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SWITZERLAND
(pronounced - swit-suh-luhnd | ˈswɪtsələnd)
OFFICIAL NAME: Swiss Confederation
DEMONYMS: Swiss, European
Switzerland is part of the Western Europe region in the continent of Europe. Switzerland is also known as the Land of Milk and Honey. It is in the Northern hemisphere and is 41.3 thousand square kilometres in size. The primary languages spoken are German, French, Italian and Romansh; the capital city is Bern and the main currency used is the Swiss Franc.
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Metrics

| KEY STATISTICS

GREEN
2024 SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


LGBTQIA+ Equality - Very High
Very High
LGBTQIA+ EQUALITY STATUS

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GREEN
2024 LGBTQIA+ SAFE COUNTRY ASSESSMENT


REFUGEE CONVENTIONS & POLITICAL ENVIRONMENT

Key information relating to

Refugees and Migrants

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LGBTQIA+ Refugee Statistics

The estimated refugee statistical information is adapted based on the refugee data finder service for the current year and by applying the formula used by the Gayther Population Index

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REFUGEES

5,081
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ASYLUM

498
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TOTAL DISPLACED

5,579
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INTERNALLY DISPLACED

0
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STATELESS

31
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RANK

44
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  USEFUL PHRASES | CRIME

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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CRIME
kriminalität (german) | la criminalité (french) | crimine (italian) | crimine (romansh)
ABUSE
missbrauch (german) | abuser de (french) | abuso (italian) | abuso (romansh)
AFRAID
ängstlich (german) | peur (french) | impaurito (italian) | impaurito (romansh)
ASSISTANCE
hilfe (german) | assistance (french) | assistenza (italian) | assistenza (romansh)
ASYLUM
asyl (german) | asile (french) | asilo (italian) | asilo (romansh)
DEATH
tod (german) | décès (french) | morte (italian) | morte (romansh)
DETENTION
haft (german) | retenue (french) | detenzione (italian) | detenzione (romansh)
DISPLACE
verdrängen (german) | déplacer (french) | spostare (italian) | spostare (romansh)
KIDNAPPING
entführung (german) | enlèvement (french) | rapimento (italian) | rapimento (romansh)
PERSECUTION
verfolgung (german) | persécution (french) | persecuzione (italian) | persecuzione (romansh)
RAPE
vergewaltigen (german) | râpé (french) | stupro (italian) | stupro (romansh)
SCARED
erschrocken (german) | effrayé (french) | impaurito (italian) | impaurito (romansh)
WAR
krieg (german) | guerre (french) | guerra (italian) | guerra (romansh)
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NOTIFICATIONS

LAST UPDATED:  June 18, 2024

Important communication information about the

Country

×  LOW-RISK  | The country has progressive laws for the LGBGTQIA+ community and typically should be safe for refugees and migrants from the community. Though progressive, they may not accept asylum applications based on persecution due to a person's sexuality or gender identity....read more

Latest

| STATUS

  • LGBTQIA+ RELATED | The country typically scores high or very high within the Gayther Equality Index. The score means that the government and society will be more accepting of the community and generally have progressive laws in place relating to the local LGBTQIA+ community, such as decriminalising same-sex relationships, the right to marry...more
  • CURRENT STATE | There are currently no known issues or armed conflicts taking place within this country
  • This country is categorised as being a full democracy, where the government offers all its citizens civil liberties and freedoms...more
  • GENEVA REFUGEE STATUS | This country signed up to both the refugee convention and protocol, which outlines the agreed criteria, status and rights of refugees...more
  • LGBTQIA+ ASYLUM APPLICATIONS | This country historically accepts asylum applications (membership of a particular social group) based on being persecuted for identifying with a specific sexuality or gender identity.
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Government

