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Federal city of Switzerland
Bern.
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Largest city
Zurich.
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Currency
The Swiss franc (CHF).
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National languages
German, French, Italian and Romansh.
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Number of cantons
26, including six half-cantons.
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Neighbouring countries
Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein.
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Highest mountain
The Dufourspitze, 4,634 metres, in the Monte Rosa massif.
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Famous pyramid-shaped peak above Zermatt
The Matterhorn.
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Longest glacier in the Alps
The Great Aletsch Glacier.
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River that flows from Basel to the North Sea
The Rhine.
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River that flows to the Mediterranean
The Rhône.
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Largest lake wholly inside Switzerland
Lake Neuchâtel.
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Members of the Federal Council
Seven, elected by the Federal Assembly.
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The two chambers of parliament
The National Council (200 seats) and the Council of States (46 seats).
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Signatures for a popular initiative
100,000 within 18 months.
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Signatures for an optional referendum
50,000 within 100 days.
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Year women got the federal vote
1971.
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Year of the federal constitution
1848.
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Year Switzerland joined the UN
2002.
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Seat of the Federal Supreme Court
Lausanne.
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Home of the IOC
Lausanne.
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European headquarters of the UN
Geneva.
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Particle physics laboratory near Geneva
CERN, home of the Large Hadron Collider.
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Founder of the Red Cross
Henri Dunant, in 1863.
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Swiss Nobel laureate in Literature, 1919
Carl Spitteler.
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UNESCO site for watchmaking towns
La Chaux-de-Fonds and Le Locle.

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