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Switzerland

• Swiss Confederation
• National name: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera/Svizra
• President: Moritz Leuenberger (2006)
• Area: 15,942 sq. mi. (41,290 sq. km)
• Population (2006 est.): 7,523,934
• Capital (2003 est.): Bern, 122,700
• Largest cities: Zurich, 971,800 (metro. area), 348,100 (city proper); Geneva, 178,900; Basel, 162,800; Lausanne, 117,400
• Monetary unit: Swiss franc
• Languages: German, French, Italian (all official), Romansch
• Ethnicity/race: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
• Religions: Roman Catholic, 49%; Protestant, 40%; other, 5%; no religion, 8.3%   Source:  Infoplease

Bernese Oberland

Bucolic countryside

Church

Country house

Gotthard Pass

Grindelwald

Mountain pastures

Ski lift at Glacier 3000

Stone bridge

The Thunersee (Lake Thune)

Vitznau on Lake Lucerne

Window box

Zug

Top of Europe, the view from Jungfrauioch

Lauterbrunnen

Lago Maggiore, Locarno

Landmark Bridge and tower, Luzern

Furkapass

Wetterhorn, Mettenberg and Schreckhorn Mountains, Grindenwald

Jungfraubahn

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Bernese Oberland

 

Switzerland's national anthem

 

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Switzerland's president Moritz Leuenberger		Switzerland's national coat of arms