Editing Cantons of Switzerland (section)

== List ==
The cantons are listed in their order of precedence given in the federal constitution.{{NoteTag|This is the order generally used in Swiss official documents. At the head of the list are the three city cantons that were considered preeminent in the [[Old Swiss Confederacy]]; the other cantons are listed in order of accession to the Confederation. This traditional order of precedence among the cantons has no practical relevance in the modern federal state, in which the cantons are equal to one another, although it still determines formal precedence among the cantons' officials (see [[Swiss order of precedence]]).}} This reflects the historical order of precedence of the [[Eight Cantons]] in the 15th century, followed by the remaining cantons in the order of their historical accession to the confederacy.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = Swiss Federal Statistical Office |title = Regional Portraits: Cantons |year = 2011 |url = http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/regionen/thematische_karten/maps/uebersichtskarte.html |location = Vaduz, Switzerland |access-date = 21 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090430051050/http://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/portal/de/index/regionen/thematische_karten/maps/uebersichtskarte.html |archive-date = 30 April 2009  }}</ref>

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! style=max-width:2em; | [[Flags and coats of arms of cantons of Switzerland|Arms]]<br />{{NoteTag|Cantonal coats of arms shown with cantonal heraldic colors ({{lang|de|Standesfarben}}).
{{lang|de|Standesfarben}} were used to identify the (historical) cantons when the full banner was not available for display, although there is overlap; Unterwalden and Solothurn share the same colours, as do Basel and Appenzell, and with the accession of the modern cantons, Valais and Basel-City, and St. Gallen and Thurgau.<ref>Louis, Mühlemann, {{lang|de|Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, 700 Jahre}} {{lang|la|Confoederatio Helvetica}}, Lengnau, 3rd ed. 1991.
[[Swiss Armed Forces]], {{lang|de|Fahnenreglement}}, Reglement 51.340 d (2013).[https://www.vtg.admin.ch/content/dam/vtg-internet/de/documents/aktuell/themen/internationale-beziehungen/milit%C3%A4rprotokoll/fahnenreglement51340d.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111201755/https://www.vtg.admin.ch/content/dam/vtg-internet/de/documents/aktuell/themen/internationale-beziehungen/milit%C3%A4rprotokoll/fahnenreglement51340d.pdf |date = 11 November 2020 }}</ref>}}
! [[Data codes for Switzerland#Cantons|Code]]
! Name in official language(s)
! Name in English
! [[History of Switzerland|As a Swiss canton since]]
! Capital
! GDP (2020)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/national-economy/national-accounts/gross-domestic-product-canton.assetdetail.10647599.html |title = Cantonal gross domestic product (GDP) |author = Federal Statistical Office |website=www.bfs.admin.ch |date = 12 November 2019 |language=en |access-date = 10 September 2021 }}</ref><br />in million CHF
!GDP per<br />capita (2020)<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/statistics/national-economy/national-accounts/gross-domestic-product-canton.assetdetail.15304864.html |title = Cantonal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita |author = Federal Statistical Office |website=www.bfs.admin.ch |language=en |access-date = 19 October 2020 }}</ref><br />in CHF
! scope="col" data-sort-type="number"| Population<br />{{NoteTag|See references for dates.}}
! Area {{small|(km{{sup|2}})}}
! [[Population density|Density]]<br />{{small|(per&nbsp;km{{sup|2}})}} {{NoteTag|Per km{{sup|2}}, see References for dates.}}
! [[Municipalities of Switzerland|No. munic. (2018)]]<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch/de/communes/query |title = Gemeinden - Suche {{!}} Applikation der Schweizer Gemeinden |author = Swiss Federal Statistical Office |website = www.agvchapp.bfs.admin.ch |language = de |access-date= 22 October 2018 }}</ref>
! [[Linguistic geography of Switzerland|Official languages]]
|-
| 1
! [[File:Wappen Zürich matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Zürich]]
{{Background color|blue|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | ZH
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Zürich|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left | [[Canton of Zurich|Zurich]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1351
| [[Zurich]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 149,004
| style=padding-right:1em; | 96,359
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZH}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-ZH|CH-ZH}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|ZH}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 166
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 2
! [[File:Wappen Bern matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Bern]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | BE
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Bern|italic=no}}; {{lang|fr|Berne|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Bern|Bern]] / Berne
| style=text-align:center; | 1353
| [[Bern]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 80,209
| style=padding-right:1em; | 77,027
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-BE}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-BE|CH-BE}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|BE}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 347
| [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]]
|-
| 3
! [[File:Wappen Luzern matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Luzern]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|blue|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | LU
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Luzern|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Lucerne|Lucerne]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1332
| [[Lucerne]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 28,176
| style=padding-right:1em; | 67,936
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-LU}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-LU|CH-LU}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|LU}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 83
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 4
! [[File:Wappen Uri matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Uri]]
{{Background color|yellow|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | UR
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Uri|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Uri|Uri]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1291<br />{{NoteTag|name=founding|founding [[Waldstätte|forest-canton]], foundation date traditionally given as either 1307, 1304 or 1291 (see [[Foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy]]).}}
| [[Altdorf, Uri|Altdorf]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 1,985
