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The Swiss Confederation
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SWITZERLANDZukurov Doston.
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- Official name: the SwissConfederation
- Population: 8,556 million
people
- Size: 41,284 square km.
- Capital: Bern
- Largest city: Zurich
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- Official languages: German, French,Italian and Romansh.
- Religion
Roman Catholic 47.6%
Protestant 44.3%
other 8.1%
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Switzerland’s Economy• Major Industries: machinery,
chemicals, watches, textiles,
precision instruments
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Agriculture Products: grains,fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs
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Natural Resources: Hydropower,potential, timber, salt
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Chocolate• The first milk chocolate
came from a Swiss
Manufacture. Daniel
Peters was the first to
create milk chocolate in
1875.
• Famous brands: Lindt,
Toblerone, Cailer, Milka
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Traditional Foods• Cheese Fondue: Bread cubes dipped in melted cheese
• Raclette: Melted cheese served with potatoes, pickles and onions
• Rösti: A flat, hot cake made of grated potatoes and friend in hot
butter or fat
• Swiss Cheese and others
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TourismVacation, Holiday, Travel
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Swiss Alps11.
The Alps cover 65% ofSwitzerland's surface area,
making it one of the
most alpine countries. Despite the
fact that Switzerland covers only
14% of the Alps total area
Most of the 4000-ners (mountain)
in the Alps are in Switzerland
Lots of winter ski areals.