SWITZERLAND
SWITZERLAND It is often said that Switzerland lies at the heart of Europe. ... Switzerland borders Germany in the north, Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein in the east, Italy in the south and France in the west. This means that three important European cultures meet in Switzerland - that of the German-speaking region, the French and the Italian. Switzerland with its 41,285 square kilometres only covers 1. ... 1 per cent) of the global population - live in Switzerland. Switzerland has a high population density: 176 people per square kilometre.