Switzerland – intertwined with the rest of the world 5 Swiss live in almost every one of the 200 or so countries on planet Earth. Only five countries – the Marshall Islands, Nauru, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and Tuvalu – have no Swiss inhabitants whatsoever. Source: Federal Statistical Office (2024) 1 Switzerland is truly intertwined with the rest of the world, but there is one exception. Tuvalu. Note to our readers: if you emigrated to this Pacific island nation, the Swiss expat population on the archipelago would come to a grand total of one. Switzerland and Tuvalu established diplomatic relations in 2005, so all it needs is someone to take the plunge. Source: Federal Statistical Office / FDFA PS: This section of the magazine is fairly light-hearted, but we need to mention something a little more serious. If sea levels rise according to climate projections, Tuvalu could soon become uninhabitable. Forty per cent of the archipelago’s population have already emigrated to New Zealand. The Tuvalu government is drawing up climate migration pathways for those remaining. It is also working to create a virtual replica of the island nation on the metaverse. 7,400,000,000 Talk about boosting the numbers. Russia’s elites have traditionally chosen Switzerland as a safe haven to stash their money. But the Swiss bank accounts of sanctioned oligarchs have been frozen since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The blocked assets currently amount to 7.4 billion Swiss francs – 1.6 billion more than in 2024. Source: State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) 3 People from almost every one of the 200 or so countries on planet Earth live in Switzerland. Only three countries – the Cook Islands, Palau, and Tuvalu – have no nationals living here. Source: Federal Statistical Office (2023) 4,250,000 Now to food. The Swiss are eating more garlic. According to the latest figures, recent years have seen Switzerland importing 4,250,000 kilos of it annually, twice as much as two decades ago. Per capita consumption has increased to around half a kilogram a year. Source: Federal Statistical Office FIGURES COMPILED BY MARC LETTAU “Swiss Review”, the magazine for the Swiss Abroad, is in its 50th year of publication and is published five times a year, in 13 regional editions, in German, French, English and Spanish. It has a total circulation of 469,000, including 299,000 electronic copies. All Swiss Abroad who are registered with a Swiss representation receive the magazine free of charge. Anyone else can subscribe for an annual fee (Switzerland: CHF 30 / Abroad: CHF 50). ONLINE EDITION www.revue.ch EDITORS Marc Lettau, Editor-in-Chief (MUL), Stéphane Herzog (SH), Theodora Peter (TP), Susanne Wenger (SWE), Amandine Madziel, FDFA representative (AM) FDFA OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS The editorial responsibility for the “Notes from the Federal Palace” section is assumed by the Consular Directorate, Innovation and Partnerships, Effingerstrasse 27, 3003 Berne, Switzerland. kdip@eda.admin.ch | www.eda.admin.ch ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Airpage AG, Uster/Zurich furrer@airpage.ch | www.airpage.ch The ordering parties are fully responsible for the content of advertisements and promotional inserts. This content does not necessarily represent the opinion of either the editorial office or the publisher. EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Nema Bliggenstorfer (NB) TRANSLATION SwissGlobal Language Services AG, Baden LAYOUT Joseph Haas, Zurich PRINT Vogt-Schild Druck AG, Derendingen PUBLISHER The “Swiss Review” is published by the Organisation of the Swiss Abroad. The postal address of the publisher and the editorial office is: Organisation of the Swiss Abroad, Alpenstrasse 26, 3006 Berne. revue@swisscommunity.org Phone: +41 31 356 61 10 Bank details: CH97 0079 0016 1294 4609 8 / KBBECH22 COPY DEADLINE FOR THIS EDITION 30 May 2025 CHANGES OF ADDRESS Please advise your local embassy or consulate. The editorial team cannot access your address and administrative data. Thank you. Imprint Swiss Review / July 2025 / No.3 17 Switzerland in figures Photo: iStock
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