Switzerland.
Swiss Confederation
Member of OECD.
Population
8.9M
GDP (nominal)
$869.0B
GDP / capita
$98,800
Capital
Bern
Government
Federal semi-direct de…
Power & politics
Leadership, governance, and democratic trajectory.
Democracy index
9.1 / 10
UN voting record
How Switzerland votes at the UN General Assembly — ideological trajectory, voting partners, topic patterns, and key recent roll calls.
Ideological trajectory
Voting summary
No votes recorded for this period yet.
Bloc alignment
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Top voting partners
Topic-level voting
Source: Erik Voeten, “United Nations General Assembly Voting Data”, Harvard Dataverse (CC0). Aggregated by Model Diplomat. Last refresh tracked in profile freshness.
Foreign policy
Bilateral posture, key relationships, and live diplomatic statements.
Foreign Policy
Switzerland's foreign policy is built on armed neutrality, good offices diplomacy, and hosting international organizations. It regularly serves as a mediating party in international disputes and has represented other countries' interests through protecting power mandates (e.g., representing US interests in Iran).
Key priorities include protecting the role of Geneva as a hub for multilateral diplomacy, humanitarian action through the ICRC tradition, development cooperation, and promoting international humanitarian law. Switzerland's neutrality has been tested by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with the country adopting EU sanctions while debating how this squares with its neutral tradition.
Treaties & memberships
UN multilateral treaty positions and IGO memberships.
International Organizations
Society & economy
Macro-economic snapshot and demographic context.
GDP (nominal)
$869.0B
GDP per capita
$98,800
Currency
Swiss Franc (CHF)
HDI
0.96
Top trading partners
In the news
Stories surfacing across Switzerland’s authoritative outlets. Grouped by topic, ranked by source coverage.