| style=padding-right:1em; | 54,006
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-UR}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-UR|CH-UR}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|UR}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em | 20
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 5
! [[File:Wappen Schwyz matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Schwyz]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | SZ
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Schwyz|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Schwyz|Schwyz]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1291<br />{{NoteTag|name=founding}}
| [[Schwyz]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 9,876
| style=padding-right:1em; | 61,223
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-SZ}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-SZ|CH-SZ}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|SZ}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 30
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 6
! [[File:Wappen Obwalden matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Obwalden]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center | OW
! style=text-align:left | {{lang|de|Obwalden|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left | [[Canton of Obwalden|Obwalden]] / Obwald
| style=text-align:center; | 1291<br />{{NoteTag|name=founding}} or 1315 (as part of [[Unterwalden]])
| [[Sarnen]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 2,564
| style=padding-right:1em; | 67,453
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-OW}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-OW|CH-OW}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|OW}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 7
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 7
! [[File:Wappen Nidwalden matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Nidwalden]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | NW
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Nidwalden|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Nidwalden|Nidwalden]] / Nidwald
| style=text-align:center; | 1291<br />{{NoteTag|name=founding}} (as [[Unterwalden]])
| [[Stans]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 2,867
| style=padding-right:1em; | 66,209
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-NW}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-NW|CH-NW}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|NW}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 11
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 8
! [[File:Wappen Glarus matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Glarus]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;}}{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | GL
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Glarus|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Glarus|Glarus]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1352
| [[Glarus]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 2,763
| style=padding-right:1em; | 67,849
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-GL}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-GL|CH-GL}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|GL}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 3
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 9
! [[File:Wappen Zug matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Zug]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|blue|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | ZG
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Zug|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Zug|Zug]] / Zoug
| style=text-align:center; | 1352
| [[Zug]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 20,029
| style=padding-right:1em; | 156,210
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-ZG}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-ZG|CH-ZG}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|ZG}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 11
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 10
! [[File:Wappen Freiburg matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Fribourg]]
{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | FR
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Fribourg|italic=no}}; {{lang|de|Freiburg|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Fribourg|Fribourg]] 
| style=text-align:center; | 1481
| [[Fribourg]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 19,180
| style=padding-right:1em; | 59,263
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-FR}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-FR|CH-FR}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|FR}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 136
| [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]]
|-
| 11
! [[File:Wappen Solothurn matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Solothurn]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | SO
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Solothurn|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Solothurn|Solothurn]] / Soleure
| style=text-align:center; | 1481
| [[Solothurn]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 18,029
| style=padding-right:1em; | 65,237
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-SO}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-SO|CH-SO}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|SO}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 109
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 12
! [[File:Wappen Basel-Stadt matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Basel-City]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | BS
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Basel-Stadt|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Basel-Stadt|Basel-Stadt]] / Basle-City
| style=text-align:center; | 1501 (as [[canton of Basel|Basel]] until 1833/1999)
| [[Basel]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 37,168
| style=padding-right:1em; | 189,354
| style=padding-right:1em {{Swiss populations ref|CH-BS}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-BS|CH-BS}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|BS}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 3
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 13
! [[File:Wappen Basel-Landschaft matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Basel-Country]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | BL
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Basel-Landschaft|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Basel-Landschaft|Basel-Landschaft]] / Basle-Country
| style=text-align:center; | 1501 (as [[canton of Basel|Basel]] until 1833/1999)
| [[Liestal]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 20,567
| style=padding-right:1em; | 70,866
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-BL}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-BL|CH-BL}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|BL}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em | 86
