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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 |
7'710'378; of
whom non-Swiss 22.0 %; 21.2 % under 19 years; 16.4 % over 65 years |
| Languages |
German 64
%, French 20 %, Italian 6
%, Rhaeto-Romansch 1 %, Others 9 % |
| 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).
LINKS
GOVERNMENT
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www.admin.ch
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Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation (Federal Assembly
/ Federal Council / Federal Court) |
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www.parlament.ch
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Federal Assembly |
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www.gov.ch
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Register of the Helvetic Administration and Public Services |
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www.europa.admin.ch
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Office for European Integration |
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www.eda.admin.ch
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs |
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www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/
home/reps.html |
Representations of Switzerland |
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www.seco.admin.ch |
State Secretariat for Foreign Economic Affairs SECO |
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www.evd.admin.ch |
Federal Department of Economic Affairs |
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www.ige.ch
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Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property |
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www.efd.admin.ch |
Federal Department of Finance |
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www.bbt.admin.ch |
Federal Office for Professional Education and Technology |
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www.sbf.admin.ch |
State Secretariat for Education and Research |
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www.uvek.admin.ch |
Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and
Communications |
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www.edi.admin.ch |
Federal Department of Home Affairs |
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www.admin.ch/bfs |
Swiss Federal Statistical Office |
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