🚩 Flag of Switzerland

The national flag of Switzerland displays a white Greek cross in the centre of a red field. The white cross is known as …

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The story of this flag

The national flag of Switzerland displays a white Greek cross in the centre of a red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal cross. Its arms are rectangular, with a ratio of height to width of 7:6 for the vertical arms and 6:7 for the horizontal arms. The size of the cross in relation to the field was set in 2017 as 5:8. The Swiss flag is square, instead of the rectangular shape typical for national flags.

Quoted from Flag of Switzerland on English Wikipedia, used under CC BY-SA 4.0 — the article lists the sources it was written from. Summary retrieved 2026-10-29.

Switzerland at a glance

Official name	Swiss Confederation
Capital	Bern
Continent	Europe · Western Europe
Population	8,888,822
Area	41,284 km²
Languages	French, Swiss German, Italian, Romansh
Currency	Swiss franc (CHF)
Internet TLD	.ch
Calling code	+41