Some Facts About Switzerland
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland.
Animals are also represented by lawyers in Switzerland’s courts.
The divorce rate in Switzerland is about 43%, and people marry late: men at the age of 31.8 years and women at 29.5 years.
It is funny to note that there are more banks in the Switzerland than dentists.
If you were a teacher in Switzerland, you would enjoy at least 12 weeks’ vacation, and you would be paid highly.
Swiss chocolatiers Peter and Henri Nestlé invented milk chocolate in 1875.
Switzerland does not have a president as chief of state.
Charlie Chaplin spent the last 25 years of his life in Switzerland.
Nescafe, the world’s first instant coffee, was invented in 1938 in Switzerland.
In 2017, almost 18% of the Swiss population is above the age of 64 years.
French by numbers is the second most popular language in the country spoken by 22.5% of its population.
Switzerland became a UN member in 2002.
There are more than 1500 lakes in Switzerland. Lake Geneva is the largest freshwater lake in Switzerland.
Football and ice hockey are the most popular sports in Switzerland.
Switzerland has more than 1000 glaciers. The Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in Switzerland with an area of 117 km square.
The Swiss eat more chocolate than any other nation in the world, 11.3 kg per year.
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