Switzerland, Szwajcaria, Schweiz, Suisse, Svizera, Helvetia, Swiss Confederation, Konfederacja Szwajcarska, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confédération Suisse, Confederazium Svizera
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Switzerland's independence and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers and Switzerland 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, may be rendering obsolete the country's concern for neutrality.

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1. Dependency status: NA

2. Government type: federal republic

3. Location: Central Europe, east of France, north of Italy

4. Border Countries: Austria 164 km, France 573 km, Italy 740 km, Liechtenstein 41 km, Germany 334 km

5. Climate: temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers

6. Terrain: mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes

7. Area: 41,290 km2

8. Capital: Bern

9. Administrative divisions: 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; kantone, singular - kanton in German); Aargau, Ausser-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Inner-Rhoden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, Zurich

10. Population: 7,283,274 (July 2001 est.)

11. Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%

12. Religions: Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)

13. Currency: Swiss franc (CHF)

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24. Switzerland office in Poland:

  • Swiss Confederation Embassy
    al. Ujazdowskie 27
    00-540 Warszawa
    tel. (022) 628-04-81, 628-04-82
    fax 6210548
    e-mail: vertretung@var.rep.adm.ch
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