Infant mortality rate: 5 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.77 years male : 75.59 years female: 82.11 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 1.45 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Swiss (singular and plural) adjective: Swiss
Ethnic groups: total population - German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6% note : Swiss nationals - German 74%, French 20%, Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 46.7%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, no religion 8.3% (1990)
Languages: German 63.7%, French 19.2%, Italian 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%,
other 8.9%
note: figures for Swiss nationals only: German 74%, French 20%,
Italian 4%, Romansch 1%, other 1%
Literacy: definition : age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99% (1980 est.) male: NA% female: NA%
@Switzerland:Government
Country name: conventional long form: Swiss Confederation conventional short form: Switzerland local long form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German), Confederation Suisse (French), Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) local short form: Schweiz (German), Suisse (French), Svizzera (Italian)