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Area 41'285 km (north-south 220 km; east-west 348 km)main geographic regions: Alps 60 %, Midlands 30 %, Jura 10 %
Population 7'062'000; of whom non-Swiss 19.3 %; 17.6 % under 15 years; 14.7 % over 64 years
Languages German 64 %, French 19 %, Italian 8 %, Rhaeto-Romansch 1 %, Others 8 %
Principal cities Zurich*, Geneva*, Basel*, Berne* (capital), Lausanne, St.Gallen, Lucerne (* with international airport)

The Swiss Confederation (official abbreviation: CH for Confederatio Helvetica) was founded in 1291 and became a Federal Republic in 1848 comprising 26 cantons (states).


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www.admin.ch Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Assembly / Federal Council / Federal Court)
www.parlament.ch Federal Assembly
www.gov.ch Register of the Helvetic Administration and Public Services
www.eda.admin.ch Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
www.admin.ch/bawi Swiss Federal Office for Foreign Economic Affairs
www.admin.ch/bfs Swiss Federal Statistical Office
www.europa.admin.ch Office for European Integration
www.ige.ch Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
www.zefix.admin.ch Federal Commercial Registry Office
www.revue.ch Organization for the Swiss abroad
www.swissembassy.org.uk Embassy of Switzerland (facts / figures / business / economy)
www.swissemb.org Embassy of Switzerland (economy / trade / culture / education / tourism )

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