| National Flag on land, Civil Ensign at sea | |
| Official Language: | - |
| Foundation: | 1798 |
| Capital: | Lucerne |
| Form of government: | Republic |
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History[]
The Helvetic Republic was created out of the swiss confederation following the intervention of French troops sent to liberate the peasants of what was largely a feudal society.
Government[]
The central government is composed of a two-chamber legislature which included the Grand Council (with 8 members per canton) and the Senate (4 members per canton). The executive, known as the Directory, comprised 7 members.
Geography[]
unlike most of its sister republics, Helvetia is a loose federation divided into largely autonomous cantons.
The cantons are:
- Aargau
- Baden
- Basel
- Bellinzona
- Bern
- Fribourg
- Fricktal
- Léman
- Linth
- Lugano
- Lucerne
- Oberland
- Raetia
- Säntis
- Schaffhausen
- Solothurn
- Thurgau
- Waldstätten
- Valais
- Zürich