The economy is based on subsistence agriculture, which occupies more
than 60% of the population and contributes nearly 25% to GDP.
Manufacturing, which includes a number of agroprocessing factories,
accounts for another quarter of GDP. Mining has declined in importance
in recent years; high-grade iron ore deposits were depleted in 1978,
and health concerns cut world demand for asbestos. Exports of sugar
and forestry products are the main earners of hard currency.
Surrounded by South Africa, except for a short border with Mozambique,
Swaziland is heavily dependent on South Africa, from which it receives
90% of its imports and to which it sends about half of its exports.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $2.3 billion (1993 est.)
National product real growth rate:
1% (1993 est.)
National product per capita:
$2,500 (1993 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
11% (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate:
15% (1992 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$342 million
expenditures:
$410 million, including capital expenditures of $130 million (1994
est.)
Exports:
$632 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
commodities:
sugar, edible concentrates, wood pulp, canned fruit, citrus
partners:
South Africa 50% (est.), EC countries, Canada
Imports:
$734 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
commodities:
motor vehicles, machinery, transport equipment, petroleum products,
foodstuffs, chemicals
partners:
South Africa 90% (est.), Switzerland, UK
External debt:
$240 million (1992)
Industrial production:
growth rate 2.6% (1991); accounts for 40% of GDP (1989)
Electricity:
capacity:
60,000 kW
production:
198 million kWh (1991)
consumption per capita:
180 kWh (1991)
Industries:
mining (coal and asbestos), wood pulp, sugar
Agriculture:
accounts for 23% of GDP and over 60% of labor force; mostly
subsistence agriculture; cash crops - sugarcane, cotton, maize,
tobacco, rice, citrus fruit, pineapples; other crops and livestock -
corn, sorghum, peanuts, cattle, goats, sheep; not self-sufficient in
grain
Economic aid:
recipient:
bilateral aid (1991) $35 million of which US disbursements $12
million, UK disbursements $6 million, and Denmark $2 million;
multilateral aid (1991) $24 million of which EC disbursements $8
million
Currency:
1 lilangeni (E) = 100 cents
Exchange rates:
emalangeni (E) per US$1 -3.4551 (March 1994), 3.2636 (1993), 2.8497
(1992), 2.7563 (1991), 2.5863 (1990), 2.6166 (1989); note - the Swazi
emalangeni is at par with the South African rand
Fiscal year:
1 April - 31 March
@Swaziland, Communications
Railroads:
297 km (plus 71 km disused), 1.067-meter gauge, single track
Highways:
total:
2,853 km
paved:
510 km
unpaved:
crushed stone, gravel, stabilized earth 1,230 km; improved earth 1,113
km
Airports:
total:
23
usable:
21
with permanent-surface runways:
1
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
1
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
1
Telecommunications:
system consists of carrier-equipped open-wire lines and low-capacity
microwave links; 17,000 telephones; broadcast stations - 7 AM, 6 FM,
10 TV; 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT earth station
@Swaziland, Defense Forces
Branches:
Umbutfo Swaziland Defense Force, Royal Swaziland Police Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 204,608; fit for military service 118,380
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $22 million, NA% of GDP (FY93/94)
@Sweden, Geography
Location:
Nordic State, Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between
Norway and Finland
Map references:
Arctic Region, Asia, Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
449,964 sq km
land area:
410,928 sq km
comparative area:
slightly smaller than California
Land boundaries:
total 2,205 km, Finland 586 km, Norway 1,619 km
Coastline:
3,218 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to depth of exploitation
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
12 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy
summers; subarctic in north
Terrain:
mostly flat or gently rolling lowlands; mountains in west
Natural resources:
zinc, iron ore, lead, copper, silver, timber, uranium, hydropower
potential
Land use:
arable land:
7%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
2%
forest and woodland:
64%
other:
27%
Irrigated land:
1,120 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues:
acid rain damaging soils and lakes; pollution of the North Sea and the
Baltic Sea
natural hazards:
ice floes in the surrounding waters, especially in the Gulf of
Bothnia, can interfere with navigation
international agreements:
party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
Pollution-Sulphur, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,
Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity,
Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,
Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer
Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling;
signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea
Note:
strategic location along Danish Straits linking Baltic and North Seas
@Sweden, People
Population:
8,778,461 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.52% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
13.5 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
10.9 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.62 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.25 years
male:
75.47 years
female:
81.2 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
2 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Swede(s)
adjective:
Swedish
Ethnic divisions:
white, Lapp (Sami), foreign born or first-generation immigrants 12%
(Finns, Yugoslavs, Danes, Norwegians, Greeks, Turks)
Religions:
Evangelical Lutheran 94%, Roman Catholic 1.5%, Pentecostal 1%, other
3.5% (1987)
Languages:
Swedish
note:
small Lapp- and Finnish-speaking minorities; immigrants speak native
languages
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1979 est.)
