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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Federal Constitution of 1874 appliesToTerritory Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
FDFA jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
EDA jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFAE jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFAE (rm) associatedWithJurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss embassies represents Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Directorate of Political Affairs jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Directorate of Political Affairs (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Directorate of European Affairs jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Directorate of European Affairs (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Directorate of International Law jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
State Secretariat of the FDFA jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
FDHA jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
EDI jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFI – French (Département fédéral de l’intérieur) jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Département fédéral de l’intérieur
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFI – Romansh (Departament federal da l’intern) jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office of Public Health jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Social Insurance Office jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for Gender Equality operatedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss National Library owner Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss National Library operatedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Archives of Audiovisual Heritage jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Eidgenössisches Departement des Innern jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Departament federal da l’intern jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
EJPD jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
EJPD employer Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFJP jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFGP jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office of Justice jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Federal Office of Justice (Switzerland)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law parentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law operatedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law foundedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Commission on Migration jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Commission against Racism jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
VBS appliesToJurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DDPS jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DDPS (English) jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for Civil Protection jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for Civil Protection employer Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office of Sport partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
armasuisse jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
National Emergency Operations Centre (Switzerland) jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Military Department jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Eidgenössisches Finanzdepartement partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
EFD jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFF jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Tax Administration jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Tax Administration employer Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Customs Administration jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office of Personnel employer Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for Buildings and Logistics jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation