Names in National Languages
(Names appear in bold when corresponding to the cantonal official language)
| Abbr | English | German | French | Italian | Romansh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AG | Aargau (rare: Argovia) | Aargau | Argovie | Argovia | Argovia |
| AI | Appenzell Innerrhoden (Appenzell Inner-Rhodes) | Appenzell Innerrhoden | Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures | Appenzello Interno | Appenzell dadens |
| AR | Appenzell Ausserrhoden (Appenzell Outer-Rhodes) | Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures | Appenzello Esterno | Appenzell dador |
| BS | Basel-City or Basle-City | Basel-Stadt | Bâle-Ville | Basilea-Città | Basilea-Citad |
| BL | Basel-Country, Basle-Country, or Basel-Land | Basel-Landschaft | Bâle-Campagne | Basilea-Campagna | Basilea-Champagna |
| BE | Bern, or Berne | Bern | Berne | Berna | Berna |
| FR | Fribourg | Freiburg | Fribourg | Friborgo | Friburg |
| GE | Geneva | Genf | Genève | Ginevra | Genevra |
| GL | Glarus | Glarus | Glaris | Glarona | Glaruna |
| GR | Graubünden (Grisons) | Graubünden | Grisons | Grigioni | Grischun |
| JU | Jura | Jura | Jura | Giura | Giura |
| LU | Lucerne | Luzern | Lucerne | Lucerna | Lucerna |
| NE | Neuchâtel | Neuenburg | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel | Neuchâtel |
| NW | Nidwalden | Nidwalden | Nidwald | Nidvaldo | Sutsilvania |
| OW | Obwalden | Obwalden | Obwald | Obvaldo | Sursilvania |
| SH | Schaffhausen (Schaffhouse) | Schaffhausen | Schaffhouse | Sciaffusa | Schaffusa |
| SZ | Schwyz | Schwyz | Schwyz (or Schwytz) | Svitto | Sviz |
| SO | Solothurn | Solothurn | Soleure | Soletta | Soloturn |
| SG | St. Gallen (St. Gall) | St. Gallen | Saint-Gall | San Gallo | Son Gagl |
| TG | Thurgau (Thurgovia) | Thurgau | Thurgovie | Turgovia | Turgovia |
| TI | Ticino | Tessin | Tessin | Ticino | Tessin |
| UR | Uri | Uri | Uri | Uri | Uri |
| VS | Valais | Wallis | Valais | Vallese | Vallais |
| VD | Vaud | Waadt | Vaud | Vaud | Vad |
| ZG | Zug | Zug | Zoug | Zugo | Zug |
| ZH | Zurich | Zürich | Zurich | Zurigo | Turitg |
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