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Switzerland is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Switzerland is one of the world's most developed countries, with the highest nominal wealth per adult and the eighth-highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
- Politics of Switzerland
Switzerland has avoided alliances that might entail...
- Economy of Switzerland
The economy of Switzerland is one of the world's most...
- Ignazio Cassis
Ignazio Daniele Giovanni Cassis (Italian pronunciation:...
- Bern
Bern (Swiss Standard German: ⓘ, German:), or Berne (French:...
- Immigration to Switzerland
The largest immigrant groups in Switzerland are those from...
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A country's gross domestic product (GDP) at purchasing power...
- Politics of Switzerland
History of Switzerland. Since 1848 the Swiss Confederation has been a federal republic of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of federation that goes back more than 700 years, putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics .
Switzerland ( German: Schweiz; French: Suisse; Italian: Svizzera; Romansh: Svizra; Swiss German: Schwiz) is a country in Western Europe. Switzerland is a federation of 26 cantons . The official name of Switzerland is Confoederatio Helvetica ( Swiss Confederation ). This is Latin and is not often used except for official state documents.
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland has a maximum north–south length of 220 kilometres (140 mi) and an east–west length of about 350 kilometres (220 mi). Switzerland is well known for the Alps in the south and south east. North of the Alps, the Swiss Plateau runs along the east–west axis of the country.
- Western/Central Europe
- Dufourspitze: 4,634 m
- Ranked 134
- Lake Maggiore: 193 m
Switzerland is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern . Switzerland is one of the world's most developed countries, with the highest nominal wealth per adult and the eighth-highest gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.
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