total population:
99%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
Labor force:
4.552 million (84% unionized,1992)
by occupation:
community, social and personal services 38.3%, mining and
manufacturing 21.2%, commerce, hotels, and restaurants 14.1%, banking,
insurance 9.0%, communications 7.2%, construction 7.0%, agriculture,
fishing, and forestry 3.2% (1991)
@Sweden, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Kingdom of Sweden
conventional short form:
Sweden
local long form:
Konungariket Sverige
local short form:
Sverige
Digraph:
SW
Type:
constitutional monarchy
Capital:
Stockholm
Administrative divisions:
24 provinces (lan, singular and plural); Alvsborgs Lan, Blekinge Lan,
Gavleborgs Lan, Goteborgs och Bohus Lan, Gotlands Lan, Hallands Lan,
Jamtlands Lan, Jonkopings Lan, Kalmar Lan, Kopparbergs Lan,
Kristianstads Lan, Kronobergs Lan, Malmohus Lan, Norrbottens Lan,
Orebro Lan, Ostergotlands Lan, Skaraborgs Lan, Sodermanlands Lan,
Stockholms Lan, Uppsala Lan, Varmlands Lan, Vasterbottens Lan,
Vasternorrlands Lan, Vastmanlands Lan
Independence:
6 June 1809 (constitutional monarchy established)
National holiday:
Day of the Swedish Flag, 6 June
Constitution:
1 January 1975
Legal system:
civil law system influenced by customary law; accepts compulsory ICJ
jurisdiction, with reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
King CARL XVI GUSTAF (since 19 September 1973); Heir Apparent Princess
VICTORIA Ingrid Alice Desiree, daughter of the King (born 14 July
1977)
head of government:
Prime Minister Carl BILDT (since 3 October 1991); Deputy Prime
Minister Bengt WESTERBERG (since NA)
cabinet:
Cabinet; appointed by the prime minister
Legislative branch:
unicameral
parliament (Riksdag):
elections last held 15 September 1991 (next to be held NA September
1994); results - Social Democratic Party 37.6%, Moderate Party
(conservative) 21.9%, Liberal People's Party 9.1%, Center Party 8.5%,
Christian Democrats 7.1%, New Democracy 6.7%, Left Party (Communist)
4.5%, Green Party 3.4%, other 1.2%; seats - (349 total) Social
Democratic 138, Moderate Party (conservative) 80, Liberal People's
Party 33, Center Party 31, Christian Democrats 26, New Democracy 25,
Left Party (Communist) 16; note - the Green Party has no seats in the
Riksdag because it received less than the required 4% of the vote
Judicial branch:
Supreme Court (Hogsta Domstolen)
Political parties and leaders:
ruling four-party coalition consists of Moderate Party (conservative),
Carl BILDT; Liberal People's Party, Bengt WESTERBERG; Center Party,
Olof JOHANSSON; and the Christian Democratic Party, Alf SVENSSON;
Social Democratic Party, Ingvar CARLSSON; New Democracy Party, Harriet
COLLIANDER; Left Party (VP; Communist), Gudrun SCHYMAN; Communist
Workers' Party, Rolf HAGEL; Green Party, no formal leader
Member of:
AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australian Group, BIS, CBSS, CCC, CE, CERN,
COCOM (cooperating), CSCE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-6, G-8, G-9,
G-10, GATT, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC,
ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT, INTERPOL, INTELSAT, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU,
LORCS, MTRC, NAM (guest), NC, NEA, NIB, NSG, OECD, ONUSAL, PCA, UN,
UNAVEM II, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNIKOM,
UNMOGIP, UNOMIG, UNOMOZ, UNOSOM, UNPROFOR, UNTAC, UNTSO, UPU, WFTU,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Carl Henrik LILJEGREN
chancery:
Suites 1200 and 715, 600 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20037
telephone:
(202) 944-5600
FAX:
(202) 342-1319
consulate(s) general:
Los Angeles and New York
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Thomas SIEBERT
embassy:
Strandvagen 101, S-115 89 Stockholm
mailing address:
use embassy street address
telephone:
[46] (8) 783-5300
FAX:
[46] (8) 661-1964
Flag:
blue with a yellow cross that extends to the edges of the flag; the
vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style
of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
@Sweden, Economy
Overview:
Aided by a long period of peace and neutrality during World War I
through World War II, Sweden has achieved an enviable standard of
living under a mixed system of high-tech capitalism and extensive
welfare benefits. It has a modern distribution system, excellent
internal and external communications, and a skilled labor force.
