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  Switzerland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A male native of Switzerland is said to be a Schweizer and a female is a Schweizerin in Swiss German; Suisse (male) or Suissesse (female) in Swiss French and svizzero (male) or svizzera (female) in Swiss Italian.
Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy, with a nominal per capita GDP that is higher than those of the big western European economies, United States and Japan, though on a PPP basis, it ranks tenth.
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%) in the north and centre; French (20.4%) to the west; Italian (6.5%) in the south; and Romansh (a Romance language), that is spoken locally by a small minority (< 1%) in the southeastern canton of Graubünden.
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  Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Switzerland borders Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
Switzerland features a system of government not seen at the national level on any other place on earth: direct democracy, sometimes called half-direct democracy(this could, or could not be correct as theoretically, one could state that the people have full power over the law).
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Switzerland has a strong economy in finance and banking, rates highly in international economic standards despite its small size, and maintains a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality.
In Early Modern Switzerland, the conflict between Catholic and Protestant cantons persisted, erupting in further violence at the battles of Villmergen in 1656 and 1712, and the growing authoritarianism of the patriciate families combined with a financial crisis in the wake of the Thirty Years' War led to the Swiss peasant war of 1653.
Also it is suggested that Switzerland's neutrality was compromised in WWII, as Swiss banks and some Swiss citizens may have helped to launder the wealth taken during the Jewish WWII Holocaust, in their role as neutral international transaction and financial depository (bankers) for the various parties on both sides in the conflict.
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 CalendarHome.com - Switzerland - Calendar Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Switzerland is divided administratively into 26 cantons, six of which are sometimes referred to as "half-cantons," since they stemmed from the split of three cantons and have as a consequence only a single representative in the Council of States.
Switzerland is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and the tiny principality of Liechtenstein.
Switzerland is one of the most recent countries to have joined the United Nations, in 2002, even though Geneva is the second biggest centre for the United Nations after New York, and Switzerland was a founding member of the League of Nations.
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 Switzerland Maps and Videos
A male native of Switzerland is said to be a Schweizer and a female is a Schweizerin in German; Suisse (male) or Suissesse (female) in Swiss French and svizzero (male) or svizzera (female) in Swiss Italian.
Switzerland comprises three basic topographical areas: the Swiss Alps, the Swiss plateau, and the Jura mountains.The Alps are a high mountain range running across the central-south of the country.
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%) in the north and centre; French (19%) to the west; Italian (8%) in the south; and Romansh (a Romance language), that is spoken locally by a small minority (< 1%) in the southeastern canton of Graubünden.
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Switzerland zermatt switzerland is not a member state of the EU but applied for membership therein in May 1992.
Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy, with a per capita GDP that is higher than map of switzerland those of the big western European economies.
Switzerland sits at the crossroads of several switzerland county, indiana major European cultures that have heavily influenced the country's languages and culture.
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 Switzerland
Switzerland is not a member state of the EU but applied for membership therein in May 1992.
Switzerland is also famous for its travel spots, and becomes first choice for visitors.
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%; yellow) in the north and centre, French (19%; purple) to the west, Italian (8%; green) in the south, and finally Romansh, a Romance language spoken by a small minority (<1%; red) in the southeastern canton of Graubünden and parts of Ticino.
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 Switzerland Totally Explained
Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons, six of which are sometimes referred to as "half-cantons," since they've less representation in the Council of States.
Switzerland has had a long history of being neutral (it hasn't been in a foreign war since 1815) and therefore hosts various international organizations, such as the United Nations, which, though headquartered in New York City, has many departments in Switzerland.
Switzerland was one of the last countries to join the United Nations, in 2002, even though Geneva is the second biggest centre for the United Nations after New York, and Switzerland was a founding member of the League of Nations.
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 Demographics of Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The German spoken in the German speaking part of Switzerland is predominantly a range of Swiss dialects, but newspapers and some broadcasts use High German as used in Germany.
Switzerland's 13 institutes of higher learning enrolled 99,600 students in the academic year of 2001-02.
Switzerland consistently ranks high on quality of life indices, including per capita income, concentration of computer and internet usage per capita, insurance coverage per individual, and health care rates.
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 Switzerland Demographics and Geography - Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online
Switzerland’s most important trading partners are Germany, France, Italy, France, and the U.S. Due to its central location in Western Europe, its control of the major routes from N Europe to the Mediterranean, and to the stability of its politics, economy, and currency, Switzerland has become one of the world’s leading financial centers.
Switzerland was a member of the League of Nations, and though it participates in many activities of the UN it has only “observer status”; the UN Charter makes Swiss membership unlikely under current Swiss interpretations of neutrality.
In the mid-1990s, Switzerland’s international reputation was tarnished because of revelations of Swiss banks’ extensive cooperation with the Nazis during World War II, their aid in converting Jewish-owned wealth into “Nazi Gold,” and their attempts to conceal these activities in the years since the war.
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 Suchmaschine
Switzerland (German: die Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin and when abbreviated, ch, the ISO country code of Switzerland), is a landlocked nation of 7.5 million people in Western Europe.
Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons, six of which are sometimes referred to as "half-cantons," since they stemmed from the split of three cantons and have as a consequence only a single representative in the Council of States.
Switzerland has had a long history of being neutral (it has not been in a foreign war since 1815) and therefore hosts various international organisations, such as the United Nations, which, though headquartered in New York City, has many departments in Switzerland.
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 Switzerland: History - K12 Academics
Switzerland is a federation of relatively autonomous cantons, some of which have a history of confederacy that goes back more than 700 years, arguably putting them among the world's oldest surviving republics.
