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Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Confédération suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun svizra
Confoederatio Helvetica
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Laylay Coat of arms
Motto: Latin: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (traditional)[1]
(Pangasinan: "Sakey para amin, amin para sakey")
Kansion na Dalin: Swiss Psalm
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Lokasyon na Switzerland
Kabesera Bern (federal capital)
46°57 N 7°27 E
Sankabalgan ya siyudad Zürich
Salita ya uusarin na gobiyerno German, French, Italian

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Gobiyerno Direct democracy, Federal republic
 - Federal Council Moritz Leuenberger (Pres. 06)
Pascal Couchepin
Samuel Schmid
Micheline Calmy-Rey (VP 06)
Christoph Blocher
Hans-Rudolf Merz
Doris Leuthard
Independence Federal Charter 
 - DeclaredAugust 1, 1291 
 - RecognisedOctober 24, 1648 
 - Federal state1848 
Awang  
 - Katiponan41,285 km² (kuma-135)
 15,940 sq mi 
 - Danom (%)4.2
Bilang na Too  
 - Nen 20168,401,120 (kuma-99)
 - Census nen 2015 8,327,126
 - Density 202/km² (kuma-63)
523/sq mi 
GDP (PPP) Nen 2005
 - Katiponan$264.1 billion (kuma-39)
 - Per capita$35,300 (kuma-10)
HDI (2003) 0.947 (7th)  high
Kwarta Swiss franc (CHF)
Zone na oras CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Internet TLD .ch
Calling code +41
  1. The motto is traditional; it does not have an official status that was defined by the Swiss constitution or a Swiss law. See Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno for more information.
  2. http://www.oefre.unibe.ch/law/icl/sz00000_.html Switzerland Constitution], article 70, "Languages": (1) The official languages of the Federation are German, French, and Italian. Romansh is an official language for communicating with persons of Romansh language. (2) The Cantons designate their official languages. In order to preserve harmony between linguistic communities, they respect the traditional territorial distribution of languages, and take into account the indigenous linguistic minorities.
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