| INFORMATION

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SWITZERLAND
BORDER FORCE OR ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
bundesamt für zoll und grenzschutz | office fédéral des douanes et de la sécurité des frontières | ufficio federale delle dogane e della sicurezza delle frontiere | focbs
The border force, customs or entry services are typically linked to the police or interior ministries within a government. All services and functions are designed to control and manage a particular country’s border. The entry services are typically related to the issuing and management of visas. Some countries may require a permit to enter, leave, or stay for a specified time
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SWITZERLAND
GOVERNMENT
bundesversammlung | assemblée fédérale | assemblea federale | assamblea federala | nationalrat | conseil national | consiglio nazionale | cussegl naziunal
A government is comprised of a group of people within a given country with authority to govern a country or state. Governments are typically made up of heads of state (presidents, prime ministers or chief), departments and ministries which represent specific functions and provide services for all those citizens living within the country
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SWITZERLAND
MINISTRY OF IMMIGRATION OR THE INTERIOR
secrétariat d'état aux migrations | staatssekretariat für migration | segreteria di stato della migrazione | sem
The immigration office or ministry is typically a department or organisation within a government that focuses on all things relating to immigration and residency. The department will often manage visa and residency applications, issuing of passports and national ids and all of the relevant rights for living within a given country
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HEALTHCARE RELATED

Key information relating to

Healthcare Services

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UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE COVERAGE

Yes

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HEALTHCARE CATEGORY

Social Insurance (Bismarck)

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HEALTHCARE AUTHORITY

Federal Office of Public Health

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HEALTHCARE NAME

soziale krankenversicherung | assurance maladi | assicurazione-mallatie

Geography

Learn more about the country and its

Physical Location

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CAPITAL

Berne

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REGION

Western Europe

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CONTINENT

Europe

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HEMISPHERE

Northern

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AREA

41290

(square kilometers)

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SURROUNDING OCEAN(S)

Landlocked

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EMERGENCY CONTACTS

The important telephone numbers relating to the

Emergency Services

German | French | Italian | Romansh
Official Language(s) spoken in Switzerland
The emergency service numbers within Switzerland to call during an emergency
  • AMBULANCE - when someone is seriously ill or injured, and their life is at risk (emergency medical services and technical rescue)
  • POLICE - when you feel in danger, are in dangerous situations or have witnessed a crime (law enforcement, criminal investigation, and maintenance of public order)
  • FIRE RESCUE - when a fire occurs or where a person needs rescue (fire suppression, technical rescue, and hazardous materials mitigation)


Ambulance
AMBULANCE
krankenwagen (german) | ambulance (french) | ambulanza (italian) | ambulanza (romansh)

dial
112

Call Ambulance Service Now

Police
POLICE
polizei (german) | police (french) | polizia (italian) | polizia (romansh)

dial
112

Call Police Now

Fire
FIRE
feuer (german) | feu (french) | fuoco (italian) | fieu (romansh)

dial
112

Call Fire Service Now


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DISTANCE TO SAFE COUNTRIES

The distance to the top five

Safe Countries

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  USEFUL PHRASES | PROCESSING

