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Switzerland
A landlocked, mountainous country, Switzerland's geographical position in central Europe and studied neutrality have given it the access and political stability to become one of the world's wealthiest countries.
Switzerland has for centuries been a neutral state, which means that it cannot take part in armed conflict unless it is attacked. Its forces can only be used for self-defence and internal security.
It joined the United Nations only in 2002. Surrounded by the European Union, it has vacillated between seeking closer engagement with its powerful neighbour and other international organisations, and preferring a more isolationist course.
The people are given a direct say in their own affairs under Switzerland's system of direct democracy, which has no parallel in any other country.
They are invited to the polls several times a year to vote in national or regional referendums and people's initiatives.
Source:BBC.com
Member Since:
May 6, 1957
EIF Date:
May 1, 1999
SWISS CONFEDERATION: FACTS
Capital: Bern, de facto
Area: 41,285 sq km
Population: 8.6 million
Languages: French, German, Italian, Romansh
Life expectancy: 81 years (men) 85 years (women)
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Flag | Country | Member Since | EIF Date |
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Albania | June 4, 2002 | May 9, 2004 | |
Andorra | June 11, 2015 | December 31, 1996 | |
Antigua and Barbuda | N/A | November 1, 1981 | |
Argentina | April 28, 1972 | February 18, 1988 | |
Armenia | April 28, 2015 | August 14, 1994 | |
Australia | November 1, 1973 | March 16, 1995 | |
Austria | July 15, 1955 | January 13, 1968 | |
Azerbaijan | July 29, 2014 | March 2, 2005 | |
Bahrain | N/A | December 31, 2013 | |
Barbados | N/A | November 30, 1966 | |
Belarus | July 12, 2001 | May 31, 1992 | |
Belgium | July 15, 1955 | February 9, 1976 | |
Belize | N/A | April 11, 1993 | |
Bolivia | N/A | May 7, 2018 | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | June 7, 2001 | March 6, 1992 | |
Botswana | N/A | September 30, 1966 | |
Brazil | February 23, 2001 | August 14, 2016 | |
Brunei | N/A | December 3, 1987 | |
Bulgaria | April 22, 1999 | April 29, 2001 | |
Burundi | N/A | February 13, 2015 | |
Cabo Verde | N/A | February 13, 2010 | |
Canada | October 7, 1968 | January 11, 2024 | |
Chile | April 25, 1986 | August 30, 2016 | |
China | July 3, 1987 | November 7, 2023 | |
Colombia | N/A | January 1, 2001 | |
Cook Islands | N/A | April 30, 2005 | |
Costa Rica | January 27, 2011 | December 14, 2011 | |
Croatia | June 12, 1995 | October 8, 1991 | |
Cyprus | October 8, 1984 | April 30, 1973 | |
Czech Republic | January 28, 1993 | March 16, 1999 | |
Denmark | July 15, 1955 | December 29, 2006 | |
Dominica | N/A | November 3, 1978 | |
Dominican Republic | March 4, 2020 | August 30, 2009 | |
Ecuador | November 2, 2007 | April 2, 2005 | |
El Salvador | March 2, 2022 | May 31, 1996 | |
Estonia | May 13, 1998 | September 30, 2001 | |
Eswatini | N/A | September 6, 1968 | |
Fiji | N/A | October 10, 1970 | |
Finland | December 2, 1955 | August 26, 1985 | |
France | April 20, 1964 | January 24, 1965 | |
Georgia | May 28, 2001 | May 14, 2007 | |
Germany | December 14, 1955 | February 13, 1966 | |
Greece | August 26, 1955 | May 18, 1985 | |
Grenada | N/A | April 7, 2002 | |
Guatemala | N/A | September 18, 2017 | |
Guyana | N/A | April 18, 2019 | |
Honduras | September 9, 2021 | September 30, 2004 | |
Hungary | January 6, 1987 | January 18, 1973 | |
