Switzer　 Land 　　

Geography Surrounded by

Germany, France, Italy and Austria.

Capital: Bern Biggest city: Zurich State: 13 60 percent of the

country is mountainous and a quarter of it is covered with forests.

People Population: 7,554,661 (July 2007 est.)

　Swiss　(79.7%)　　　　　　　 Foreigner　(20.3%)

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.62 years male: 77.8 years female: 83.59 years (2007 est.)

Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%. Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-C

roatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census)

Cross-cultural Facts Motto “Unus pro omnibus,omnes pro un

o.” “One for all, all for one.” Permanently neutral country Hosts many international organization. （ Red

cross,WTO… ） Maienfeld was the stage of

“Heidi,Girl of the Alps.”

Quiz How many countries surround Switzer Land? 4 (France, German, Italy and Austria) Which is biggest country? Zurich Which sex live longer,male or female? Female What language is most spoken in Switzweland? German What is the Motto of this country? One for all all for one What is the name of Japanese animation which stage was “Maienfeld”? Heidi

Recommended Web Site

Sources Magic Switzer Landhttp://www.magicswitzerland.com/about_switzerland.ht

m Nation by nation http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blswitzerlan

d.htm CIA https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factb

ook/ Fun Facts http://www.funfacts.com.au/

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