Switzerland is a country in Europe. Switzerland may also refer to Bohemian Switzerland , a region in the north western Czech Republic Franconian Switzerland , an upland in Upper Franconia, northern Bavaria Saxon Switzerland , a mountainous area and national park near Dresden in Saxony, Germany Switzerland, Florida , an unincorporated community in the United States Switzerland, South Carolina , in the United States Switzerland County, Indiana , a county in southeastern Indiana in the United States Switzerland Township, Monroe County, Ohio , a civil township in southeastern Ohio in the United States Switzerland album Switzerland album , a 2006 album by Electric Six Little Switzerland landscape , an aesthetic term for land Switzerland software , a packet monitor tool for ISP testing Disambig de Switzerland fr Switzerland it Svizzera disambigua pl Switzerland sv Switzerland ... more details
double image right Flag of Switzerland.svg 138 Coat of Arms of Switzerland.svg 124 The Flag of Switzerland The Coat of arms of Switzerland see Index of Switzerland related articles mergeto Index of Switzerland related articles date March 2011 The following is a list of Wikipedia articles abou Switzerland ... English country name Switzerland Official English country name The Swiss Confederation Common endonym ... Demonym Swiss Etymology Name of Switzerland International rankings of Switzerland ISO country codes ... of Switzerland Image Switzerland topographic.png thumb An enlargeable topographic map of Switzerland Main Geography of SwitzerlandSwitzerland is a landlocked country Location Northern Hemisphere ... UTC 01 , Central European Summer Time UTC 02 Extreme points of Switzerland High Monte Rosa convert 4634 ... none Population of Switzerland 7,647,600 June 30, 2008 List of countries by population 94th most populous country Area of Switzerland 41,284 km sup 2 sup commons Atlas of Switzerland Atlas of Switzerland Environment of Switzerland Image Switzerland satellite enhanced.jpg thumb An enlargeable satellite image of Switzerland Main Environment of Switzerland Climate of Switzerland Environmental issues in Switzerland List of ecoregions in Switzerland Ecoregions in Switzerland Renewable energy in Switzerland Geology of Switzerland Protected areas of Switzerland List of biosphere reserves in Switzerland Biosphere reserves in Switzerland List of national parks of Switzerland National parks of Switzerland List of reserves for waterbirds and migratory birds in Switzerland Wildlife of Switzerland Flora of Switzerland Fauna of Switzerland List of birds of Switzerland Birds of Switzerland List of mammals of Switzerland Mammals of Switzerland Natural geographic features of Switzerland List of islands of Switzerland Islands of Switzerland List of lakes in Switzerland Lakes of Switzerland List of mountains of Switzerland Mountains of Switzerland Glaciers of Switzerland List of rivers of Switzerland ... more details
Little Switzerland may refer to Little Switzerland landscape , a generic term for an area of scenic beauty Little Switzerland Germany , an area of Franconia Little Switzerland Luxembourg , a region of Luxembourg in the United States Little Switzerland Shorewood Hills, Arkansas , List of RHPs in AR listed on the NRHP in Arkansas Little Switzerland, North Carolina Little Switzerland Wisconsin , a ski area in Wisconsin disambig ru ... more details
The Greek community in Switzerland numbers between 8,300 and 11,000 people. They are located all around the country but the main community is located in Zurich . See also Greek people Greek diaspora Greek Swiss relations External links http www.mfa.gr www.mfa.gr en US Policy Geographic Regions Europe Relationships with other countries Switzerland Bilateral relations between Greece and Switzerland http www.greekembassy.ch Greek embassy in Switzerland Immigration to Switzerland Greek diaspora Category Greek minorities Switzerland Category Ethnic groups in Switzerland Category Swiss people of Greek descent Category Greek expatriates in Switzerland ethno group stub ... more details
Protestantism in Switzerland may refer to the historical Swiss Reformation the mainstream Swiss Reformed Church ca. 33 of population minor protestant movements ca. 2 of population in total , see Religion in Switzerland Demographics disambig ... more details
