the area of switzerland is 41,285 km². the confederation is divided into 23 full states called "cantons". all 26 cantons are: aargau, appenzell innerrhoden, appenzell ausserrhoden, basel-stadt, basel-land, berne, fribourg, geneva, glarus, graubünden, jura, lucerne, neuchâtel, nidwalden, obwalden, schaffhausen, schwyz, solothurn, st. gallen, thurgau, ticino, uri, valais, vaud, zug, and zürich.