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 Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Swiss Confederation
currency Swiss franc
currencyCode CHF
deFactoCapital Bern
drivesOnThe right
executiveBody Swiss Federal Council
surface form: 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 Zurich
surface form: Zürich
legislature Swiss Federal Assembly
surface form: Federal Assembly of Switzerland
lowerHouse National Council
memberOf Council of Europe
European Free Trade Association
OECD
Schengen Area
United Nations
World Trade Organization
mottoInLatin "All for one and one for all"
surface form: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno
nationalAnthem Swiss Psalm
nationalFlag white cross on a red square field
nationalPersonification Helvetia
nativeNameInFrench Switzerland
surface form: Confédération suisse
nativeNameInGerman Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
nativeNameInItalian Switzerland
surface form: Confederazione Svizzera
nativeNameInRomansh Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Confederaziun svizra
officialAbbreviation .ch
surface form: CH
officialLanguage French
German
Italian
Romansh language
surface form: Romansh
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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Lutzenberg belongsTo Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Rehetobel belongsTo Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Wald (AR) partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Municipal Council of Bernex subordinateTo Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation (within Swiss federal system)
Canton of Jura partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Oberegg partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Daniel Bernoulli citizenship Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederacy
Bern Disputation of 1528 location Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederacy
Unterwalden partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Glarus partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Appenzell partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Canton of Basel-Landschaft partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Aargau partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Schwyz partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Thurgau partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Enrico Zuccalli countryOfCitizenship Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederacy
Giovanni Antonio Viscardi countryOfCitizenship Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederacy
Villeneuve partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Brethren (historical) countryOfOrigin Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Swiss Brethren
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederacy
Gsell family regionAssociated Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Nesslau-Krummenau partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Emme country Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Leysin, Switzerland governingCountry Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Leysin
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Israeli ambassador to Switzerland hostCountry Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Israeli ambassador to Switzerland representsCountryIn Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Urdorf higherAdministrativeUnit Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss migration authorities jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Riva San Vitale partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Weiningen partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Plessur isInPoliticalTerritory Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
SRG SSR regulator Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Jura (German-speaking minority) belongsToState Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Office of Culture foundedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Château de Prangins ownedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz hasParentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Forum of Swiss History Schwyz hasSubject Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Bellerive locatedInSovereignState Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
canton of Solothurn memberOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
ZIPLO subjectToJurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Canton of Lucerne memberOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Germany–Switzerland separates Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Germany–Switzerland border
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Grand Duke of Baden sharesBorderWith Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Palais fédéral ownedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Palais fédéral hasMottoInscription Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Curia Confoederationis Helveticae
Federal Constitution of 1848 resultedIn Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss federal state
Chancellor of the Confederation appliesToJurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
CF associatedWith Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Bundeshaus ownedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Bundeshaus hasMottoInscription Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Curia Confoederationis Helveticae
Chasa federala ownedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation