Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world by per capita gross domestic product, and has the highest wealth per adult (financial and non-financial assets) of any country in the world.
Zürich and Geneva have respectively been ranked as the cities with the second and eighth highest quality of life in the world.
It has the world's nineteenth largest economy by nominal GDP and the thirty-sixth largest by purchasing power parity.
It is the fifteenth largest exporter and seventeenth largest importer of goods. Switzerland has one of the best environmental records among nations in the developed world; it was one of the countries to sign the Kyoto Protocol in 1998 and ratified it in 2003.
The country is heavily active in recycling and anti-littering regulations and is one of the top recyclers in the world, with 66% to 96% of recyclable materials being recycled, depending on the area of the country.
In 2006 life expectancy at birth was 79 years for men and 84 years for women.
