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 Office for Buildings and Logistics parentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
State Secretariat for International Financial Matters jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Audit Office jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
WBF jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DEFR jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DFFR jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for National Economic Supply jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office for Housing jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Price Supervisor jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Competition Commission country Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Competition Commission parentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology parentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Innovation Agency Innosuisse parentOrganization Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Innosuisse
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss National Science Foundation (via policy framework) foundedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: Swiss National Science Foundation
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DETEC jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
UVEK jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
DETEC/UVEK jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Office of Transport jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Office of Meteorology and Climatology MeteoSwiss jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Federal Office of Topography swisstopo jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
A5 motorway maintainedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden sovereignState Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Commune of Corseaux belongsTo Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Municipality of Sion partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Arogno isMemberOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation (as part of Ticino)
Genolier isPartOfPoliticalEntity Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Wohlen bei Bern partOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Fieschertal isPartOf Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions hasDepositary Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Federal Roads Office jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
A6 maintainedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
subject surface form: A6 (Swiss motorway)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
A9 managedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
A12 maintainedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Code of Obligations promulgatedBy Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
FSVO jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
BLV jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
OSAV jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
USAV jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Code of Civil Procedure jurisdiction Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation
Swiss Criminal Procedure Code appliesIn Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)
this entity surface form: Swiss Confederation