1. “One For All and, All For One.”

2. Map
Modern Map
Switzerland is divided up
into 26 different territories
or cantons. These cantons
include: Aargau ,
Appenzell Innerrhoden,
Appenzell Ausserrhoden ,
Basel-Stadt, Basel-
Landschaft, Bern, Fribourg,
Genève, Glarus,
Graubünden, Jura,
Lucerne, Neuchâtel,
Nidwalden, Obwalden,
Schaffhausen, Schwyz,
Solothurn, St. Gallen,
Thurgau, Ticino, Uri,
Valais, Vaud, Zug, and
Zürich.

3. Location/Geography
Switzerland is located in
Western Europe. Bordered by
Germany to the North, Italy to
the South, France to the West,
and Austria and Liechtenstein
to the East.
The famed Swiss Alps, run
throughout the country, but
mainly stay South of
Winterthur. The largest lake in
the country is Lake Geneva, or
in French: Lac Leman. The
Rhone River, is the main
tributary flowing into the lake.
Switzerland’s major cities
include: Geneva, Zurich, Basel
and the capital city Berne.

4. Climate
The Swiss climate is oddly
temperate, but can vary
from region to region. For
instance, the southern tip
experiences a more
Mediterranean climate,
whereas the mountaintops
have glacial conditions. A
phenomenon called Föhn
can occur at all times of the
year, even in winter, and is
characterized by a wind
with warm Mediterranean
air crossing the Alps from
Italy.

5. Language and Religion
There is no official State
religion, the Separation of
Church and State was rejected
in Switzerland - 21.1% voting in
favor of the legislation.
Christianity (35.8%),
Catholicism (41.8%),
Islam (4.3%),
Eastern Orthodoxy (1.8%),
atheist (9%),
agnostic (4%),
and theist (%39 )
The languages spoken are:
German, French, Italian, and
Romansh
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6. Economy And Currency
The Swiss economy is one
of the most stable, modern
and capitalistic economies
in the world. Chemicals,
health and pharmaceutical,
Measuring instruments,
Musical instruments, real
estate, banking and
insurance, tourism, and
international organizations
are important industries in
Switzerland.
The currency is that of the
Swiss Franc.

7. Swissness
Switzerland is unique, in
the simple fact that despite
housing many European
languages, it has NO
written language of its
own! So whichever
language the citizens
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belong to – the Swiss
people have no problem
going from French, to
Italian, to German – due to
the vast linguistic ties. And
at most times, the Swiss
often wonder what makes
them a nation, but the
answer is simply their
cumulative desire to stay
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together. And that, is the
Swissness.