Switzerland

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Confoederatio Helvetica
Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Confédération suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun svizra
Swiss Confederation
125px-Flag_of_Switzerland.png 85px-Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland.png


Flag and Coat of Arms of the Swiss Confederation

Motto
Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
One for all, all for one
Anthem
Swiss Psalm
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Official Languages German, French, Italian, Romansh
Capital Bern
Head of State Federal Council
Foundation date
  - Proclaimation of the German Empire

  1 August 1291
Government Federal parliamentary republic
Currency Swiss Frank
Area
Population


Switzerland, or officially the Swiss Confederation is a land-locked country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the German Empire, to the east by the Commune of France; to the west by Austria-Hungary and to the south by the Italian Federation.

A curious particularity in modern Europe, Switzerland is a liberal parliamentary republic with strong traditions of direct democracy, enclosed amongst conservative and otherwise authoritarian regimes. There is no Head of State per se, instead the Federal Council, comprised of Seven Members elected by the Federal Assembly, assumes the functions of both Head of State and Government as a collegial body.

Switzerland is comprised of 22 Cantons (or 25, if one counts the six half-cantons separately) and brings together four different linguistical communities.

Switzerland remained neutral throughout the Weltkrieg. The policy of armed neutrality is still being followed to this day.

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