SwitzerlandGeografie und Sprachen 5 · Geography and languages
Roughly how large is the area of Switzerland?
In the exam (German)
Wie gross ist die Fläche der Schweiz ungefähr?
- aabout 41,000 km²etwa 41 000 km²Correct answer
- babout 14,000 km²etwa 14 000 km²
- cabout 4,100 km²etwa 4 100 km²
- dabout 410,000 km²etwa 410 000 km²
Why?
Switzerland covers about 41,300 square kilometres. This makes it one of the smaller countries in Europe.
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