Switzerland

﻿Welcome to Switzerland!

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__Intro:__

On are Wikispace you will find lots of things like the flag and what we have in are country including their history and the culture their is in Switzerland. So read on and you will feel like visiting this Country in Europe.

__Fast Facts:__

Continent: Europe Capital: Bern Longitude and Latitude: 7 26 E, 46 57 N Area: 41,285 km2 Population:7,785,800 Primary Language Spoken: German Other Languages: French, Italian, Romansh Type of Government: Federal State Money: Centimes, CHF (Swiss Frank) Climate: 9º C Average Temperature: 70º F Fun Facts:


 * The popular instruments in Switzerland is the Alphorn, Schwyzerogeli, Hackbrett, Trumpi.
 * In Switzerland the kids in the school must at least go to the Elementary, but they are not required to go to the Kindergarten, but some people do go.
 * The major landforms is Switzerland is the Swiss Alps and Jungfrau Aletsch.
 * In Switzerland the woman wear longed sleeved jackets, silk aprons and straw with ribbons dangling from the brim. Even gold lace caps are also traditional. The men wear traditional Smocks.
 * The popular sports in Switzerland is Soccer (football) and Ice Hockey.
 * Popular foods in Switzerland is the Pastetli, Rosti, Muesli.
 * The Sonderbund War is a major part of history because the War ended by a quick and bloody one in 1847. The federal troops led by Henri Dufour, were curious to move before the European.
 * The important holidays in Switzerland is Corpus Christi Day (Fronleichnam). Another one is The National Holiday (Nationalfeiertag). These holidays are important because in Corpus Christi Day it is celebrated only in cantons with mainly Catholic citizens. The National holiday is important on August 1, 1291 has been declared as Switzerland's birthday.
 * The full name of Switzerland is the Swiss Confederation.
 * The type of government in Switzerland is a Federal State.
 * Switzerland does not have a full time President.
 * The President's are in the office for only one year.
 * What Switzerland exports is Machinery, Electronics, Chemicals, Precision Instruments, and Watches.
 * A male native of Switzerland is a Schweizer and a female is a Schweizerin.

This is a picture of the cross roads on a mountain in Switzerland.


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__**Stuff everyone should know about Switzerland**__
 * Famous artists in Switzerland is Albert Anker, Arnold Boecklin, and Ferdinand Hodler
 * How to say Hello in Swiss is "Hallo"
 * Religions in Switzerland is Roman Catholic (42%), Protestant (33%), Muslim (4.3%), Others (5.4%), No Religion (11%)