As a consequence of the civil war, Switzerland adopted the use of referenda and a federal constitution in 1848, amending the latter extensively in 1874 and establishing federal responsibility for defense, trade, and legal matters.
In 2002 Switzerland became a full member of the United Nations, leaving the Vatican as the last widely recognized state without full UN membership.
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 ipedia.com: Switzerland Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
As a consequence of the civil war, Switzerland adopted a federal constitution in 1848, amending it extensively in 1874 and establishing federal responsibility for defense, trade, and legal matters.
Switzerland remains a safe haven for investors, because it has maintained a degree of bank secrecy (see Swiss bank account) and has kept up the franc's long-term external value.
Traditionally Switzerland is not considered one of the centres of European culture, but this conception might be deceptive.
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 Judaism in Switzerland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
In 1999, Switzerland was one of the first countries in the world to be governed by a Jewish president, Ms Ruth Dreifuss.
According to the 1990 census, Switzerland counts approximately 20,000 Jews, or 0.3% of the total population.
Switzerland’s largest, most decisive industry (machinery, chemicals) does not as such count any Jewish representatives, nor do they occupy a forefront position with the big banks.
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 Cheap Hotels in Switzerland - HotelsHotelsHotels.co.uk
Switzerland is located in the heart of central Europe and is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
Switzerland is a federal republic that has a long history of being a neutral country in military and politics.
With Switzerland being bordered and influenced through history by its neighbours, its not surprising that German, French, Italian and Romanash are spoke and understood threw the country.
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 Switzerland Swiss boys clothes
Switzerland is a small mountaneous country, in fact the most mountaneous country in Euroope.
Switzerland is a small, mountenous and land-locked country surronded by large neigbors (France, Germany, and Italy).
Southern Switzerland is Italian and often referred to as the Ticino region.
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 Switzerland Press, Media, TV, Radio, Newspapers
Switzerland is a land-locked, Central European, Alpine nation that has enjoyed a remarkably long and continuous tradition of independence and political neutrality.
Switzerland has historically boasted the greatest number of newspapers published in proportion to its population and geographical size.
Although Switzerland remains reluctant about full membership in European and international organizations, owing largely to concerns about independence and neutrality, it participates actively in most international organizations and is a signatory to key international treaties and agreements.
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 Ycarta maps of Europe
Switzerland occupies an area of 41,287 m² and its population totals 6,750,000 inhabitants.
Switzerland has been famous for the manufacturing of watches and clocks since the 16-th Century, and now it continues this tradition by producing measuring and control devices.
Switzerland is a country of highly developed animal husbandry.
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 Switzerland - Gurupedia
Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy with a per capita
Switzerland remains a safe haven for investors, because it has maintained a degree of bank secrecy (see Swiss bank account)and has kept up the
The stability and prosperity of Switzerland, combined with a linguistically and religiously diverse population has led some to describe the country as a
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 Switzerland Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Switzerland may be neutral but it's far from flavourless.
Check out what other travellers are saying about Switzerland.
The classic fondue is bread dunked in Emmental and Gruyère cheeses mixed with white wine, potato flour and a dash of nutmeg - consumed, of course, on shag-pile carpet.
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Switzerland's 13 institutes of higher learning enrolled 99,600 students in the academic year of 2001-02.
Switzerland consistently ranks high on quality of life indices, including per capita income, concentration of computer and internet usage per capita, insurance coverage per individual, and health care rates.
Demographics of Switzerland, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands.
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 Switzerland Deforestation Rates and Related Forestry Figures
Switzerland is home to at least 3030 species of vascular plants, of which 0.0% are endemic.
Switzerland is a peaceful, prosperous, and stable modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP larger than that of the big Western European economies.
Reflecting the anemic economic conditions of Europe, GDP growth dropped in 2001 to about 0.8%, to 0.2% in 2002, and to -0.3% in 2003, with a small rise to 1.8% in 2004, and 1.2% in 2005.
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 NationMaster - Statistics on Switzerland. 2817 facts and figures, stats and information on Swiss economy, crime, ...
Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two World Wars.
The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors.
Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.
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 Everything you always wanted to know about Switzerland
Economy Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy with a per capita GDP higher than that of the big western European economies.
Demographics Switzerland sits at the crossroads of several major European cultures, which have heavily influenced the country's languages and cultural practices.
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%) in the north and centre, French (19%) to the west, Italian (8%) in the south, and finally Romansh, a Romance language spoken by a small minority (
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 Country Info - Switzerland
Description: Switzerland is a small open economy with one of the highest living standards in the world.
Description: Switzerland is a confederation of 23 states, called cantons, three of which are subdivided into half-cantons for administrative purposes.
Description: Switzerland does not have a strong artistic heritage, even though many foreign writers and artists (such as Voltaire, Byron, Shelley, James Joyce and Charlie Chaplin) have resided or settled in the country.
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 Switzerland : CH
Switzerland : CH The Swiss Confederation is a small landlocked federal state in central Europe, with neighbours Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%) in the north and centre, French (19%) to the west, Italian (8%) in the south, and finally Romansh, a Romance language spoken by a small minority (<1%) in the southeastern canton Grisons.
Historical Dictionary of Switzerland (http://www.dhs.ch/) country encyclopedia in German, French and Italian.
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 Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
Switzerland has four official languages: German (64%; yellow) in the north and centre, French (19%; purple) to the west, Italian (8%; green) in the south, and finally Romansh, a Romance language spoken by a small minority (<1%; red) in the southeastern canton of Graubünden.
The Swiss are noted for their banks, their chocolate, their cheese, their pocket knifes, their watches, and their private boarding schools.
Switzerland's news and information platform (http://www.swissinfo.org/) - maintained by the public Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (in 9 languages)
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