Swisserland
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Swisserland (German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra, Laitin: Helvetia), kent offeecially the Swiss Confederation (German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, French: Confédération Suisse, Italian: Confederazione Svizzera an Romansh: Confederaziun Svizra, Laitin: Confoederatio Helvetica), is an Alpine kintra in Central Europe. It is landlockit an haes the neebours Germany tae the North, Fraunce tae the Wast, Italy tae the Sooth an Austrick an Liechtenstein tae the East. Historically it wis a Confederation but syne 1848 it haes been a Federation. It haes a strang economy in finance an baunkin an haes a lang history o bein neutral baith poleetical an meelitar.
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Swiss Confederation | |
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Location o Switzerland (green) on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Caipital | None (de jure) Bern (de facto)[note 1][1][2] 46°57′N 7°27′E |
Lairgest ceety | Zürich |
Offeecial leids | German French Italian Romansh |
Demonym(s) | Scots: Swiss, German: Schweizer(in), French: Suisse(sse), Italian: svizzero/svizzera, or elvetico/elvetica, Romansh: Svizzer/Svizra |
Govrenment | Federal semi-direct democracy unner multi-pairty pairlamentary directorial republic |
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• Federal Chancellor | Viktor Rossi |
Legislatur | Federal Assembly |
• Upper house | Cooncil o States |
• Lower house | Naitional Cooncil |
History | |
• Foondation date | c. 1300[note 2] (tradeetionally 1 August 1291) |
• Peace o Westphalie | 24 October 1648 |
• Restoration | 7 August 1815 |
• Federal state | 12 September 1848[note 3][3] |
Aurie | |
• Total | 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi) (135t) |
• Water (%) | 4.2 |
Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 8,401,120[4] (99th) |
• 2015 census | 8,327,126[5] |
• Density | 202/km2 (523.2/sq mi) (63rd) |
GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate |
• Total | $493.126 billion[6] (39t) |
• Per capita | $59,150[6] (9t) |
GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate |
• Tot | $651.770 billion[6] (19th) |
• Per capita | $78,179[6] (2nt) |
Gini (2015) | 29.5[7] law · 19th |
HDI (2015) | 0.939[8] verra heich · 2nt |
Currency | Swiss franc (CHF) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
UTC+2 (CEST) | |
Date format | dd.mm.yyyy (AD) |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +41 |
ISO 3166 code | CH |
Internet TLD | .ch |
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