List
The cantons are listed in the order given in the federal constitution.
| Coat of arms |
Abbr | Canton | Since | Capital | Population | Area (km²) | Density (per km²) | No. munic. | Official languages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZH | Zurich | 1351 | Zurich | 1,390,124 | 1,729 | 701 | 171 | German | |
| BE | Bern | 1353 | Bern | 985,046 | 5,959 | 158 | 383 | German, French | |
| LU | Lucerne | 1332 | Lucerne | 381,966 | 1,493 | 233 | 87 | German | |
| UR | Uri | 1291 | Altdorf | 35,382 | 1,077 | 33 | 20 | German | |
| SZ | Schwyz | 1291 | Schwyz | 147,904 | 908 | 143 | 30 | German | |
| OW | Obwalden | 1291 or 1315 (as part of Unterwalden) | Sarnen | 35,878 | 491 | 66 | 7 | German | |
| NW | Nidwalden | 1291 (as Unterwalden) | Stans | 41,311 | 276 | 138 | 11 | German | |
| GL | Glarus | 1352 | Glarus | 39,217 | 685 | 51 | 3 | German | |
| ZG | Zug | 1352 | Zug | 113,597 | 239 | 416 | 11 | German | |
| FR | Fribourg | 1481 | Fribourg | 284,668 | 1,671 | 141 | 167 | French, German | |
| SO | Solothurn | 1481 | Solothurn | 257,393 | 790 | 308 | 122 | German | |
| BS | Basel-Stadt | 1501 (as Basel until 1833/1999) | Basel | 192,581 | 37 | 5,072 | 3 | German | |
| BL | Basel-Landschaft | 1501/1833 | Liestal | 277,042 | 518 | 502 | 86 | German | |
| SH | Schaffhausen | 1501 | Schaffhausen | 77,139 | 298 | 246 | 27 | German | |
| AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | 1513 | Herisau | 53,313 | 243 | 220 | 20 | German | |
| AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden | 1513 | Appenzell | 15,789 | 173 | 87 | 6 | German | |
| SG | St. Gallen | 1803 | St. Gallen | 483,101 | 2,026 | 222 | 85 | German | |
| GR | Graubünden | 1803 | Chur | 193,388 | 7,105 | 26 | 180 | German, Romansh, Italian | |
| AG | Aargau | 1803 | Aarau | 621,398 | 1,404 | 388 | 220 | German | |
| TG | Thurgau | 1803 | Frauenfeld | 250,640 | 991 | 229 | 80 | German | |
| TI | Ticino | 1803 | Bellinzona | 336,943 | 2,812 | 110 | 157 | Italian | |
| VD | Vaud | 1803 | Lausanne | 725,944 | 3,212 | 188 | 339 | French | |
| VS | Valais | 1815 | Sion | 317,022 | 5,224 | 53 | 143 | French, German | |
| NE | Neuchâtel | 1815/1857 | Neuchâtel | 173,183 | 803 | 206 | 53 | French | |
| GE | Geneva | 1815 | Geneva | 468,194 | 282 | 1,442 | 45 | French | |
| JU | Jura | 1979 | Delémont | 70,542 | 839 | 82 | 64 | French | |
| CH | Switzerland | Bern | 7,968,705 | 41,285 | 174 | 2,596 |
The two-letter abbreviations for Swiss cantons are widely used, e.g. on car license plates. They are also used in the ISO 3166-2 codes of Switzerland with the prefix "CH-" (Confœderatio Helvetica, Switzerland), e.g. CH-SZ for the canton of Schwyz.
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