current:

Johann Ulrich Schiess (first)
Viktor Rossi (currently)
LegislatureFederal Assembly
Historical eraModern era
• Creation of the Swiss Federal Constitution
12 September 1848
1914–1918; 1939–1945
• Dissolution of the 1848 constitution
1 January 2000
25 February 2020
Area
• Total
41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi) (132nd)
• Water (%)
4.34%
Population
• Estimate
8,902,308
• 2002
1.28 billion
CurrencySwiss franc (franc) (CHF)
Time zoneUTC+1 (Central European Time)
Date formatdd.mm.yyyy (AD)
Calling code+41
ISO 3166 codeCH
Internet TLD
Preceded by
Restoration and Regeneration in Switzerland

This article deals with the history of Switzerland since 1848.

See Early Modern Switzerland for the Early Modern period, Switzerland in the Napoleonic era for the period of 1798–1814, and Restoration and Regeneration (Switzerland) for the period of 1815–1848.

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