Timber, hydropower, and iron ore constitute the resource base of an
economy that is heavily oriented toward foreign trade. Privately owned
firms account for about 90% of industrial output, of which the
engineering sector accounts for 50% of output and exports. In the last
few years, however, this extraordinarily favorable picture has been
clouded by inflation, growing unemployment, and a gradual loss of
competitiveness in international markets. Although Prime Minister
BILDT's center-right minority coalition had hoped to charge ahead with
free-market-oriented reforms, a skyrocketing budget deficit - almost
14% of GDP in FY94 projections - and record unemployment have
forestalled many of the plans. Unemployment in 1993 is estimated at
around 8% with another 5% in job training. Continued heavy foreign
exchange speculation forced the government to cooperate in late 1992
with the opposition Social Democrats on two crisis packages - one a
severe austerity pact and the other a program to spur industrial
competitiveness - which basically set economic policy through 1997. In
November 1992, Sweden broke its tie to the EC's ECU, and the krona has
since depreciated about 25% against the dollar. The government hopes
the boost in export competitiveness from the depreciation will help
lift Sweden out of its 3-year recession. To curb the budget deficit
and bolster confidence in the economy, BILDT continues to propose cuts
in welfare benefits, subsidies, defense, and foreign aid. Sweden
continues to harmonize its economic policies with those of the EU in
preparation for scheduled membership by early 1995, which will help to
broaden European economic unity.
National product:
GDP - purchasing power equivalent - $153.7 billion (1993)
National product real growth rate:
-2.7% (1993)
National product per capita:
$17,600 (1993)
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
4.4% (1993 est.)
Unemployment rate:
8.2% (1993 est.)
Budget:
revenues:
$45.1 billion
expenditures:
$73.1 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY94)
Exports:
$49.7 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
commodities:
machinery, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and
steel products, chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products
partners:
EC 55.8% (Germany 15%, UK 9.7%, Denmark 7.2%, France 5.8%), EFTA 17.4%
(Norway 8.4%, Finland 5.1%), US 8.2%, Central and Eastern Europe 2.5%
(1992)
Imports:
$42.3 billion (c.i.f., 1993 est.)
commodities:
machinery, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, motor
vehicles, foodstuffs, iron and steel, clothing
partners:
EC 53.6% (Germany 17.9%, UK 6.3%, Denmark 7.5%, France 4.9%), EFTA
(Norway 6.6%, Finland 6%), US 8.4%, Central and Eastern Europe 3%
(1992)
External debt:
$19.5 billion (1992 est.)
Industrial production:
growth rate 0.8% (1993 est.)
