 Switzerland
is an alpine nation that is officially known as the
Swiss Confederation. This landlocked country situated in
the Central Europe has about 7.7 million people living
in its land and it has an area of about 41,285 square
kilometers.
This federal republic has twenty-six states
and these states are referred to as cantons. Bern is the
capital of Switzerland and it is also the seat of the
federal authorities. Zurich is the largest city in this
nation.
The economic centers of Switzerland are Zurich and
Geneva. Switzerland is considered to be one of the
world’s richest countries, in terms of GDP per capita.
Both the economic centers are considered to have the
highest quality of life worldwide.
Switzerland is basically a nation where the people speak
different languages and the four national languages of
the nation are Italian, French, German and Romansh.
The
economy of the country is not just stable but it is also
modern. In fact, Switzerland is considered to one of the
world’s most capitalist economies. There is no chief
religion in the country but many people are members of
the official churches.
The majority of the populations
are followers of Christianity with about more than 40%
of the people go to catholic churches. |
