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SWITZERLAND

COUNTRYSwitzerland is situated

in Central Europe. It has a surface of 39.770 km2 and a population of 7.318.000 million inhabitants. It borders with France, Germany, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein..

Capital

The capital of Switzerland is Bern, and the official languages are German, French, Italian and Romansch.

Government

Federal republic. Revision of Constitution of 1874 entered into force on 1 January 2000.

Currency

Swiss franc (CHF).

Economy

Switzerland is a prosperous and stable modern market economy with low unemployment, a highly skilled labor force, and a per capita GDP larger than that of the big Western European economies. GDP (purchasing power parity): US$ 239.3 billion (2003).GDP per capita (purchasing power parity): US$ 32,700 (2003).GDP growth rate: -0.5 % (2003).Unemployment rate: 3.7 % (2003).Currency: Swiss franc (CHF).Industries: machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments.

Chocolate

Watch

Cheese

CLIMATE

Temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers.

MONUMENTS

Bern and Aare River, Switzerland

Saint Moritz, Alps.

Château de Chillon by Montreux on Lake Geneva

PORTS

RELIGIONS

Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9%.

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FOODS

CONCLUSION

Switzerland, in central Europe, is the land of the Alps.

Switzerland is a small mountainous country, whose climate is

anything but tropical. The Swiss pride themselves on their

inventiveness and entrepreneurship. It is a nice country.

WEBGRAFIA

Work don by: Aurélio Fernandes Susete Jesus Cesaltina Jesus Paulina Jesus

Data: 31-05-2010

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