Because of its Linguistic geography of Switzerland four national languages , its Culture of Switzerland cultural diversity and Economy of Switzerland economical status , Switzerland has long had one of the best developed and most complete Mass media media sectors in Europe . Citation needed date January 2011 Still, due to its small territorial size, it s strongly influenced by the media of larger bordering countries, with foreign journals, radios and televisions popular throughout the country. Citation needed date January 2011 The broadcasting sector is dominated by the SRG SSR id e suisse , subsidized by the Swiss Federal Council federal government , while the printed press is free of governmental involvement. Switzerland was ranked seventh for 2008 in the yearly Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index Worldwide press freedom ranking of countries published by Reporters Without Borders , tied with Belgium , Latvia , New Zealand , Slovakia and Sweden . Print main List of newspapers in Switzerland Radio main List of radio stations in Switzerland Television main Television in Switzerland Internet SWITCH Information Technology Services Swiss Internet Exchange http www.shootingthecheese.ch Switzerland Discussion Group http www.zurichmedia.com Swiss Internet Media Europe topic Media of DEFAULTSORT Media Of Switzerland Category Swiss media switzerland stub de Medien in der Schweiz ... more details
Historically, Old Swiss Confederacy Switzerland has been a poor country, especially in the Alpine culture Alpine region . From the 17th century, incipient industrialisation brought wealth to the cities, particularly to history of Zurich Zurich , but rural areas remained destitute well into the 19th century, causing the Swiss peasant war of 1653 peasant war in 1653, and later forcing families to forced migration emigrate both to Russian Swiss Russia and the Swiss American New World . In the 20th century, the economy of Switzerland economy of modern history of Switzerland modern Switzerland came to establish itself among the world s most stable, and in terms of human development index at 0.960 Switzerland ranks in the top ten. Nevertheless, Switzerland has a significant number of working poor , estimated at 213,000 people 3 of the population, or 7.4 of the working population in 2003. 3.3 of the population were depending on social welfare in 2005. See also Poverty by country External links http www.raonline.ch pages edu st armut ch01.html raonline.ch Europe topic Poverty in DEFAULTSORT Poverty In Switzerland Category Poverty by country Switzerland Category Economy of Switzerland Category Welfare in Switzerland ... more details
As a member of the European Free Trade Association EFTA , Switzerland CH is included in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics NUTS . The three NUTS levels are NUTS 1 Switzerland NUTS 2 7 Regions NUTS 3 26 Cantons of Switzerland Cantons File Karte Grossregionen der Schweiz 2010.png 600px right The NUTS codes are as follows CH0 Switzerland CH01 Lake Geneva region CH011 flag Vaud CH012 flag Valais CH013 flag Geneva CH02 Espace Mittelland CH021 flag Berne CH022 flag Fribourg CH023 flag Solothurn CH024 flag Neuch tel CH025 flag Jura CH03 Northwestern Switzerland CH031 flag Basel Stadt CH032 flag Basel Landschaft CH033 flag Aargau CH04 Canton of Zurich Zurich CH040 flag Z rich CH05 Eastern Switzerland CH051 flag Glarus CH052 flag Schaffhausen CH053 flag Appenzell Ausserrhoden CH054 flag Appenzell Innerrhoden CH055 flag St. Gallen CH056 flag Grisons CH057 flag Thurgau CH06 Central Switzerland CH061 flag Lucerne CH062 flag Uri CH063 flag Schwyz CH064 flag Obwalden CH065 flag Nidwalden CH066 flag Zug CH07 Ticino CH070 flag Ticino Below the NUTS levels, there are two local administrative unit LAU levels LAU 1 districts of Switzerland districts LAU 2 Municipalities of Switzerland municipalities . See also Subdivisions of Switzerland ISO 3166 2 CH ISO 3166 2 codes of Switzerland List of FIPS region codes S U SZ Switzerland FIPS region codes of Switzerland Data codes for Switzerland Cantons Comparison of ISO, FIPS, and NUTS codes of the cantons of Switzerland External links http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts codelist en.cfm?list efta Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe http ec.europa.eu eurostat ramon nuts pngmaps efta1.png Overview map of EFTA countries Statistical regions at level 1 http ... of Switzerland , Statoids.com Regions of Switzerland Subdivisions of Switzerland NUTS Category NUTS Switzerland Category Subdivisions of Switzerland de Grossregionen der Schweiz fr Grande r gion ... more details