Common phrases and terms in the local language(s)
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PROCESSING
wird bearbeitet (german) | en traitement (french) | lavorazione (italian) | lavorazione (romansh)
APPLICANT
antragsteller (german) | demandeur (french) | richiedente (italian) | richiedente (romansh)
APPLICATION FORM
anmeldeformular (german) | formulaire de demande (french) | modulo di richiesta (italian) | modulo di richiesta (romansh)
ASYLUM SEEKER
asylbewerber (german) | demandeur d'asile (french) | richiedente asilo (italian) | richiedente asilo (romansh)
CITIZENSHIP
staatsangehörigkeit (german) | citoyenneté (french) | cittadinanza (italian) | cittadinanza (romansh)
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
herkunftsland (german) | pays d'origine (french) | paese d'origine (italian) | paese d'origine (romansh)
DATE OF BIRTH
geburtsdatum (german) | date de naissance (french) | data di nascita (italian) | data di nascita (romansh)
DISPLACEMENT
verschiebung (german) | déplacement (french) | spostamento (italian) | spostamento (romansh)
GENDER
geschlecht (german) | le genre (french) | genere (italian) | genere (romansh)
MIGRANT
migrant (german) | migrant (french) | migrante (italian) | migrante (romansh)
NAME
name (german) | prénom (french) | nome (italian) | nome (romansh)
NATIONALITY
staatsangehörigkeit (german) | nationalité (french) | nazionalità (italian) | nazionalità (romansh)
PROOF
beweis (german) | preuve (french) | prova (italian) | prova (romansh)
REFUGEE
flüchtling (german) | réfugié (french) | profugo (italian) | profugo (romansh)
RELIGION
religion (german) | religion (french) | religione (italian) | religione (romansh)
RETURN
rückkehr (german) | revenir (french) | ritorno (italian) | ritorno (romansh)
SEXUALITY
sexualität (german) | sexualité (french) | sessualità (italian) | sessualità (romansh)
STATUS
status (german) | statut (french) | stato (italian) | stato (romansh)
TRANSIT
transit (german) | transit (french) | transito (italian) | transito (romansh)
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LGBTQIA+ RELATED

Key metrics relating to how the Country treats the

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LGBTQIA+ Terms

learn the literal translations of key LGBTQIA+ terms in the local languages/dialects
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Lesbian
lesben (german) | lesbienne (french) | lesbica (italian) | lesbica (romansh)
Gay Flag
Gay
schwul (german) | gay (french) | gay (italian) | gay (romansh)
Bisexual Flag
Bisexual
bisexuell (german) | bisexuel (french) | bisessuale (italian) | bisessuale (romansh)
Transgender Flag
Transgender
transgender (german) | transgenres (french) | transgender (italian) | transgender (romansh)
Intersex Flag
Intersex
intersex (german) | intersexe (french) | intersex (italian) | intersessualità (romansh)
Asexual Flag
Asexual
asexuell (german) | asexué (french) | asessuale (italian) | asessuale (romansh)
Questioning Flag
Questioning
befragung (german) | interrogatoire (french) | interrogare (italian) | domanda (romansh)
Community Flag
Community
gemeinschaft (german) | communauté (french) | comunità (italian) | comunità (romansh)
Gender Flag
Gender
geschlechtsspezifisch (german) | lié au genre (french) | relativo al sesso (italian) | relativo al genere (romansh)
Sexuality Flag
Sexuality
sexualität im zusammenhang (german) | relatif à la sexualité (french) | relativo alla sessualità (italian) | sessualità correlata (romansh)
Non-Bingary Flag
Non-Binary
nicht binär (german) | non binaire (french) | non binario (italian) | non binario (romansh)
Queer Flag
Queer
komisch (german) | queer (french) | queer (italian) | queer (romansh)
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COUNTRY NAME

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Many Languages

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A  
Afghanistan Flag
- (dari) | سویزرلینډ یا سویس (pashto)
Albania Flag
switzerland (albanian)
Algeria Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | suisse (french)
American Samoa Flag
sueteselani (samoan)
Andorra Flag
suïssa (catalan)
Angola Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Anguilla Flag
switzerland (english)
Antigua and Barbuda Flag
switzerland (english)
Argentina Flag
suiza (spanish)
Armenia Flag
շվեյցարիա (armenian)
Australia Flag
switzerland (english)
Austria Flag
schweiz (german)
Azerbaijan Flag
isveçrə (azerbaijani)


