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| Swiss Confederation Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German) Timeline: 1995: The Armageddon
OTL equivalent: Switzerland | ||||||
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| Motto: (unofficial) "Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno" "One for all, all for one" |
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| Capital | None (de jure) Bern (de facto) | |||||
| Largest city | Zürich | |||||
| Official languages | German French Italian Romansh |
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| Demonym | English: Swiss German: Schweizer/Schweizerin French: Suisse/Suissesse Italian: svizzero/svizzera or elvetico/elvetica Romansh: Svizzer/Svizra |
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| Government | Federal assembly-independent directorial republic with elements of a direct democracy | |||||
| - | Federal Council | TBD | ||||
| - | Federal Chancellor | TBD | ||||
| Legislature | Federal Assembly | |||||
| - | Upper house | Council of States | ||||
| - | Lower house | National Council | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2020 estimate | 8,738,791 | ||||
| - | 2015 census | 8,327,126 | ||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +41 | |||||
Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe. It is bordered by North Italy to the south, France to the west, Swabia and Bavaria to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.
Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, whereas most of the country's population of 8.7 million are concentrated on the plateau, which hosts the largest cities and economic centres, including Zürich, Geneva and Basel.
Switzerland originates from the Old Swiss Confederacy established in the Late Middle Ages, following a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy; the Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the country's founding document. Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognised in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Switzerland has maintained a policy of armed neutrality since the 16th century and has not fought an international war since 1815. Switzerland managed to survive the horrors of World War III in 1995, since it was officially a neutral nation and was of not affected by the Aum Shinrikyo's doomsday.
In 2008, Ultranationalist terrorists attempted to takeover the government in an military coup, which resulted in an Loyalist victory.
It has four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French, Italian and Romansh. Although most Swiss are German-speaking, national identity is fairly cohesive, being rooted in a common historical background, shared values such as federalism and direct democracy,[page needed] and Alpine symbolism. Swiss identity transcends language, ethnicity, and religion, leading to Switzerland being described as a Willensnation ("nation of volition") rather than a nation state.
Due to its linguistic diversity, Switzerland is known by multiple native names: Schweiz [ˈʃvaɪts] (German); Suisse [sɥis(ə)] audio (help·info) (French); Svizzera [ˈzvittsera] (Italian); and Svizra [ˈʒviːtsrɐ, ˈʒviːtsʁɐ] (Romansh). On coins and stamps, the Latin name, Confoederatio Helvetica — frequently shortened to "Helvetia" — is used instead of the spoken languages.
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