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Sep 25, 2022 · Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre. Switzerland’s small size—its total area is about half that of Scotland—and its modest population give little indication of its international significance. A landlocked country of towering mountains, deep Alpine lakes, grassy valleys dotted with ...

Daily life and social customs. Switzerland has often seen itself, or has been seen by others, as a “special case” ( Sonderfall ), largely because of multilingualism, its diversified cultural …

Switzerland, officially Swiss Confederation , Country, central Europe.

In the 1990s Switzerland was one of the world's wealthiest and most ...

Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland's administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre ...

Physical Description .—Switzerland extends between the parallels 45° 49′ 2″ and 47°, 48′ 32″ lat. (Greenwich) and the meridians 5° 57′ 26″ and 10° 29′ 40″ long. (Greenwich). It forms an …

Animals found in Switzerland are mainly native to the mountains. High up in the Alps live the small, goatlike antelopes called chamois. Marmots, squirrel-like animals that live in burrows, are also found in the mountains. In the forests are …

Switzerland - Recent developments | Britannica Recent developments In the 1990s Switzerland was one of the world’s wealthiest and most prosperous countries, and neutrality, still the country’s official doctrine, became much more complicated.

Switzerland's constitution (modeled after that of the United States) was ...

Switzerland's history is one of a medieval defensive league formed during a time and in an area lacking imperial authority.

A key landlocked country in central Europe, Switzerland is bordered on the north by Germany, on the east by Austria and the tiny principality of ...

A key landlocked country in central Europe, Switzerland is bordered on the north by Germany, on the east by Austria and the tiny principality of Liechtenstein, on the south by Italy, and on the west by France. Its north-south maximum extent …

Switzerland - Daily life and social customs | Britannica Daily life and social customs Switzerland has often seen itself, or has been seen by others, as a “special case” ( Sonderfall ), largely because of multilingualism, its diversified cultural patchwork, and its institutions, but also because of its economic success after World War II.

Despite the Swiss Confederation's economic expansion, its political ...

25.9.2022 · Switzerland, federated country of central Europe. Switzerland’s administrative capital is Bern, while Lausanne serves as its judicial centre. Switzerland’s small size—its total area is …

“In Switzerland, writing is only possible as an export business,” Friedrich Dürrenmatt, one of the few internationally known Swiss authors, once remarked. The country’s small population and four official languages have worked to …

The country of Switzerland is in the heart of Europe's highest mountain range, the Alps. The country is known for its long tradition of staying neutral, ...

Switzerland's history is one of a medieval defensive league formed during a ...