SWITZERLAND SWITZERLAND REGION EUROPE NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE AUGUST 1 1291 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION MAY 29 1874 POPULATION 7275467 1999 EST AREA 15940 SQ MI CAPITAL BERN FORM OF GOVERNMENT FEDERAL REPUBLIC MAIN INDUSTRIES MACHINERY CHEMICALS PRECISION INSTRUMENTS WATCHES TEXTILES FOODSTUFFS BANKING TOURISM INSURANCE AGRICULTURE DAIRY LIVESTOCK GRAINS FRUITS VEGETABLES POTATOES NATURAL RESOURCES HYDROELECTRIC POWER TIMBER SALT CURRENCY FRANC GDP 191.8 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 26400 1998 EST LANGUAGES GERMAN FRENCH ITALIAN ALL ARE OFFICIAL RELIGIONS ROMAN CATHOLIC PROTESTANT DENOMINATIONS LITERACY RATE 100 LIFE EXPECTANCY 76 YEARS MALE 82 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 11 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 9 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
