Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)

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Confoederatio Helvetica, commonly known as the Swiss Confederation, is a federal republic in Central Europe renowned for its political neutrality, direct democracy, and multilingual, highly developed society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf federal republic
landlocked country
sovereign state
borderCountry Austria
France
Germany
Italy
Liechtenstein
callingCode +41
capital Bern
continent Europe
countryNameInEnglish Swiss Confederation
currency Swiss franc
currencyCode CHF
deFactoCapital Bern
drivesOnThe right
executiveBody Federal Council of Switzerland
governmentType federal semi-direct democracy
parliamentary republic
headOfGovernment member of the Federal Council of Switzerland
headOfState member of the Federal Council of Switzerland
internetTLD .ch
ISO3166-1Alpha2 CH
ISO3166-1Alpha3 CHE
judicialBody Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland
knownFor Alpine landscapes
highly developed economy
multilingual society
political neutrality
precision watchmaking industry
strong banking and financial sector
largestCity Zürich
linked to: Zurich
legislature Federal Assembly of Switzerland
lowerHouse National Council
memberOf Council of Europe
European Free Trade Association
OECD
Schengen Area
United Nations
World Trade Organization
mottoInLatin Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
nationalAnthem Swiss Psalm
nationalFlag white cross on a red square field
nationalPersonification Helvetia
nativeNameInFrench Confédération suisse
linked to: Switzerland
nativeNameInGerman Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
nativeNameInItalian Confederazione Svizzera
linked to: Switzerland
nativeNameInRomansh Confederaziun svizra
officialAbbreviation CH
linked to: .ch
officialLanguage French
German
Italian
Romansh
linked to: Romansh language
shortNameInEnglish Switzerland
subregion Central Europe
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNMemberStateSince 2002
upperHouse Council of States
usesVotingSystem direct democracy with frequent referendums

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Helvetia shortNameFor Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
Congress of Vienna participant Swiss Confederation
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Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Dardagny belongsTo Swiss Confederation
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Avusy partOf Swiss Confederation
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Paul Klee citizenship Swiss Confederation
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Swiss Federal Council jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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1848 revolutions location Swiss Confederation
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Fribourg memberOf Swiss Confederation
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Emer de Vattel birthPlace Swiss Confederacy
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Old Swiss Confederacy legalSuccessor Swiss Confederation
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Lombardy–Venetia hasBorderWith Swiss Confederation
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Schlieren higherAdministrativeUnit Swiss Confederation
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Swiss customs administration jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Vaud partOf Swiss Confederation
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Swiss National Museum operatedBy Swiss Confederation
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Swiss National Museum ownedBy Swiss Confederation
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Cussegl federal jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Palace of Switzerland ownedBy Swiss Confederation
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Federal Palace of Switzerland hasMottoInscription Curia Confoederationis Helveticae
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Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation governs Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of Foreign Affairs jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of Home Affairs jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of Finance jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Italian–Swiss border establishedBetween Swiss Confederation
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Bissone partOf Swiss Confederation
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Morcote partOf Swiss Confederation
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Swiss Armed Forces partOf Swiss Confederation
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Expo 64 (Lausanne) organisedBy Swiss Confederation
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Dübendorf Air Base ownedBy Swiss Confederation
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Domenico Fontana birthPlace Swiss Confederation
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Swiss motorway network maintainedBy Swiss Confederation
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Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Cantonal courts of Valais locatedIn Swiss Confederation
subject linked to: cantonal courts of Valais
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CH-JU subdivisionOfEntity Swiss Confederation
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Dufour Map institutionalProducer Swiss Confederation
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Rue du Général-Dufour hasEponymConnectionTo Swiss Confederation
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Vice President of the Swiss Confederation jurisdiction Swiss Confederation
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Madame de Staël citizenship Swiss Confederacy
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La Tour-de-Peilz belongsTo Swiss Confederation
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Battle of Zurich (1799) location Swiss Confederation
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BLS AG owner Swiss Confederation
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Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses owner Swiss Confederation
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Chemins de fer fédéraux suisses foundedBy Swiss Confederation
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SBB Cargo ownedBy Swiss Confederation (indirectly)
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Begnins governingCountry Swiss Confederation
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Johanna Spyri citizenship Swiss Confederation
subject linked to: Johanna
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