B  
Bahamas, The Flag
switzerland (english)
Bahrain Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Bangladesh Flag
সুইজর্লণ্ড (bengali)
Barbados Flag
switzerland (english)
Belarus Flag
швейцарыя (belarusian) | швейцария [shveytsariya] (russian)
Belgium Flag
zwitserland (dutch) | suisse (french) | schweiz (german)
Belize Flag
switzerland (english) | suiza (spanish)
Benin Flag
suisse (french)
Bermuda Flag
switzerland (english)
Bhutan Flag
- (dzongkha)
Bolivia Flag
suiza (spanish) | - (aymara) | - (quechua)
Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag
švajcarska (bosnian) | švicarska (croatian) | швајцарска [shvajcarska] (serbian)
Botswana Flag
switzerland (english) | - (tswana)
Brazil Flag
suíça (portuguese)
British Virgin Islands Flag
switzerland (english)
Brunei Darussalam Flag
switzerland (malay) | switzerland (english)
Bulgaria Flag
швейцария (bulgarian)
Burkina Faso Flag
suisse (french)
Burundi Flag
suisse (french) | - (kirundi)


C  
Cambodia Flag
ប្រទេស​ស្វីស (khmer)
Cameroon Flag
switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Canada Flag
switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Caribbean Netherlands Flag
zwitserland (dutch) | switzerland (english) | - (papiamentu)
Cayman Islands Flag
switzerland (english)
Central African Republic Flag
- (sango) | suisse (french)
Chad Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | suisse (french)
Channel Islands Flag
switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Chile Flag
suiza (spanish)
China Flag
瑞士 [ruìshì] (mandarin)
Colombia Flag
suiza (spanish)
Comoros Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | - (comorian) | suisse (french)
Congo, D.Rep Flag
suisse (french)
Congo, Rep Flag
suisse (french)
Cook Islands Flag
switzerland (english) | switzerland (māori)
Costa Rica Flag
suiza (spanish)
Croatia Flag
švicarska (croatian)
Cuba Flag
suiza (spanish)
Cyprus Flag
ελβετία [elvetía] (greek) | isviçre (turkish)
Czech Republic (Czechia) Flag
švýcarsko (czech)


D E F  
Denmark Flag
schweiz (danish)
Djibouti Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | suisse (french)
Dominica Flag
switzerland (english)
Dominican Republic Flag
suiza (spanish)
East Timor (Timor-Leste) Flag
suíça (portuguese) | - (tetum)
Ecuador Flag
suiza (spanish)
Egypt Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
El Salvador Flag
suiza (spanish)
Equatorial Guinea Flag
suiza (spanish) | suisse (french)
Eritrea Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | ስዊዘርላንድ (tigrinya) | - (tigre) | switzerland (english)
Estonia Flag
šveits (estonian)
Ethiopia Flag
ስዊዘሪላንድ (amharic)
Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) Flag
switzerland (english)
Fiji Flag
- (fijian) | - (hindustani) | switzerland (english)
Finland Flag
sveitsi (finnish) | schweiz (swedish)
France Flag
suisse (french)
French Guiana Flag
suisse (french) | suisse (french guianese creole)
French Polynesia Flag
suisse (french)


G  
Gabon Flag
suisse (french)
Gambia, The Flag
switzerland (english)
Georgia Flag
- (abkhaz) | შვეიცარიაში (georgian) | - (ossetic)
Germany Flag
schweiz (german)
Ghana Flag
switzerland (english)
Gibraltar Flag
switzerland (english)
Greece Flag
ελβετία [elvetía] (greek)
Greenland Flag
- (kalaallisut) | schweiz (danish)
Grenada Flag
switzerland (english)
Guadeloupe Flag
suiza (spanish)
Guam Flag
switzerland (english) | - (chamorro)
Guatemala Flag
suiza (spanish)
Guinea Flag
suisse (french)
Guinea-Bissau Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Guyana Flag
switzerland (english)


H I J  
Haiti Flag
suisse (french) | swis (haitian creole)
Honduras Flag
suiza (spanish)
Hong Kong Flag
瑞士 [ruìshì] (cantonese) | switzerland (english)
Hungary Flag
svájc (hungarian)
Iceland Flag
sviss (icelandic)
India Flag
स्विट्जरलैंड (hindi) | switzerland (english)
Indonesia Flag
swiss (indonesian)
Iran, Islamic Republic of Flag
سوئیس (persian)
Iraq Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Ireland Flag
an eilvéis (irish (gaelic)) | switzerland (english)
Isle of Man Flag
switzerland (english)
Israel Flag
שוויץ (hebrew)
Italy Flag
svizzera (italian)
Jamaica Flag
switzerland (english)
Japan Flag
スイス (japanese)
Jordan Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)


