Governmentfederal republic (formally a confederation)LanguagesGerman (or Swiss German) (official) 62.1%, French (official) 22.8%, Italian (official) 8%Area41.3K km²Sanctioned entities162Active conflicts2Mentions 7d9 ▼ 68%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
arms imports: 5total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
80/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 1.30%inflation pct: 1.06%unemployment pct: 4.34%
Market Stress
76/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 309negative signals 30d: 74
Sanctions Exposure
68/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 162is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
99/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 84.4literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
1Stable
Security
1Stable
Economic
22Stable
Regulatory
32Moderate
Operational
11Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Geopolitical Economics
EXCLUSIVE: Ziegler UK sees ownership change, amid group break-up rumours
Japan's Nippon Express acquired Metro Supply Chain for $1.6 billion to expand North American operations, while separately, Ziegler UK underwent management restructuring amid wider group dissolution, with control transferring to Lee Marshall's Aquila Strategic in March.
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of Switzerland will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.
