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Switzerland

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Switzerland

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Nb

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SUI

CHE

.ch

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756

EDM code : Etudiants Du Monde / Students of the World.
ITU code : International Communication Union.
FIPS code (FIPS 10-4) : intended for general use throughout the US Government.
ISO codes : International Organization for Standardization.

National Anthem

German Version :
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Trittst im Morgenrot daher,
Seh' ich dich im Strahlenmeer,
Dich, du Hocherhabener, Herrlicher !
Wenn der Alpen Firn sich rötet,
Betet, freie Schweizer, betet,
Eure fromme Seele ahnt
Gott im hehren Vaterland !
Gott, den Herrn, im hehren Vaterland !

French Version :
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Sur nos monts, quand le soleil
Annonce un brillant réveil,
Et prédit d'un plus beau jour le retour,
Les beautés de la patrie
Parlent à l'âme attendrie ;
Au ciel montent plus joyeux
Les accents d'un coeur pieux,
Les accents émus d'un coeur pieux.

Italian Version :
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Quando bionda aurora
Il mattin c'indora,
L'alma mia t'adora
Re del Ciel.
Quando l'alpe già rosseggia
A pregare allor t'atteggia,
In favor del patrio suol,
Cittadino Iddio lo vuol,
Cittadino Dio, si Dio lo vuol.

Rumantsch (Ladin) Version :
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In l'aurora la daman
At cugnuoscha bain l'uman, Spiert etern dominatur,
Tuot pussant !
Cur ils munts straglüschan sura, 
Ura, liber Svizzer, ura.
Tia orma sainta ferm
Dieu in tschêl, il bap etern.
Dieu in tschêl, il bap, il bap etern.

Switzerland - Physical geography

			Area :	41 290 Km2
			Water :	3.7 %
			Lands under cultivation :	12 %
			Wild pasture lands :	28 %
			Forests :	31 %

	Min. Height : 193 m (Lac Majeur)
	Max. Height : 4634 m (Pointe Dufour)

Switzerland - Climate

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Temperatures °C (degrees Celsius) in Geneva

Rainfall (mm) in Geneva
(Average values for each month)

Switzerland - People
Nationality : Swiss
Main language(s) : German (63%), French (19%), Italian (8%)

2002

2005

Population (2005) :

7 441 000 people

2002

2005

Density :

180 people / Km2

Fertility rate :

1.75 children / woman

Life expectancy :

81 years

Urban population :

68 %


	Main cities :
	350 000 people		Zurich (aggl=950 000)
	128 000 people		Bern (capital) (aggl=320 000)
	176 000 people		Geneva (aggl=460 000)
	172 000 people		Basle (or Basel) (aggl=405 000)
	122 000 people		Lausanne (aggl=290 000)
	88 000 people		Winterthur
	71 000 people		Neuchatel
	70 000 people		St-Gall
	58 000 people		Lucerne (aggl=180 000)
	50 000 people		Bienne

Switzerland - Economy

	Currency :	Swiss Franc (CHF) = 100 Centimes
	Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :	1 Euro = 1.55 Swiss Francs (CHF)
	GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 :	267 billion dollars
	GDP per capita, 2002 :	35882 dollars
	GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 :	408.7 billion dollars
	GNP per capita, 2005 :	54925 dollars

Switzerland - Miscellaneous information

CONSUMPTION = individual/year (world rank 1997) :

- Honey = 1.5 Kg (2)
- Pastas = 9 Kg (3)
- Wine = 50 l (3)
- Butter = 6 Kg (4)
- Chocolate (5)
- Coffee (7)
- Meat = 90 Kg (9)
- Cheese 16 Kg (11)

MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES :

- Barley
- Potatoes
- Wheat

- Oxen
- Pigs

OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS (world rank 2003) :

- Chocolate
- Wine (25)

SERVICES (world rank 2000) :

- Banks (3)

RECORDS :

- Gross national income in Switzerland = 38 570 us$ / Year / people (world rank = 2). (source = Quid 2002)

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Source of information : Le Quid - Atlas Economique Mondial 2007 du Nouvel Observateur - Maps & flags : CIA's World Fact Book
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