Switzerland is a landlocked country, the closest coastline being at the Gulf of Genoa, 160 km south of Chiasso. It forms an irregular quadrilateral, of which the greatest length from east to west is 350 kilometres (220 mi), and the greatest breadth from north to south is nearly 220 kilometres (140 mi).
Switzerland extends between the parallels 45☄9'05 and 47☄8'30 lat. Physical description Satellite image of Switzerland Romansh, a group of dialects descended from Vulgar Latin, is spoken in several regions in the canton of Graubünden.
In the southern canton of Ticino, most people speak Italian. West of Bern, the population generally speaks French. From Bern east (except Ticino) the population generally speaks German. There are four national languages: German (spoken by 63.7% of population), French (by 20.4% of population), Italian (by 6.5%) and Romansh (0.5%). Switzerland is divided by language as well. The cantons in the Alps tend to be less populous, Catholic, and have an agrarian or tourism-based economy. The cantons along the Swiss Plateau tend to be the most populous, industrial and religiously Protestant. Switzerland is divided into 26 sovereign cantons. A portion of the southwest border with France is drawn through Lake Geneva. The eastern border with Germany and a portion of Austria is drawn through Lake Constance ( German: Bodensee). Much of the northern border with Germany follows the Rhine, through the Rhine enters Switzerland near Schaffhausen. The smaller Jura Mountains are located on the north west side of the plateau. Most of the population of Switzerland lives on the rolling hills and plains of the plateau. North of the Alps, the Swiss Plateau runs along the east–west axis of the country. Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east. Switzerland has a maximum north–south length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) and an east–west length of about 350 kilometres (220 mi). It is surrounded by 5 countries: Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, France to the west, Italy to the south and Germany to the north. Switzerland's natural landscape is marked by its numerous lakes and mountains. The geography of Switzerland encompasses the geographical features of Switzerland, a mountainous and landlocked country located in Western and Central Europe. (largest entirely in Switzerland: Lake Neuchâtel) Geographical features of Switzerland Geography of Switzerland
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