K L  
Kazakhstan Flag
швейцария (kazakh)
Kenya Flag
uswisi (swahili) | switzerland (english)
Kiribati Flag
- (gilbertese) | switzerland (english)
Korea, North (D.Rep) Flag
스위스 [seuwiseu] (korean)
Korea, South (Rep) Flag
스위스 [seuwiseu] (korean)
Kosovo, Republic of Flag
switzerland (albanian) | швајцарска [shvajcarska] (serbian)
Kuwait Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Kyrgyzstan Flag
швейцария (kirghiz)
Laos Flag
ສະວິດເຊີແລນ (lao)
Latvia Flag
šveice (latvian)
Lebanon Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Lesotho Flag
switzerland (sesotho) | switzerland (english)
Liberia Flag
switzerland (english)
Libya Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Liechtenstein Flag
schweiz (german)
Lithuania Flag
šveicarija (lithuanian)
Luxembourg Flag
schwäiz (luxembourgish) | suisse (french) | schweiz (german)


M  
Macau Flag
瑞士 [ruìshì] (cantonese) | suíça (portuguese)
Madagascar Flag
soisa (malagasy) | suisse (french)
Malawi Flag
switzerland (chichewa) | switzerland (english)
Malaysia Flag
switzerland (malay)
Maldives Flag
- (dhivehi)
Mali Flag
suisse (french)
Malta Flag
isvizzera (maltese) | switzerland (english)
Marshall Islands Flag
- (marshallese) | switzerland (english)
Martinique Flag
suisse (french)
Mauritania Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Mauritius Flag
suisse (french) | switzerland (english)
Mayotte Flag
suisse (french)
Mexico Flag
suiza (spanish)
Micronesia, F.S Flag
switzerland (english) | - (chuukese) | - (kosraean) | - (pohnpeian) | - (yapese)
Moldova Flag
elveţia (moldovan)
Monaco Flag
suisse (french)
Mongolia Flag
швейцарь (mongolian)
Montenegro Flag
швајцарска [shvajcarska] (montenegrin)
Morocco Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Mozambique Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Myanmar Flag
ဆွစ်ဇာလန် (burmese)


N  
Namibia Flag
switzerland (english)
Nauru Flag
- (nauruan) | switzerland (english)
Nepal Flag
स्विट्जरल्याण्ड (nepali)
Netherlands Flag
zwitserland (dutch)
Netherlands Antilles Flag
switzerland (english)
New Caledonia Flag
suisse (french)
New Zealand Flag
switzerland (english) | switzerland (māori)
Nicaragua Flag
suiza (spanish)
Niger Flag
suisse (french)
Nigeria Flag
switzerland (english)
Niue Flag
- (niuean) | switzerland (english)
North Macedonia Flag
швајцарија (macedonian)
Northern Mariana Islands Flag
switzerland (english) | - (chamorro) | - (carolinian)
Norway Flag
sveits (norwegian)


O P Q  
Oman Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Pakistan Flag
سوئٹزر لینڈ (urdu)
Palau Flag
- (palauan) | switzerland (english)
Palestine, State of Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Panama Flag
suiza (spanish)
Papua New Guinea Flag
switzerland (english)
Paraguay Flag
suiza (spanish) | સ્વિટ્ઝર્લૅન્ડ (guaraní)
Peru Flag
suiza (spanish) | - (quechua)
Philippines Flag
switzerland (filipino)
Pitcairn Islands Flag
- (pitkern) | switzerland (english)
Poland Flag
szwajcaria (polish)
Portugal Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Puerto Rico Flag
suiza (spanish) | switzerland (english)
Qatar Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)