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 14
! [[File:Wappen Schaffhausen matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Schaffhausen]]	
{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|yellow|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | SH
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Schaffhausen|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]] / Schaffhouse
| style=text-align:center; | 1501
| [[Schaffhausen]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 7,244
| style=padding-right:1em; | 87,569
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-SH}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-SH|CH-SH}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|SH}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 26
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 15
! [[File:Wappen Appenzell Ausserrhoden matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Appenzell Ausserrhoden]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | AR
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Appenzell Ausserrhoden|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left | [[Canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden|Appenzell Ausserrhoden]] / Appenzell Outer-Rhodes
| style=text-align:center; | 1513 (as [[Appenzell]] until 1597/1999)
| [[Herisau]]{{NoteTag|Seat of government and parliament is [[Herisau]]; the seat of the judicial authorities is [[Trogen, Switzerland|Trogen]].}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 3,190
| style=padding-right:1em; | 57,601
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-AR}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-AR|CH-AR}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|AR}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 20
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 16
! [[File:Wappen Appenzell Innerrhoden matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Appenzell Innerrhoden]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | AI
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Appenzell Innerrhoden|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Appenzell Innerrhoden|Appenzell Innerrhoden]] / Appenzell Inner-Rhodes
| style=text-align:center | 1513 (as [[Appenzell]] until 1597/1999)
| [[Appenzell (village)|Appenzell]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 1,043
| style=padding-right:1em; | 64,358
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-AI}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-AI|CH-AI}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|AI}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 6
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 17
! [[File:Wappen St. Gallen matt.svg|25px|Coat of arms of St. Gallen]]
{{Background color|green|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | SG
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|St. Gallen|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] / St Gall
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]]; formed out of the [[Canton of Säntis]] and the northern half of the [[Canton of Linth]].}}
| [[St. Gallen]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 38,041
| style=padding-right:1em; | 74,210
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-SG}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-SG|CH-SG}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|SG}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 77
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 18
! [[File:Wappen Graubünden.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Graubünden]]
{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|blue|&nbsp;&nbsp;}}

| style=text-align:center; | GR
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Graubünden|italic=no}}; {{lang|rm|Grischun|italic=no}}; {{lang|it|Grigioni|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Graubünden|Grisons]] / Graubünden
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]]; formerly the [[Canton of Raetia]], comprising the earlier [[Three Leagues]].}}
| [[Chur]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 14,519
| style=padding-right:1em; | 72,754
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-GR}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-GR|CH-GR}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|GR}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em | 108
| [[German language|German]], [[Romansh language|Romansh]], [[Italian language|Italian]]
|-
| 19
! [[File:Wappen Aargau matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Aargau]]
{{Background color|black|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|SkyBlue|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}<!--defined as "black and light blue"-->
| style=text-align:center; | AG
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Aargau|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Aargau|Aargau]] / Argovia
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]]; created from the  cantons of Aargau (canton of the [[Helvetic Republic]], from territory previously controlled by Bern) and [[canton of Baden|Baden]] (previously a Swiss condominium), together with [[canton of Fricktal|Fricktal]] (before 1802 not Swiss territory).}}
| [[Aarau]]
| style=padding-right:1em | 43,590
| style=padding-right:1em | 63,177
| style=padding-right:1em {{Swiss populations ref|CH-AG}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-AG|CH-AG}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|AG}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em | 212
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 20
! [[File:Wappen Thurgau matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Thurgau]]
{{Background color|green|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | TG
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Thurgau|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Thurgau|Thurgau]] / Thurgovia
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]]; coterminous with the canton of Thurgau of the [[Helvetic Republic]] (1798), formed from the [[county of Thurgau]], a Swiss [[Gemeine Herrschaften|condominium]].}}
| [[Frauenfeld]]{{NoteTag|Seat of parliament half-yearly alternates between [[Frauenfeld]] and [[Weinfelden]].}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 17,208
| style=padding-right:1em; | 61,190
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-TG}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-TG|CH-TG}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|TG}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 80
| [[German language|German]]
|-
| 21
! [[File:Wappen Tessin matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Ticino]]
{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|blue|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}
| style=text-align:center; | TI