Iceland | November 14, 2003 | November 27, 2004 | |
India | March 13, 2008 | July 14, 2005 | |
Indonesia | N/A | June 4, 2022 | |
Israel | September 24, 1964 | August 14, 1978 | |
Italy | June 26, 1957 | February 11, 1978 | |
Jamaica | N/A | July 3, 2021 | |
Japan | June 27, 1957 | July 27, 1970 | |
Kazakhstan | June 14, 2017 | January 30, 2001 | |
Kosovo | N/A | July 14, 2016 | |
Kyrgyzstan | N/A | July 31, 2011 | |
Latvia | August 11, 1992 | January 30, 1996 | |
Lesotho | N/A | October 4, 1966 | |
Liberia | N/A | February 8, 1996 | |
Liechtenstein | N/A | September 17, 1972 | |
Lithuania | October 23, 2001 | July 19, 1997 | |
Luxembourg | March 12, 1956 | June 3, 1979 | |
Malawi | N/A | December 2, 1967 | |
Malta | January 30, 1995 | March 3, 1968 | |
Marshall Islands | N/A | August 14, 1992 | |
Mauritius | January 19, 2011 | March 12, 1968 | |
Mexico | March 18, 1986 | August 14, 1995 | |
Moldova | March 16, 2016 | March 16, 2007 | |
Monaco | August 8, 1996 | December 31, 2002 | |
Mongolia | July 1, 2021 | December 31, 2009 | |
Montenegro | March 1, 2007 | June 3, 2006 | |
Morocco | September 6, 1993 | August 14, 2016 | |
Namibia | January 19, 2021 | January 30, 2001 | |
Netherlands | July 15, 1955 | October 8, 1965 | |
New Zealand | February 5, 2002 | November 22, 2001 | |
Nicaragua | October 21, 2020 | May 14, 2013 | |
Niue | N/A | March 2, 1999 | |
North Macedonia | September 20, 1993 | November 17, 1991 | |
Norway | July 15, 1955 | July 29, 1983 | |
Oman | N/A | January 30, 2012 | |
Pakistan | N/A | March 9, 2023 | |
Palau | N/A | June 23, 2020 | |
Panama | May 29, 2002 | August 4, 1991 | |
Paraguay | June 28, 2005 | August 30, 2014 | |
Peru | January 29, 2001 | September 30, 2010 | |
Philippines | July 14, 2010 | May 14, 2019 | |
Poland | May 29, 1984 | August 14, 2005 | |
Portugal | July 15, 1955 | February 4, 1969 | |
Republic of Ireland | August 26, 1955 | March 9, 1999 | |
Romania | April 10, 1991 | March 16, 2001 | |
Russia | December 6, 2001 | May 31, 1992 | |
Rwanda | N/A | June 5, 2024 | |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | N/A | December 14, 1994 | |
Saint Lucia | N/A | July 31, 2002 | |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | N/A | October 27, 1979 | |
Samoa | N/A | September 13, 1999 | |
San Marino | N/A | February 13, 1995 | |
Sao Tome and Principe | N/A | September 13, 2008 | |
Saudi Arabia | October 19, 2016 | December 7, 2022 | |
Senegal | N/A | March 23, 2023 | |
Serbia | April 26, 2001 | April 27, 1992 | |
Seychelles | N/A | March 31, 1979 | |
Singapore | April 9, 2014 | September 16, 2021 | |
Slovakia | April 26, 1993 | February 18, 2002 | |
Slovenia | June 18, 1992 | June 25, 1991 | |
South Africa | February 14, 2002 | April 30, 1995 | |
South Korea | August 20, 1997 | July 14, 2007 | |
Spain | July 15, 1955 | September 25, 1978 | |
Suriname | October 7, 1977 | November 25, 1975 | |
Sweden | July 15, 1955 | May 1, 1999 | |
Switzerland | May 6, 1957 | May 1, 1999 | |
Tajikistan | N/A | October 31, 2015 | |
The Bahamas | N/A | July 10, 1973 | |
Tonga | N/A | October 31, 2015 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | N/A | July 14, 2000 | |
Tunisia | November 4, 2014 | March 30, 2018 | |
Turkey | August 26, 1955 | September 29, 1985 | |
Ukraine | December 3, 2003 | December 22, 2003 | |
United Kingdom | July 15, 1955 | January 24, 1965 | |
United States | October 15, 1964 | October 15, 1981 | |
Uruguay | July 27, 1983 | October 14, 2012 | |
Uzbekistan | March 4, 2020 | April 15, 2012 | |
Vanuatu | N/A | July 30, 1980 | |
Venezuela | July 25, 1979 | March 16, 1999 |