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Switzerland (German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country code CHE), is a landlocked country of roughly 7.5 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km². Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federation and de facto capital,Due to historical federalist sensibilities, Swiss law does not designate a formal capital, and several federal institutions such as courts are spread across the country. while the country's economic centres are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world.

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The island nation of Singapore in situated at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It is one of the few city states in the world and the smallest country in Southeast Asia. The islands are located between Malaysia and Indonesia, having no land boundary with any country. It is the 17th richest country in the world. It is a Member of United Nations, the Commonwealth, ASEAN and the Non-Aligned Movement..

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Switzerland Tourism - Switzerland Travel Guide
Switzerland tourism - plan your next vacation to Switzerland using our comprehensive travel guide. ... Switzerland offers so much for those looking for an ...
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Travel guide to Switzerland - MySwissAlps.com
Tips for a summer vacation in the Swiss Alps, with points of interest and hiking in the Bernese Oberland, Wallis and Graubuenden. Consider to spend your holidays in Switzerland if ...
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Vacation, Travel, Meetings - Switzerland Tourism
Welcome to Switzerland! MySwitzerland.com is the offical website of the Swiss National Tourist Office. Find all information you need for your vacation, your holidays in Switzerland
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Switzerland - Country Profile - Suisse - Schweiz - Svizzera ...
... web sites of Switzerland, the capital of Switzerland, art, culture, history, ... The website introduces Switzerland's positions on important UN related issues. ...
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Embassy of Switzerland in Washington, D.C.
... Confederation in the U.S., resources for Swiss citizens, information on Switzerland, on Swiss-U.S. relations and on Swiss Embassy activities. ...
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Area	total: 41,290 sq km land: 39,770 sq km water: 1,520 sq km
Climate	temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
Terrain	mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes
Population	7,450,867
Languages	German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch (official) 0.6%, other 8.9%
Capital	Bern

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	Match Report: Turkey vs Switzerland Turkey missed a chance in the 29th minute seconds later Switzerland had hit the lead. 19-year-old Eren Derdiyok was played through and he showed fine composure to square for Yakin two yards out. The ball stuck in a puddle for what ... http://turkey.blogsfc.com/match-report-t..
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	Updates from France I just realized that I haven’t been religiously updating everyone on all the little things that are happening around here. Probably because they aren’t really all that exciting on their own…or important for that matter. [ :D] Well where to start, last week Daniel finally got his new pair of glasses. We got his prescription taking in Birmingham ( http://laura.vanderster.com/?p=1074
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