Switzerland
Switzerland is also called Confoederatio Helvetica. Confoederatio Helvetica is the Latin name for Switzerland. It means Helvetic Confederation. In 2002 Switzerland became a member of the United Nations. They have seven members of the Federal Council to lead their country. There are forty six members of the council of states. There are two from each canton. Like the U.S. one term is four years. Switzerland is a direct democracy which means that citizens vote on every law.
States in Switzerland are called cantons. There are twenty-six cantons in Switzerland. The twenty six cantons are Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel Stadt, Basel Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lucerne, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, and Zurich. There's a population of 7.4 million people in Switzerland. The capital of Switzerland is Bern. Switzerland has a total of 41,285 square kilometers.
There are three well known mountains named the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura Mountains. The tallest mountain in Switzerland is Dufour Peak at 15,203 ft. Some of the lakes names are Lake Geneva, Lake Zurich, Lake Neuchatel, and Lake Constance. Switzerland is a landlocked alpine country in Central Europe. The countries that border Switzerland are Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is such a small country that California is ten times bigger and it is about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont put together. Switzerland has a population density of 182 people per square kilometer. Swiss postal codes consist of four digits.
The French invaded Switzerland in 1798. The French conquered them and destroyed the cantons. The French destroyed traditions of the Swiss including the right to worship. In 1875 there was a civil war between the Catholic and the Protestant cantons. Since they disagreed they set up a direct democracy. That's why they have a direct democracy. In 1920 Switzerland joined the League of Nations.
Switzerland is a market economy. Switzerland uses sixty percent nuclear power from hydroelectricity. The most common religion is Roman Catholic. There culture of dancing is folk dancing. The most common language is Swiss.
Every man from the age of twenty to forty two has to be a soldier. They keep their weapons in their home. Most shops open between eight a.m. and ten a.m. and close between six p.m. and eight p.m. on Monday through Friday. Switzerland has been a federation since 1848.
By: David Wilhelm with help
from Wikipedia and www.about.ch/
States in Switzerland are called cantons. There are twenty-six cantons in Switzerland. The twenty six cantons are Aargau, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Basel Stadt, Basel Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg, Geneva, Lucerne, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, St. Gallen, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, and Zurich. There's a population of 7.4 million people in Switzerland. The capital of Switzerland is Bern. Switzerland has a total of 41,285 square kilometers.
There are three well known mountains named the Swiss Alps, the Swiss Plateau, and the Jura Mountains. The tallest mountain in Switzerland is Dufour Peak at 15,203 ft. Some of the lakes names are Lake Geneva, Lake Zurich, Lake Neuchatel, and Lake Constance. Switzerland is a landlocked alpine country in Central Europe. The countries that border Switzerland are Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is such a small country that California is ten times bigger and it is about the size of New Hampshire and Vermont put together. Switzerland has a population density of 182 people per square kilometer. Swiss postal codes consist of four digits.
The French invaded Switzerland in 1798. The French conquered them and destroyed the cantons. The French destroyed traditions of the Swiss including the right to worship. In 1875 there was a civil war between the Catholic and the Protestant cantons. Since they disagreed they set up a direct democracy. That's why they have a direct democracy. In 1920 Switzerland joined the League of Nations.
Switzerland is a market economy. Switzerland uses sixty percent nuclear power from hydroelectricity. The most common religion is Roman Catholic. There culture of dancing is folk dancing. The most common language is Swiss.
Every man from the age of twenty to forty two has to be a soldier. They keep their weapons in their home. Most shops open between eight a.m. and ten a.m. and close between six p.m. and eight p.m. on Monday through Friday. Switzerland has been a federation since 1848.
By: David Wilhelm with help
from Wikipedia and www.about.ch/
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