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Capitol: bern
demographics Population 7,655,628 Population growth .199% National languages: german, italian, french, and romantsch Nationality: swiss
government Long republican tradition Modern democratic
constitution dates back to 1848 with a 2 chamber parliament
Switzerland's national council is their “house of representatives”
The council of states is like the us senate
7 head ministers oversee certain parts of the government
Switzerland has no full time president
Swabian war Also known as the Swiss war Started by the Swiss rejection of the diet of worms of
1495 The peace of Basel ended the war and gave
Switzerland complete independence from the holy roman empire
Economy Biggest trading partners are Germany, France, and
Italy 80% of trade is with members of the European union economy is focused around tourism, banking, and
railway freight transport Major trading in Europe is in the electricity market
food Known mostly for its Chocolates swiss cheese Beurre maison
Major city Zurich Largest city in switzerland Population: 1,392,396
Contribution to the arts Paul klee is considered both a german and Swiss
painter Born 1879 in munchenbuchsee, switzerland Influenced by movements such as expressionism and
surrealism. died in 1940
Wild card!!! Skiing is a favorite past time in
switzerland Also very popular for tourism Verbier is the premier ski resort for
french speaking swiss avalanches kill more than a dozen
people each year http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1SmaV9IT1FA&feature=related
Work cited http://
www.indexmundi.com/switzerland/demographics_profile.html http://www.all-about-switzerland.info/ http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/give/bene69/swiss.jpg http://www.globalpost.com http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/klee/hd_klee.htm
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