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|it|Ticino|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left | [[Canton of Ticino|Ticino]] / Tessin
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]]; combining the former cantons of [[Canton of Bellinzona|Bellinzona]] and [[Canton of Lugano|Lugano]]; see {{lang|de|[[Ennetbirgische Vogteien]]}}.}}
| [[Bellinzona]]
| style=padding-right:1em | 29,311
| style=padding-right:1em | 83,450
| style=padding-right:1em {{Swiss populations ref|CH-TI}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-TI|CH-TI}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|TI}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 115
| [[Italian language|Italian]]
|-
| 22
! [[File:Wappen Waadt matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Vaud]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|green|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}

| style=text-align:center; | VD
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Vaud|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Vaud|Vaud]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1803<br />{{NoteTag|[[Act of Mediation]], formerly [[Canton of Léman]].}}
| [[Lausanne]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 56,898
| style=padding-right:1em; | 70,250
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-VD}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-VD|CH-VD}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|VD}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 309
| [[French language|French]]
|-
| 23
! [[File:Wappen Wallis matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Valais]]
{{Background color|white|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}{{Background color|red|&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;}}

| style=text-align:center; | VS
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Valais|italic=no}}; {{lang|de|Wallis|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left | [[Canton of Valais|Valais]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1815<br />{{NoteTag|[[Restoration (Switzerland)|Restoration]], until 1798 the [[Prince-bishopric of Sion]] and the {{lang|fr|[[République des Sept-Dizains]]}}, briefly annexed by France as [[Simplon (department)|Simplon {{lang|fr|département|nocat=y}}]] during 1810–1813.}}
| [[Sion, Switzerland|Sion]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 19,194
| style=padding-right:1em; | 55,313
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-VS}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-VS|CH-VS}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|VS}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 126
| [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]]
|-
| 24
! [[File:Wappen Neuenburg matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Neuchâtel]]
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| style=text-align:center; | NE
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Neuchâtel|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Neuchâtel|Neuchâtel]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1815/1857<br />{{NoteTag|claimed by [[Frederick William III of Prussia]] until the [[Neuchâtel Crisis]] of 1856–1857}}
| [[Neuchâtel]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 15,343
| style=padding-right:1em; | 87,080
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-NE}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-NE|CH-NE}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|NE}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 31
| [[French language|French]]
|-
| 25
! [[File:Wappen Genf matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Geneva]]
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| style=text-align:center; | GE
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Genève|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Geneva|Geneva]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1815<br />{{NoteTag|previously an independent [[Republic of Geneva|republic]], annexed by [[French First Republic|France]] during 1798–1813.}}
| [[Geneva]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 51,976
| style=padding-right:1em; | 102,876
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-GE}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-GE|CH-GE}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|GE}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 45
| [[French language|French]]
|-
| 26
! [[File:Wappen Jura matt.svg| 25px|Coat of arms of Jura]]
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| style=text-align:center; | JU
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|fr|Jura|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Canton of Jura|Jura]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1979<br />{{NoteTag|[[Jura separatism|seceded from Bern]]}}
| [[Delémont]]
| style=padding-right:1em; | 4,687
| style=padding-right:1em; | 63,643
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-JU}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-JU|CH-JU}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|JU}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 55
| [[French language|French]]
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| -
! [[File:Coat of Arms of Switzerland.svg|25px|Coat of arms of Switzerland]]
| style=text-align:center; | CH
! style=text-align:left; | {{lang|de|Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft|italic=no}};<br>{{lang|fr|Confédération suisse|italic=no}};<br>{{lang|it|Confederazione Svizzera|italic=no}};<br>{{lang|rm|Confederaziun svizra|italic=no}}
! style=text-align:left; | [[Swiss Confederation]]
| style=text-align:center; | 1815/1848<br />{{NoteTag|The [[Restoration (Switzerland)|Restored Confederacy]] of 1815 had the [[borders of Switzerland|modern borders]] and introduced the modern Swiss coat of arms, but the cantons remained largely sovereign, without a federal government or parliament. The [[Switzerland as a federal state|federal constitution of 1848]] introduced the [[Federal Assembly (Switzerland)|Federal Assembly]], [[Federal Council of Switzerland|Federal Council]] and the notion of [[Swiss citizenship|federal citizenship]].}}
| ([[Bern]])
| style=padding-right:1em; | 694,662
| style=padding-right:1em; | 80,418
| style=padding-right:1em; {{Swiss populations ref|CH-CH}}{{density|disp=table|{{Swiss populations|CH-CH|CH-CH}}|{{Swiss area|km=yes|CH}}}}
| style=padding-right:1em; | 2,222
| <small>[[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Romansh language|Romansh]]</small>
|}
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The two-letter abbreviations for Swiss cantons are widely used, e.g. on [[vehicle registration plates of Switzerland|car license plates]]. They are also used in the [[ISO 3166-2:CH|ISO 3166-2 codes of Switzerland]] with the prefix "CH-" ({{lang|la|[[Confœderatio Helvetica]]}} — Helvetian Confederation — {{lang|la|[[Helvetia#Name of Switzerland|Helvetia]]}} having been the ancient Roman name of the region). ''CH-SZ'', for example, is used for the [[canton of Schwyz]].