R S  
Reunion Flag
suisse (french)
Romania Flag
elveţia (romanian)
Russia Flag
швейцария [shveytsariya] (russian)
Rwanda Flag
busuwisi (kinyarwanda) | switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Saint Barthelemy (Barts) Flag
suisse (french)
Saint Helena Flag
switzerland (english)
Saint Kitts and Nevis Flag
switzerland (english)
Saint Lucia Flag
switzerland (english)
Saint Martin (Dutch) Flag
zwitserland (dutch) | switzerland (english)
Saint Martin (French) Flag
suisse (french)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon Flag
suisse (french)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Flag
switzerland (english)
Samoa Flag
sueteselani (samoan) | switzerland (english)
San Marino Flag
svizzera (italian)
Sao Tome and Principe Flag
suíça (portuguese)
Saudi Arabia Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Senegal Flag
suisse (french)
Serbia Flag
швајцарска [shvajcarska] (serbian)
Seychelles Flag
- (seychellois creole) | switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Sierra Leone Flag
switzerland (english)
Singapore Flag
瑞士 [ruìshì] (mandarin) | switzerland (english) | switzerland (malay) | சுவிச்சர்லாந்து (tamil)
Slovakia Flag
švajčiarsko (slovak)
Slovenia Flag
švica (slovene)
Solomon Islands Flag
switzerland (english)
Somalia Flag
switzerland (somali) | سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
South Africa Flag
switserland (afrikaans) | switzerland (english) | - (southern ndebele) | switzerland (sesotho) | switzerland (zulu) | - (northern sotho) | - (tswana) | - (swazi) | - (venda) | - (tsonga)
South Sudan Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Spain Flag
suiza (spanish) | suïssa (catalan) | suíza (galician)
Sri Lanka Flag
ස්විට්සර්ලන්තය (sinhalese) | சுவிச்சர்லாந்து (tamil) | switzerland (english)
Sudan Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Suriname Flag
zwitserland (dutch)
Swaziland (Eswatini) Flag
- (swazi) | switzerland (english)
Sweden Flag
schweiz (swedish)
Switzerland Flag
schweiz (german) | suisse (french) | svizzera (italian) | svizzera (romansh)
Syria Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | suisse (french) | switzerland (english)


T  
Taiwan Flag
瑞士 [ruìshì] (mandarin)
Tajikistan Flag
швейтсария (tajik)
Tanzania Flag
uswisi (swahili) | switzerland (english)
Thailand Flag
ประเทศสวิสเซอร์แลนด์ (thai)
Togo Flag
suisse (french)
Tokelau Flag
- (tokelauan)
Tonga Flag
- (tongan) | switzerland (english)
Trinidad and Tobago Flag
switzerland (english)
Tunisia Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic) | suisse (french)
Turkey (Turkiye) Flag
isviçre (turkish)
Turkmenistan Flag
şweýsariýa (turkmen)
Turks and Caicos Islands Flag
switzerland (english)
Tuvalu Flag
- (tuvaluan) | switzerland (english)


U V W X Y Z  
Uganda Flag
switzerland (english)
Ukraine Flag
швейцарія [shveytsariya] (ukrainian)
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
United Kingdom (UK) Flag
switzerland (english)
United States of America (USA) Flag
switzerland (english)
Uruguay Flag
suiza (spanish)
US Virgin Islands Flag
switzerland (english)
Uzbekistan Flag
shveytsariya (uzbek)
Vanuatu Flag
switzerland (english) | suisse (french)
Vatican City (Holy See) Flag
helvetia (latin) | svizzera (italian)
Venezuela Flag
suiza (spanish)
Vietnam Flag
thụy sĩ (vietnamese)
Wallis and Futuna Flag
suisse (french) | - (wallisian) | - (futunan)
Yemen Flag
سويسرا [suisra] (arabic)
Zambia Flag
switzerland (english)
Zimbabwe Flag
switzerland (english) | siwizarendi (shona) | - (northern ndebele)
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