Switzerland is a small, generally mountainous and
landlocked country located in the center of Europe. It has a total
area of about 41,290 square kilometers (15,942 sq mi) of which
39,770 square kilometers (15,355 sq mi) is land and 1,520 square
kilometers (587 sq mi) is water. Switzerland is landlocked and
surrounded by Austria (164 kilometers (102 mi)) and Liechtenstein
(41 kilometers (25 mi)) to the east, France (573 kilometers (356
mi)) to the west, Italy (740 kilometers (460 mi)) to the south and
Germany (334 kilometers (208 mi)) to the north. It is one of the
smallest countries in Europe, with a maximum north-south length of
220 kilometers (137 mi) and an east-west length of about 350
kilometers (217 mi).
Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east.
North of the Alps, the Swiss plateau runs along the east-west axis
of the country. Most of the population of Switzerland lives on the
rolling hills and plains of the plateau. The smaller Jura Mountains
are located on the north west side of the plateau. Much of the
northern border with Germany follows the Rhine River, though the
Rhine enters Switzerland near Schaffhausen. The eastern border with
Germany and a portion of Austria is drawn through Lake Constance
(German: Bodensee). A portion of the southwest border with France is
drawn through Lake Geneva.
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