Telephones see also Telephone numbers in Switzerland In 2007 there were 5 million fixed telephone lines in use and 8,096,000 mobile phones , more than one per capita . The telephone system is described as providing excellent domestic and international services and having an extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks in the CIA World Factbook . Radio and television main Television in Switzerland List of radio stations in Switzerland In 1998 the number of radio receiver s in the country was totaled in 7,100,000, on average one per inhabitant in 2004 there were 113 FM and 4 AM broadcasting AM radio stations in the country, without counting many other low power stations. Also, in 1995, there were 108 television stations and 3,310,000 television set s. Internet main Internet in Switzerland The country code top level domain for Swiss web pages is .ch , coming from the Latin language name of the confederation , Confederation Helvetica . There were 115 Internet Service Provider s in Switzerland and Liechtenstein in 1999 and as of 2008, 4,610,000 internet users. See also Media in Switzerland References CIA World Factbook Europe topic Telecommunications in DEFAULTSORT Telecommunications In Switzerland Category Communications in Switzerland Category Telecommunications by country Switzerland pt Comunica es na Su a ... more details
Infobox Airline airline EasyJet Switzerland logo EasyJetlogo.SVG logo size 250 IATA DS ICAO EZS callsign TOPSWISS parent EasyJet EasyJet plc 49 headquarters Meyrin , Switzerland founded 18 May 1988 as TEA Basel commenced 23 March 1989 key people bases EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg Basel br Geneva International Airport Geneva fleet size 19 destinations 41 website http www.easyjet.com www.easyjet.com EasyJet Switzerland SA styled as easyJet Switzerland is a low cost airline based in Meyrin , Switzerland , ref World Airline Directory. Flight International . 23 29 March 2004. http www.flightglobal.com pdfarchive view 2004 2004 09 20 200188.html 66 . 88 Avenue Louis Casai, 1216 Cointrin, Switzerland ref ref name Meyrinmap http www.meyrin.ch jahia webdav site meyrin shared documents informations 20utiles Plan 20Commune 20Meyrin.pdf Plan de commune . Meyrin. Retrieved on 29 September 2009 ... main EasyJet Switzerland destinations Fleet File EasyJet A319 HB JZG Geneva International Airport.jpg thumb right Airbus A319 100 As of February 2011, the EasyJet Switzerland fleet consists of the following aircraft ref http www.planespotters.net Airline Easyjet Switzerland EasyJet Switzerland fleet list at planespotters.net ref center class wikitable EasyJet Switzerland fleet style background ... ageflotte EasyJet 20Switzerland.htm EasyJet Switzerland Induvidual type of aircraft fleet age ... Switzerland operated the following aircraft types ref http airfleets.net flottecie TEA 20Basel.htm ... EasyJet Switzerland fleet list at airfleets.net ref center class toccolours border 1 cellpadding ... box Switzerland Companies Aviation http www.easyjet.com Official website EasyGroup Airlines of Switzerland DEFAULTSORT Easyjet Switzerland Category Airlines established in 1988 Category Airlines of Switzerland Category Low cost airlines de EasyJet Schweiz es EasyJet Switzerland fr EasyJet Switzerland id EasyJet Switzerland nl EasyJet Switzerland pl EasyJet Switzerland fi EasyJet Switzerland ... more details
Sikhi portal Sikhism Swiss Sikhs are a small religious minority in Switzerland , numbering no more than 500, with seven gurdwara s. The number of Sikhshad been higher in the mid 1980s, caused by the presence of some 3,000 Sikh asylum seekers. ref name Gurdwaras in Switzerland http www.allaboutsikhs.com gurudwaras gurudwaras in switzerland.html Gurdwaras in Switzerland ref Gurdwaras Gurdwara Sahib, Langenthal . This gurdwara, first begun in 1996, was finished in 2006. It is the first Sikh shrine in Switzerland built in the traditional Sikh style. Gurdwara Singh Sabha Sikh Temple, Zurich Gurdwara Singh S Sikh Temple, Hitchin where Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Gurdwara Guru Nanak Sabha, Geneva References Reflist Europe topic Sikhism in Sikhism Category Religion in Switzerland Category Sikhism by country sikhism stub Switzerland stub ... more details
