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National motto:
Unus pro omnibus omnes pro uno (Latin)
Un pour tous, tous pour un (French)
(Translation: One for all, all for one)
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| Official languageAn official language is a language that is specifically designated to be so in the constitutions of countries, states, and other territories. States and areas without a constitution, by this definition, lack official languages. Officially recognized minors | German, French, Italian, Romansh
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| CapitalThis article concerns places that serve as centers of government and politics. For alternative meanings see capital (disambiguation In politics a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has an alternative meanin | BernThe city of Bern English traditionally Berne [b3`n] ( Swiss German Barn [bae:rn], German Bern [ˈbɛrn], French Berne [bERn], Italian''Berna ['bErna], Romansh Berna ['bErn@]) is the "Bundesstadt" (capital) of Switzerland. Inhabitants: 127,000
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| Largest cityA city is an urban area, differentiated from a town, village, or hamlet by size, population density, importance, or legal status. City can also be a synonym for " downtown. Introduction A city usually consists of residential, industrial and business areas | ZürichZurich IPA [ˈtsyːrɪç] (in English often Zurich which is also the standard French form of the name) is the largest city in Switzerland (population 364,558 in 2002; as agglomeration 1,091,732) and capital of the canton of Zurich.
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| Federal Council |
Moritz Leuenberger
Pascal Couchepin
Joseph Deiss ( Pres. 2004)
Samuel Schmid ( Vice-Pres. 2004)
Micheline Calmy-Rey
Christoph Blocher
Hans-Rudolf Merz
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Area
- Total
- % water
| Ranked 132nd
41,285 km²
3.7%
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Population
- Total ( 2003)
- Density
| Ranked 92nd
7,318,638
184/ km²
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GDP ( 2003)
- Total
- Total
- GDP\capita
- GDP\capita
| Ranked 32nd, 17th, 7th, 3rd
US$233 billion ( PPP)
$309 billion ( Nominal)
$32,000 ( PPP)
$47,493 ( Nominal)
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Independence
- Declared
- Recognised
Federal state
| Federal Charter
August 1, 1291
October 24, 1648
1848
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| Currency | Swiss franc ( CHF)
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Time zone
- in summer
| CET ( UTC+1)
CEST ( UTC+2)
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| National anthem | Swiss Psalm
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| Internet TLD | .ch
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| Calling Code | +41
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