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Facts About Switzerland
Facts About Switzerland
Location: Switzerland is located in Central Europe, east of France and north of Italy
Language: German, French, and Italian are the main languages spoken in this country.
Currency: Swiss francs (CHF)
Population: 7,623,438 (July 2010 est.)
Land Size: 41,277 square kilometers
Capital: Bern
Borders: Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein, and Germany
Bordering Body of Water: None
Industries: machinery, chemicals, watches, textiles, precision instruments, tourism, banking, and insurance
Agriculture: grains, fruits, vegetables; meat, eggs
Land divisions:
Switzerland is divided into 26 cantons: Aargau, Appenzell Ausser-Rhoden, Appenzell Inner-Rhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Bern, Fribourg, Geneve, Glarus, Graubunden, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais, Vaud, Zug, ZurichMajor Cities:
Zürich, Genève, Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Winterthur, Sankt Gallen, Luzern, Zürich, Biel
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