Infobox Software name Switzerland logo screenshot caption collapsible author developer Electronic Frontier Foundation released latest release version latest release date latest preview version 0.0.7a latest preview date 2008 08 13 frequently updated programming language operating system Mac OS X Darwin operating system Darwin , Linux , Microsoft Windows Windows platform size language status genre source model Open source license GNU General Public License website http www.eff.org testyourisp switzerland www.eff.org testyourisp switzerlandSwitzerland is an open source network monitoring utility developed and released by the Electronic Frontier Foundation . ref name eff press release cite web url http www.eff.org press archives 2008 07 31 title EFF Releases Switzerland ISP Testing Tool accessdate 2008 08 02 author date 2008 07 31 work publisher Electronic Frontier Foundation ref Its goal is to monitor network traffic between two systems running Switzerland to see if the user s internet service provider is violating network neutrality , like Comcast does with the BitTorrent protocol BitTorrent protocol. ref name switzerland cite web url http www.eff.org testyourisp switzerland title Switzerland Network Testing Tool accessdate 2008 08 02 author date work publisher Electronic Frontier Foundation ref Switzerland was featured in the Technology section of an issue of New Scientist in August 2008. ref Cite news title On the net, all shall be equal newspaper New Scientist pages 23 date 2008 08 09 url http technology.newscientist.com article mg19926685.700 on the web all traffic shall be equal.html postscript None ref References references External links SourceForge switzerlandSwitzerland http eff.org Electronic Frontier Foundation DEFAULTSORT Switzerland Software Category Beta software Category Free network related software Category Network neutrality Category Electronic Frontier Foundation ... more details
Image FLMap doton Switzerland.png right Location of Switzerland, Florida Switzerland, Florida is an unincorporated community in St. Johns County, Florida St. Johns County , Florida , United States . It is adjacent to Fruit Cove, Florida Fruit Cove . The approximate population of Switzerland is 18,063. http www.privateschoolreview.com school ov school id 7102 Switzerland is situated on the eastern bank of the St. Johns River , across from Green Cove Springs, Florida Green Cove Springs and Middleburg, Florida Middleburg in Clay County, Florida Clay County , and is south of Jacksonville, Florida Duval County, Florida Duval County . There are many schools in the Switzerland area. The main elementary schools are Hickory Creek Elementary and Cunningham Creek Elementary . The middle school is Switzerland Point Middle School , and the high school is Bartram Trail High School Bartram Trail . coord 30 04 34 N 81 38 50 W type city region US FL display title St. Johns County, Florida Category Unincorporated communities in St. Johns County, Florida Category Greater Jacksonville sv Switzerland, Florida vo Switzerland florida geo stub ... more details
Ibach is a town in the municipality of Schwyz , Schwyz District , Canton of Schwyz , Switzerland . coord 47 01 N 8 39 E display title region CH type city source GNS enwiki Category Canton of Schwyz Category Villages in Switzerland Schwyz geo stub ... more details
Birmenstorf is the name of a municipality in Switzerland and in the canton Aargau Birmenstorf, Aargau It should not be confused with the Birmens d orf in canton Zurich Birmensdorf, Zurich Disambig simple Birmenstorf ... more details
Au, Switzerland may refer to Au, St. Gallen , a municipality in the Canton of St. Gallen Au, Zurich , a municipality in the Canton of Zurich disambig ... more details
In Switzerland , approximately two thirds of home broadband subscriptions are via DSL , specifically ADSL and VDSL , with the remaining third using cable. ref de icon http www.inside it.ch frontend insideit?XE7lhitk48ak4BgyBWjeii8pq20U5D8WIvlG8pmMMmqnQuvHWyEemwbD93sv Startseite Inside IT ref Other xDSL technologies, satellite access and fiber channels are available, but are generally used by businesses due to their cost. Major internet providers include Swisscom , http www.green.ch green.ch , Cybernet, and Cablecom , the largest cable ISP . References reflist Internet in Europe DEFAULTSORT Internet In Switzerland Category Internet by country Switzerland Category Communications in Switzerland ru ... more details
