Switzerland

About Switzerland:

Officially Switzerland is known as the Swiss Confederation. It is the landlocked alpine country which is located in the Western Europe. The country is the federal republic country which consists of the 26 states known as the cantons. The seat of the federal authorities is the Berne, whereas the economic centers of the country are its 2 worldwide cities, Zurich and most particularly the Geneva. It is the country that comes under the category of the richest countries in the entire globe.

Switzerland Previous Records Medals:

The medals record lists that the country has won till date are mentioned as below:

In Summer Olympics:

Switzerland History:

The former known tribes of regions were the members of La Tene Cultures and Hallstatt. The culture of La Tene was flourished and developed in the period of the Iron Age near about 450 BC, probably under influence of the Etruscan and the Greek civilizations. The most significant tribal group in the region of Swiss was Helvetii.

Switzerland Demographics:

Switzerland lies at crossroads of many significant Europeans culture which is largely influenced by the country’s culture and languages. The country has 4 official languages. Those are:

German
French
Italian
Romansh

The Romance language is locally spoken by the small minority in the southeastern canton of the Graubunden, which is designated by federal constitution as national language with the French, Italian and German.

Switzerland Government and Politics:

The Federal Constitution which was adopted in the year 1848 is legal foundation of contemporary federal state. In the year 1999, the novel constitution was adopted, but it dose not introduce the notable changes in federal structure. The country has 3 major governing bodies on federal levels. They are:

Federal Court
Federal Council
Bicameral Parliament

Switzerland Culture:

The culture of Switzerland is influenced by the country’s neighbor and international sentiment, but from the last few years the characteristics culture with few of the regional differences and self governing streak was developed. Generally the Swiss are well recognized for their humanitarian tradition as the country is birthplace of the movements of the Red Cross and has host the United Nations Human Rights Council.

Switzerland Economy:

Switzerland has the modern, stable and few of the majority capitalist economies in the entire world. The country has second highest rating of the Europeans after the Ireland in Index of Economic freedom of the year 2008. The nominal par capita GDP of the country is higher than the economies of the Japan, positioning 6th behind the Norway, Qatar, Luxembourg, Ireland and Iceland.

Switzerland Infrastructure:

Switzerland has the efficient and the dense rail network and also has the system of the extensively highly developed roads with large number of the tunnels to reimburse mountainous terrain. The country has 71,059 km of the roadways and 4,492 km of rail lines. The country has 2 big international airports and also the some of the small airports that have the international connections. The country is situated in the strategic crossroads that connects few of the rapidly growing regions of:

Germany
Italy
EU in France

Switzerland Education:

The education system in Switzerland is divided in the tertiary, primary and secondary levels. The educational possibilities for the foreigners are open at all the levels. The first secondary and the primary education are the levels where the schooling is mandatory that lasts for 9 years. The stage of the second secondary is the stage which is post- compulsory. The tertiary level covers the higher vocational training and universities

Neighboring Countries:

The countries that are located very near to Switzerland are:

Germany
France
Italy
Austria
Liechtenstein

Switzerland Geographical Settings:

Switzerland covers the total area of 41,285 sq km. It is comparatively very small country. The country comprises of the 3 basic topographical regions.
They are:

Swiss plateau
Jura Mountains
Swiss Alps

Switzerland Independence:

Foundation date of country: 1st August 1291
De facto of country: 22nd September 1499
Recognized: 24th October 1648
Restored: 7th August 1815
Federal State: 12th September 1848

Switzerland Capital City:

Berne is the capital and the largest city in country Switzerland. The country is located at 460 57’N 70 27’E.

Switzerland Great Persons in Country:

The great persons in Switzerland are:

Roger Federer
Jean Piaget
Ulrich Zwingli

Switzerland Currency:

The official currency of Switzerland is Swiss Franc which is denoted as CHF.

Switzerland Total Population:

The total population of Switzerland according to the census of the year 2007 is 7,591,400 which placed the country at number 95th among the category of the 193rd most populated countries in the entire world.

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