4.382 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 38
10.46 million (2012)
country comparison to the world: 77
the publicly owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts
6.152 million (2009)
country comparison to the world: 42
total: 4,876 km
country comparison to the world: 37
standard gauge: 3,846 km 1.435-m gauge (3,591 km electrified)
narrow gauge: 1,020 km 1.000-m gauge (1,013 km
electrified); 10 km 0.800-m gauge (10 km electrified) (2008)
total: 71,464 km
country comparison to the world: 65
paved: 71,464 km (includes 1,415 of expressways) (2011)
1,292 km (there are 1,227 km of waterways on lakes and rivers for public transport and another 65 km on the Rhine River between Basel-Rheinfelden and Schaffhausen-Bodensee used for the transport of commercial goods) (2010)
country comparison to the w
river port(s): Basel (Rhine)
total: 38
country comparison to the world: 78
by type: bulk carrier 19, cargo 9, chemical tanker 5, container 4, petroleum tanker 1
registered in other countries: 127 (Antigua and Barbuda 7, Bahamas 1, Belize 1, Cayman Islands 1, France 5,
63 (2013)
country comparison to the world: 78