RTN Radio T l vision Neuch tel is a private French language radio broadcaster in regional Switzerland . It was founded in 1984. It broadcasts in the cantons of Neuch tel , Vaud and a part of the Broye . Its studios are located in Marin Epagnier in the canton of Neuch tel . External links official http www.rtn.ch Category Radio stations in SwitzerlandSwitzerland stub Europe radio station stub fr RTN radio ... more details
Politics of Switzerland Elections in Switzerland gives information on election and election results in politics of SwitzerlandSwitzerland . Switzerland elects on national level a head of state the Federal Council of Switzerland Federal Council and a legislature . The Federal Assembly of Switzerland Federal Assembly Bundesversammlung Assembl e f d rale Asamblea Federale Assemblea Federala has two bicameralism chambers . The National Council of Switzerland National Council Nationalrat Conseil National Consiglio Nazionale Cussegl Naziunal has 200 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation in multi seat constituency constituencies , the cantons. The Swiss Council of States Council of States St nderat Conseil des Etats Consiglio degli Stati Cussegl dals Stadis has 46 members, elected for four years in 20 multi seat and 6 single seat constituency constituencies which are equal to the 26 canton of Switzerland cantons and half cantons. One of the members of the Federal Council took for a year term the honorific title of President of the Confederation. Switzerland has a multi party system with numerous political parties parties . A world unique characteristic of Switzerland is that all the executives, from federal to municipal level, are elected by proportional representation in this way political parties are automatically put in coalition government s. Federal elections Latest elections main Swiss federal election, 2007 Swiss National Council election, 2007 Swiss Council of States election, 2007 Past elections and referendums Div col cols 3 Swiss federal election, 1947 Swiss federal election, 1951 Swiss federal election, 1955 Swiss federal election, 1959 ... External links http psephos.adam carr.net countries s switzerland Adam Carr s Election Archive http ... database country switzerland NSD European Election Database Switzerland publishes regional level ... Category Elections in Switzerland it Elezioni in Svizzera nl Verkiezingen in Zwitserland ro ... more details
Football is one of the most popular sports in Switzerland . The Swiss Football Association was formed in 1895 and was a founder member of the sport s international governing body FIFA in 1904. The Swiss cities of Zurich and Nyon are home to FIFA and the European governing body UEFA respectively. The country played host to the 1954 FIFA World Cup 1954 World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008 2008 European Championship . Switzerland has an extensive Swiss Football League league system , with the Swiss Super League as the country s premier mens competition. There are also several cup competitions, most notably the national Swiss Cup . With a very young squad, the Switzerland national football team Swiss national team participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and were narrowly beaten by Ukraine national football team Ukraine in penalties. Switzerland co hosted the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament together with Austria . They did not make further than the preliminary stage, although they did record one win against Portugal national football team Portugal , a game in which Portugal played their B squad as they already secured the division. The best international result was probably in 1954 when Switzerland as the host reached the quarter finals of the 1954 FIFA World Cup World Cup . They also reached the World Cup quarter finals in 1934 FIFA World Cup 1934 as well as 1938 FIFA World Cup 1938 . Swiss football competitions Swiss Football Association Switzerland national football team Swiss national football team Switzerland national under 21 football team Switzerland under 21 Switzerland women ... A , the Top Level Women s League See also List of football clubs in Switzerland List of football stadiums in Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup hosted by Switzerland UEFA Euro 2008 2008 UEFA European Football Championship co hosted by Switzerland Football in Switzerland Football in Europe Category Football in Switzerland footy stub fr Football en Suisse sv Fotboll i Schweiz ... more details
