Ukolula ecaleni lomantla kunye nomazantsi eAlps, ESwitzerland kubandakanya ukwahluka kakhulu kokuma komhlaba kunye nemozulu kwindawo encinci ye-41,285 yeekhilomitha (i-15.940 yeekhilomitha).
Abemi bamalunga ne- $ 7,8 yezigidi, okukhokelela kubuninzi babahlali abamalunga ne-190 yabantu kwisikwere sekhilomitha (485 / sq miles).
ISwitzerland ineendawo ezintathu ezisisiseko somhlaba: iiSwiss Alps emazantsi, ithafa elisembindini okanye umhlaba ophakathi, kunye neentaba zeJura emantla.
IiAlps ziintaba ezihamba kumazantsi embindi welizwe, ezibandakanya malunga neepesenti ezingama-60 zommandla wonke welizwe. Phakathi kweentlambo eziphakamileyo zeSwiss Alps, uninzi lweengqimba zomkhenkce zifunyenwe, zinendawo epheleleyo yeekhilomitha ezili-1.063. Ukusuka kwezi kuphuma kwimithombo yemilambo emininzi ebalulekileyo, enje ngeRhine, i-Inn, iTicino kunye neRhone, engena kwiindawo ezine eziphambili kulo lonke elaseYurophu.
Uthungelwano lwehydrographic lubandakanya uninzi lwamanzi amakhulu acocekileyo kuMbindi naseNtshona yeYurophu, kubandakanya iLake Geneva, iLake Constance kunye neLake Maggiore. ISwitzerland inamachibi angaphezu kwe-1500, kwaye iqulethe iipesenti ezi-6 zamanzi aseYurophu. Amachibi kunye neqhwa zigubungela malunga ne-6% yommandla wesizwe.
Phantse ikhulu leentaba zeSwitzerland zisondele kakhulu okanye ngaphezulu kweemitha ezingama-4.000 (13.000 iinyawo). Kwi-4634 m (15.203 ft), iMonte Rosa yeyona iphakamileyo, nangona iMatterhorn (4.478 m / 14 ft) yeyona idumileyo. Zombini zifumaneka ngaphakathi kwePennine Alps, kwikanton yaseValais.
Icandelo le-Bernese Alps ngaphezulu kwe-Lauterbrunnen ye-glacial gorge, equlathe iingxangxasi ezingama-72, yaziwa kakhulu ngeJungfrau (4.158 m / 13 ft) kunye ne-Eiger, kunye neentlambo ezintle zommandla. Kumazantsi mpuma entlambo ende yase-Engadine, ejikeleze indawo yaseSt.Moritz kwi-canton yaseGarrison, iyaziwa kakuhle, eyona ndawo iphakamileyo kwiBernina Alps engummelwane yiPiz Bernina (642 m / 4.049 ft).
Eyona ndawo inabantu abaninzi emantla elizwe, equka malunga neepesenti ezingama-30 zommandla wonke welizwe, ubizwa ngokuba nguMhlaba oPhakathi. Inezithuba ezivulekileyo nenamahlathi asezintabeni, indawo evulekileyo yengca, ihlala inemihlambi okanye ingca yemifuno kunye namasimi eziqhamo, kodwa iseyinduli.
Kukho amachibi amakhulu afumaneka apha, kwaye ezona zixeko zikhulu eSwitzerland zikule ndawo yelona chibi likhulu leli, iLake Geneva (ekwabizwa ngokuba yiLake Léman ngesiFrentshi), kwintshona yeSwitzerland. Umlambo iRhone ngowona mthombo uphambili kunye nendawo yokuphuma yeLake Geneva.