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Illicit drugs:a major international financial center vulnerable to the layering and integration stages of money laundering; despite significant legislation and reporting requirements, secrecy rules persist and nonresidents are permitted to conduct business through offshore entities and various intermediaries; transit country for and consumer of South American cocaine, Southwest Asian heroin, and Western European synthetics; domestic cannabis cultivation and limited ecstasy production

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  • Population: 7,554,661 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 41,290 sq km
  • Density: 182 /km² (61st)
  • GDP (total): $264.1 billion (39th)
  • GDP (per capita): $32,300 (10th)
  • Literacy: 99%

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  • Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)
  • Dial code: +41

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