orphan date May 2010 infobox ethnic group group Finns in Switzerland image poptime 7,000 ref name FEIS http www.finlandia.ch public default.aspx?nodeid 41261&contentlan 1&culture fi FI Finnish embassy in Switzerland ref popplace langs Finnish language Finnish , German language German , French language French and Italian language Italian . related Finnish people Finns in Switzerland consist of migrants from Finland to Switzerland and their descendants. According to one estimate Which? date May 2010 there are 7,000 Finns living in Switzerland, of whom 4,000 are first generation immigrants and 3,000 are second generation immigrants. Most of the first generation immigrants are women in their 40s and 50s, many of whom immigrated from 1960 70. ref name MSM Hannele J nsson Korhola and Anna Riitta Lindgren, Monena suomi maailmalla Suomalaisper isi kieliv hemmist j , Helsinki 2003, ISBN 951 746 344 8 in Finnish ref Most Finns in Switzerland live in the Canton of Z rich . ref name FEIS The first Finnish schools of Switzerland were located in Bern and Z rich , and opened in 1982. Schweizerische Vereinigung der Freunde Finnlands SVFF began to operate in 1946, and has since published a newspaper called Suomen Sanomat until it was changed to Finnland Magazin . This newspaper is issued four times in year. ref name MSM Sveitsin suomenkielinen kirkollinen toiminta SSKT organizes Finnish language church activities around Switzerland. ref http www.sskt.seurakunta.net ?sid 1 SSKT Sveitsin suomenkielinen kirkollinen toiminta in Finnish ref Notable Finns in Switzerland Kimi R ikk nen ref http zhidao.baidu.com question 5068609.html?fr qrl3 Srini. Raikkonen s biography ref Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim ref http www.mannerheim.fi 01 elama e elkaar.htm Mannerheim.fi Course of Life ref References Reflist External links http www.svff.ch Schweizerische Vereinigung der Freunde Finnlands SVFF Zentralvorstand in German DEFAULTSORT Finns In Switzerland Category Ethnic groups in Switzerland Category ... more details
freeways or motorways of Switzerland . Two of the most important freeways are the A1 Switzerland A1 , running from St. Margrethen in northeastern Switzerland s canton of St. Gallen through to Geneva in southwestern Switzerland, and the A2 Switzerland A2 , running from Basel in northwestern Switzerland to Chiasso in southern Switzerland s canton of Ticino , on the border with Italy . Swiss motorways ... of autobahn around the Lucerne area in 1955 created Switzerland s first autobahn. For Expo 1964, an autoroute ... western part of Switzerland, have only emergency bays. Toll requirements The Swiss autobahn autoroute ... or projection. A1 Switzerland A1 follows the country s main east west axis from St. Gallen to Geneva A13 Switzerland A13 St. Margrethen Austria n border A1.1 St. Gallen Winterthur Z rich Olten Aarau ... French border A2 Switzerland A2 Basel Germany German border Olten Lucerne Luzern Altdorf UR Gotthard Bellinzona Lugano Chiasso Italy Italian border A3 Switzerland A3 Basel France French border Augst Brugg Birmenstorf Z rich Thalwil Pf ffikon, Schwyz Pf ffikon Ziegelbr cke Sargans A4 Switzerland A4 Bargen, Schaffhausen Bargen Germany German border Schaffhausen Winterthur Z rich Knonau Cham, Switzerland Cham Brunnen Altdorf, Switzerland Altdorf A5 Switzerland A5 Luterbach Solothurn Biel Bienne La Neuveville Neuch tel Yverdon A6 Switzerland A6 Lyss Sch nb hl Berne Bern Thun Wimmis A7 Switzerland A7 Kreuzlingen Germany German border Weinfelden Frauenfeld Winterthur A8 Switzerland A8 Hergiswil Sarnen Sachseln Br nig Brienzwiler Interlaken Spiez A9 Switzerland A9 Vallorbe France French border Chavornay Villars Sainte Croix Vevey Sion, Switzerland Sion Sierre Visp Brig, Switzerland Brig Simplon, Valais Simplon Zwischbergen Gondo Italy Italian border A10 Switzerland A10 Muri bei Bern R fenacht A11 Switzerland A11 Z rich Z rich Airport A12 Switzerland A12 Berne Bern Fribourg Bulle Vevey A13 Switzerland A13 St. Margrethen Austria n border Buchs SG Sargans Landquart district Landquart Chur ... more details
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