Electricity:
capacity:
39,716,000 kW
production:
142.5 billion kWh
consumption per capita:
16,560 kWh (1992)
Industries:
iron and steel, precision equipment (bearings, radio and telephone
parts, armaments), wood pulp and paper products, processed foods,
motor vehicles
Agriculture:
animal husbandry predominates, with milk and dairy products accounting
for 37% of farm income; main crops - grains, sugar beets, potatoes;
100% self-sufficient in grains and potatoes; Sweden is about 50%
self-sufficient in most products; farming accounted for 1.2% of GDP
and 1.9% of jobs in 1990
Illicit drugs:
transshipment point for narcotics shipped via the CIS and Baltic
states for the European market
Economic aid:
donor:
ODA and OOF commitments (1970-89), $10.3 billion
Currency:
1 Swedish krona (SKr) = 100 oere
Exchange rates:
Swedish kronor (SKr) per US$1 - 8.1255 (January 1994), 7.834 (1993),
5.8238 (1992), 6.0475 (1991) 5.9188 (1990), 6.4469 (1989)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
@Sweden, Communications
Railroads:
12,084 km total; Swedish State Railways (SJ) 11,202 km - 10,819 km
1.435-meter standard gauge, 6,955 km electrified and 1,152 km double
track; 182 km 0.891-meter gauge; 117 km rail ferry service;
privately-owned railways 882 km - 511 km 1.435-meter standard gauge
(332 km electrified) and 371 km 0.891-meter gauge (all electrified)
Highways:
total:
205,000 km
paved:
69,754 km (including 936 km of expressways)
unpaved:
gravel 45,900 km; unimproved earth 38,060 km; NA 51,286 km (1990)
Inland waterways:
2,052 km navigable for small steamers and barges
Pipelines:
natural gas 84 km
Ports:
Gavle, Goteborg, Halmstad, Helsingborg, Kalmar, Malmo, Stockholm;
numerous secondary and minor ports
Merchant marine:
161 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,049,554 GRT/2,516,350 DWT,
bulk 10, cargo 24, chemical tanker 25, combination ore/oil 1,
container 2, oil tanker 30, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated cargo 1,
roll-on/roll-off cargo 39, short-sea passenger 10, specialized tanker
4, vehicle carrier 13
Airports:
total:
252
usable:
248
with permanent-surface runways:
138
with runways over 3,659 m:
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
11
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
94
Telecommunications:
excellent domestic and international facilities; 8,200,000 telephones;
mainly coaxial and multiconductor cables carry long-distance network;
parallel microwave network carries primarily radio, TV and some
telephone channels; automatic system; broadcast stations - 5 AM, 360
(mostly repeaters) FM, 880 (mostly repeaters) TV; 5 submarine coaxial
cables; satellite earth stations - 1 Atlantic Ocean INTELSAT and 1
EUTELSAT
@Sweden, Defense Forces
Branches:
Swedish Army, Royal Swedish Navy, Swedish Air Force
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 2,146,145; fit for military service 1,874,787; reach
military age (19) annually 55,262 (1994 est.)
Defense expenditures:
exchange rate conversion - $5.2 billion, 2.6% of GDP (FY93/94)
@Switzerland, Geography
Location:
Central Europe, between France and Austria
Map references:
Europe, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
41,290 sq km
land area:
39,770 sq km
comparative area:
slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey
Land boundaries:
total 1,852 km, Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km,
Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km
Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:
none; landlocked
International disputes:
none
Climate:
temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy
winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
Terrain:
mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central
plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes
Natural resources:
hydropower potential, timber, salt
Land use:
arable land:
10%
permanent crops:
1%
meadows and pastures:
40%
forest and woodland:
26%
other:
23%
Irrigated land:
250 sq km (1989)
Environment:
current issues:
air pollution from vehicle emissions and open air burning; acid rain;
water pollution from increased use of agricultural fertilizers; loss
of biodiversity
natural hazards:
subject to avalanches, landslides, flash floods
international agreements:
party to - Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air
Pollution-Sulphur, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic
Treaty, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental
Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Marine Life
Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship
Pollution, Tropical Timber, Wetlands, Whaling; signed, but not
ratified - Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Biodiversity, Law of the
Sea
Note:
landlocked; crossroads of northern and southern Europe; along with
southeastern France and northern Italy, contains the highest
elevations in Europe
@Switzerland, People
Population:
7,040,119 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.7% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
12.23 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
9.2 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
3.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.17 years
male:
74.8 years
female:
81.71 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.6 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Swiss (singular and plural)
adjective:
Swiss
Ethnic divisions:
total population:
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Swiss nationals:
German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%
Religions:
Roman Catholic 47.6%, Protestant 44.3%, other 8.1% (1980)
Languages:
German 65%, French 18%, Italian 12%, Romansch 1%, other 4%
note:
figures for Swiss nationals only -
German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write (1980 est.)
