Switzerland

Key facts

Land borders (5)

• Austria
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Liechtenstein

Switzerland in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Switzerland is a household name, so it can be the answer even in easy puzzles. These are the 28 claims from the pool that are true of Switzerland, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Has German as an official language1 of 6
• Its name ends with “-land”1 of 7
• Borders Germany1 of 9
• Borders France1 of 10
• Its name contains the letter “Z”1 of 15
• Has more than two official languages1 of 19
• Its currency is called the franc1 of 22
• Its capital city's name begins with “B”1 of 25
• Its name begins with “S”1 of 26
• Has French as an official language1 of 27
• Its capital is not its largest city1 of 36
• Has a peak higher than 4,000 m1 of 43
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Is landlocked1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Its name has 10 letters or more1 of 48
• Has a peak higher than 3,000 m1 of 65
• Has more than one official language1 of 65
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177