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Cantons of Switzerland
Cantons of Switzerland
Notes: 1where a version differing from German is available
The table below lists the 26 cantons that constitute present day Switzerland. They are listed in the same order as in the Swiss Constitution[?].
| Abbr | Canton | Since | Capital | Population1 | Area2 | Density3 | Municip.1 | Official languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZH | Zurich | 1351 | Zurich | 1212000 | 1729 | 701 | 171 | German |
| BE | Berne[?] | 1353 | Berne | 942000 | 5959 | 158 | 399 | German, French |
| LU | Lucerne[?] | 1332 | Lucerne | 347000 | 1493 | 233 | 107 | German |
| UR | Uri | 1291 | Altdorf[?] | 35000 | 1077 | 33 | 20 | German |
| SZ | Schwyz[?] | 1291 | Schwyz | 130000 | 908 | 143 | 30 | German |
| OW | Obwalden[?] (Obwald) | 1291 | Sarnen[?] | 32000 | 491 | 66 | 7 | German |
| NW | Nidwalden[?] (Nidwald) | 1291 | Stans[?] | 38000 | 276 | 138 | 11 | German |
| GL | Glarus[?] | 1352 | Glarus[?] | 35000 | 685 | 51 | 28 | German |
| ZG | Zug | 1352 | Zug | 99000 | 239 | 416 | 11 | German |
| FR | Fribourg[?] | 1481 | Fribourg | 236000 | 1671 | 141 | 242 | French, German |
| SO | Solothurn[?] | 1481 | Solothurn | 244000 | 791 | 308 | 126 | German |
| BS | Basel-City (Basle Town) | 1501 | Basel | 188000 | 37 | 5072 | 3 | German |
| BL | Basel-Country (Basle Country) | 1501 | Liestal | 260000 | 518 | 502 | 86 | German |
| SH | Schaffhausen[?] | 1501 | Schaffhausen | 73000 | 298 | 246 | 34 | German |
| AR | Appenzell Outer Rhodes[?] | 1513 | Herisau[?]4 | 54000 | 243 | 220 | 20 | German |
| AI | Appenzell Inner Rhodes[?] | 1513 | Appenzell[?] | 15000 | 173 | 87 | 6 | German |
| SG | St. Gallen[?] (St. Gall) | 1803 | St. Gallen[?] | 449000 | 2026 | 222 | 90 | German |
| GR | Graubünden (Grisons) | 1803 | Chur | 187000 | 7105 | 26 | 211 | German, Romansh, Italian |
| AG | Aargau (Argovia) | 1803 | Aarau | 544000 | 1404 | 388 | 232 | German |
| TG | Thurgau[?] (Thurgovia) | 1803 | Frauenfeld[?] | 227000 | 991 | 229 | 80 | German |
| TI | Ticino | 1803 | Bellinzona[?] | 309000 | 2812 | 110 | 244 | Italian |
| VD | Vaud[?] | 1803 | Lausanne | 604000 | 3212 | 188 | 382 | French |
| VS | Valais | 1815 | Sion[?] | 276000 | 5224 | 53 | 160 | French, German |
| NE | Neuchâtel[?] | 1815 | Neuchâtel[?] | 166000 | 803 | 206 | 62 | French |
| GE | Geneva[?] | 1815 | Geneva | 407000 | 282 | 1442 | 44 | French |
| JU | Jura | 1979 | Delémont[?] | 69000 | 838 | 82 | 83 | French |
| CH | Switzerland | Berne | 7178000 | 41285 | 174 | 2889 | German, French, Italian, Romansh |
Notes: 1 in 2000-2001, 2 km², 3 per km², 4 seat of government and parliament, the seat of the judicial authorities is Trogen[?].
The two letter abbreviations for Swiss cantons are widely used, e.g. on car license plates and in the ISO 3166-2 codes (with the prefix "CH-", i.e. CH-SZ for the canton of Schwyz).
Names in other languages
| Abbr | English | French | Italian | German | Romansh | Spanish | Esperanto1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG | Aargau | Argovie | Argovia | Aargau | Argovia | Argovia | |
| AI | Appenzell Inner Rhodes[?] | Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures | Appenzello Interno | Appenzell Innerhoden | Appenzell dadens | Appenzell Rodas Interiores | |
| AR | Appenzell Outer Rhodes[?] | Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures | Appenzello Esterno | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Appenzell dador | Appenzell Rodas Exteriores | |
| BS | Basel-City | Bâle-Ville | Basilea Città | Basel-Stadt | Basilea-Citad | Basilea-Ciudad | Bazelo-Urbo |
| BL | Basel-Country | Bâle-Campagne | Basilea Campagna | Basel-Landschaft | Basilea-Champagna | Basilea-Campaña | Bazelo-Kamparo |
| BE | Berne[?] | Berne | Berna | Bern | Berna | Berna | Berno |
| FR | Fribourg[?] | Fribourg | Friburgo | Friburg | Friburg | Friburgo | Friburgo |
| GE | Geneva[?] | Genève | Ginevra | Genf | Genevra | Ginebra | Ĝenevo |
| GL | Glarus[?] | Glaris | Glarona | Glarus | Glaruna | Glaris | |
| GR | Graubünden | Grisons | Grigioni | Graubünden | Grischun | Grisones | Grizono |
| JU | Jura | Jura | Giura | Jura | Giura | Jura | |
| LU | Lucerne[?] | Lucerne | Lucerna | Luzern | Lucerna | Lucerna | Lucerno |
| NE | Neuchâtel[?] | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuenburg | Neuchâtel | Neuchatel | Neuchâtel |
| NW | Nidwalden[?] | Nidwald | Nidvaldo | Nidwalden | Sutsilvania | Unterwalden bajo | |
| OW | Obwalden[?] | Obwald | Obvaldo | Obwalden | Sursilvania | Unterwalden alto | |
| SH | Schaffhausen[?] | Schaffhouse | Sciaffusa | Schaffhausen | Schaffusa | Schaffhausen | Ŝafhaŭzo |
| SZ | Schwyz[?] | Schwyz | Svitto | Schwyz | Sviz | Schwyz | |
| SO | Solothurn[?] | Soleure | Soletta | Solothurn | Soloturn | Soleura | |
| SG | St. Gallen[?] | Saint-Gall | San Gallo | St. Gallen | Son Gagl | Sankt Gallen | |
| TG | Thurgau[?] | Thurgovie | Turgovia | Thurgau | Turgovia | Turgovia | |
| TI | Ticino | Tessin | Ticino | Tessin | Tessin | Tesino | Tiĉino |
| UR | Uri | Uri | Uri | Uri | Uri | Uri | |
| VS | Valais | Valais | Vallese | Wallis | Vallais | Valais | Valezo |
| VD | Vaud[?] | Vaud | Vaud | Waadt | Vad | Vaud | Vaud |
| ZG | Zug | Zoug | Zugo | Zug | Zug | Zug | |
| ZH | Zurich | Zurich | Zurigo | Zürich | Turitg | Zurich | Zuriko |
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