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Switzerland. By: Hannah Kofron and Shae Casey. Flag. The flag was adopted December 12, 1889. White cross on red base is a sign of Christian faith and how they separate themselves from their enemies. Culture. Influences: Germans, French, and Italians. Physical Characteristics. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SwitzerlandBy: Hannah Kofron and Shae Casey
Flag
The flag was adopted December 12, 1889. White cross on red base is a sign of Christian faith and
how they separate themselves from their enemies.
Culture
Influences: Germans, French, and Italians.
Physical Characteristics
Most mountainous country in Europe Alps, Jura Mountains, and Swiss Plateau- Alps cover 3/5 of the
country Most of population lives on rolling hills, valleys and plains
History
Founded in 1291 by Three Cantons. the Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden.
Constitution created in 1848. 1798 Invaded by Napoleon. 1815 Borders set.
Population
7,639,961 people make up Switzerland Birth Rate- 9.53 births/1,000 population Death Rate- 8.72 deaths /1,000 population See picture above. Population 2010
Government Is a confederation. Capital in Bern. Chief of State and Head of Government is Micheline Calmy-Rey. Vice President is Eveline Wider-Schlumpf. Council member rotate being president. Bicameral Federal Assembly
46 seats in Council of states 200 seats in National Council
Judicial branch is their federal supreme court.
Language
4 main languages-German, French, Italian and Romanic 60% of people speak German French -second most spoken language. Approximately 20% of
people use French as their first language. Italian - mostly spoken in the south and about 6% of the
population speaks Italian as their first language. Lastly Romanic -only used as the first language by 1% of the
population MOST RECOGNIZED!
Economic Structure
Service economy 72% services 24% Industry 4% Farming
Religion
Catholicism-dominant religion in cities that experienced wave of immigration. 3 million people
Protestantism-second largest group. 2.7 million people Orthodox Church-tripled in last 20 years by 1% Judaism-most big cities have large Jewish population Islam-about 150,000 belong to this swiss-muslim
community Buddhism- .5% of the Swedish population.
Tourism
Natural beauty of the land is what brings in the tourists Tourism has increased the hotel industry in Switzerland
by 2.7 percent making last year its best year ever for Hotels.
Sources
A Brief History of Switzerland. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. Switzerland. MEME Organization, 2010. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. Allen, Matthew. Swiss Info.ch. SRG SSR, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. CIA The World Factbook. CIA, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011. "Switzerland Flag - World Flags 101 - Switzerland Flags." Flags of the World. Web. 21 Mar.
2011. <http://www.worldflags101.com/s/switzerland-flag.aspx>. "CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency.
Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html>.
"Languages in Switzerland." Professional Translation Services | Interpreters | Intercultural Communication & Training. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Switzerland/Languages-in-Switzerland/223>.