Provinces & states

First-level administrative divisions, their capitals, population and area.

Province / state	Country	Capital	Population	Area
AG	Switzerland	Aarau	528,887	1,403
AI	Switzerland	Appenzell	14,750	172
AR	Switzerland	Herisau	54,104	242
BE	Switzerland	Bern	941,952	5,960
BL	Switzerland	Liestal	252,331	517
BS	Switzerland	Basel	195,759	37
FR	Switzerland	Fribourg	224,552	1,670
GE	Switzerland	Geneva	395,466	282
GL	Switzerland	Glarus	39,410	685
GR	Switzerland	Chur	185,063	7,105
JU	Switzerland	Delemont	69,188	836
LU	Switzerland	Luzern	340,536	1,493
NE	Switzerland	Neuchatel	165,258	803
NW	Switzerland	Stans	36,466	276
OW	Switzerland	Sarnen	31,310	490
SG	Switzerland	Sankt Gallen	442,350	2,025
SH	Switzerland	Schaffhausen	74,035	298
SO	Switzerland	Solothurn	239,264	790
SZ	Switzerland	Schwyz	122,409	908
TG	Switzerland	Frauenfeld	223,372	990
TI	Switzerland	Bellinzona	305,199	2,812
UR	Switzerland	Altdorf	35,876	1,076
VD	Switzerland	Lausanne	605,677	3,211
VS	Switzerland	Sion	271,291	5,224
ZG	Switzerland	Zug	92,392	238
ZH	Switzerland	Zurich	1,175,457	1,728