Switzerland cantons | Map map

Switzerland - official name "Swiss Confederation" is a democratic state in Europe and linguistically includes German, French, Italian and Rhaeto-Romanic areas.

How many cantons does Switzerland have and what are their names?

Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons with the following major cities:

• Aargau, capital Aarau
• Appenzell Outer Rhodes, capital of Herisau
• Appenzell Inner Rhodes, capital Appenzell
• Basel-Land, capital Liestal
• Basel city, capital Basel
• Bern, capital Bern
• Friborg Freiburg, capital city Friborg / Freiburg
• Geneve / Geneva, capital Geneve / Geneva
• Glarus, capital Glarus
• Grisons / Grischuns / Grigioni, capital Chur
• Law, capital Delsberg
• Lucerne, capital Lucerne
• Neuchâtel / Neuchâtel, capital Neuchâtel
• Nidwalden, capital of Stans
• Obwalden, capital of Sarnen
• St.Gallen, capital St. Gallen
• Schaffhausen, capital Schaffhausen
• Schwyz, capital Schwyz
• Solothurn, capital Solothurn
• Thurgau, capital Frauenfeld
• Ticino / Ticino, capital of Bellinzona
• Uri, capital Altdorf
• Vaud / Vaud, capital of Lausanne
• Valais / Wallis, capital Sion / Sion
• Train, capital train
• Zurich, capital of Zurich

The cantons of Switzerland in the overview

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Map of Switzerland with cantons

How many countries are bordering on Switzerland?

Switzerland has 5 contiguous neighboring countries:

• Austria
• Italy
• Liechtenstein
• France
• Germany

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