total population:
99%
male:
NA%
female:
NA%
Labor force:
3.31 million (904,095 foreign workers, mostly Italian)
by occupation:
services 50%, industry and crafts 33%, government 10%, agriculture and
forestry 6%, other 1% (1989)
@Switzerland, Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Swiss Confederation
conventional short form:
Switzerland
local long form:
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German) Confederation Suisse
(French) Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)
local short form:
Schweiz (German) Suisse (French) Svizzera (Italian)
Digraph:
SZ
Type:
federal republic
Capital:
Bern
Administrative divisions:
26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular -
cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau,
Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve,
Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden,
Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau,
Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich
Independence:
1 August 1291
National holiday:
Anniversary of the Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August
(1291)
Constitution:
29 May 1874
Legal system:
civil law system influenced by customary law; judicial review of
legislative acts, except with respect to federal decrees of general
obligatory character; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with
reservations
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state and head of government:
President Otto STICH (1994 calendar year; presidency rotates
annually); Vice President Kaspar VILLIGER (term runs concurrently with
that of president)
cabinet:
Federal Council (German - Bundesrat, French - Censeil Federal, Italian
- Consiglio Federale); elected by the Federal Assembly from own
members
Legislative branch:
bicameral Federal Assembly (German - Bundesversammlung, French -
Assemblee Federale, Italian - Assemblea Federale)
Council of States:
(German - Standerat, French - Conseil des Etats, Italian - Consiglio
degli Stati) elections last held throughout 1991 (next to be held NA
1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (46 total) FDP
18, CVP 16, SVP 4, SPS 3, LPS 3, LdU 1, Ticino League 1
National Council:
(German - Nationalrat, French - Conseil National, Italian - Consiglio
Nazionale) elections last held 20 October 1991 (next to be held NA
October 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (200
total) FDP 44, SPS 42, CVP 37, SVP 25, GPS 14, LPS 10, AP 8, LdU 6, SD
5, EVP 3, PdA 2, Ticino League 2, other 2
Judicial branch:
Federal Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders:
Free Democratic Party (FDP), Bruno HUNZIKER, president; Social
Democratic Party (SPS), Helmut HUBACHER, chairman; Christian
Democratic People's Party (CVP), Eva SEGMULLER-WEBER, chairman; Swiss
People's Party (SVP), Hans UHLMANN, president; Green Party (GPS),
Peter SCHMID, president; Automobile Party (AP), DREYER; Alliance of
Independents' Party (LdU), Dr. Franz JAEGER, president; Swiss
Democratic Party (SD), NA; Evangelical People's Party (EVP), Max
DUNKI, president; Workers' Party (PdA; Communist), Jean SPIELMANN,
general secretary; Ticino League, leader NA; Liberal Party (LPS),
Gilbert COUTAU, president
Member of:
AfDB, AG (observer), AsDB, Australian Group, BIS, CCC, CE, CERN, COCOM
(cooperating), CSCE, EBRD, ECE, EFTA, ESA, FAO, G-8, G-10, GATT, IADB,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO,
INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, LORCS, MINURSO,
MTRC, NAM (guest), NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, PCA, UN (observer),
UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNOMIG, UNPROFOR, UNTSO, UPU, WCL, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Diplomatic representation in US:
chief of mission:
Ambassador Carlo JAGMETTI
chancery:
2900 Cathedral Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone:
(202) 745-7900
FAX:
(202) 387-2564
consulate(s) general:
Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco
US diplomatic representation:
chief of mission:
(vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael C. POLT
embassy:
Jubilaeumstrasse 93, 3005 Bern
mailing address:
use embassy street address
telephone:
[41] (31) 357-7011
FAX:
[41] (31) 357-7344
branch office:
Geneva
consulate(s) general:
Zurich
Flag:
red square with a bold, equilateral white cross in the center that
does not extend to the edges of the flag
@Switzerland, Economy