Flag of Switzerland

🎨 What the flag means

Switzerland's flag is a red square with a white cross in the middle. The white cross was used by Swiss soldiers more than 600 years ago so they could recognise each other, and the flag looks much like the old flag of Schwyz. It is one of only two square national flags. The Red Cross symbol is the Swiss flag with its colours swapped.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

9.1 million (2025)

🏙️ Capital

Bern138.6 thousand people (2025)

🗣️ Main language

GermanAlso official: French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Switzerland has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh.
2. The Gotthard Base Tunnel, which runs under the Swiss Alps, is the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel.
3. The World Wide Web was invented at CERN, a huge science laboratory near Geneva.