Switzerland Hilario Martinez Introduction Switzerland, A nice and sunny place to be(: Anyway.....
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Introduction
• Switzerland, A nice and sunny place to be(:• Anyway.. Switzerland is a small country, takes
around 2 hours from east to west to enter and leave the country.
• This small country has major effects in Europe though, it helped a lot with the creation of the UN a.k.a. The United Nations.
Populace• The total population is 7,639,961• 65% of the populace is German ethnic but the
second highest is 18% is French ethnic.• This small country has A LOT of freaking
languages.. Like forreals!! It has German, French, Italian, Romansch(which idk what this is.. So don’t ask) and.. That’s it .. 4 seems a lot though!!
Geographic• Well.. This country happens to be in central
Europe, east of France.. (47 00 N, 8 00 E) [coordinates]
Government• Name: Swiss Confederation• It’s a formally a confederation but similar in
structure to a federal republic.• Capital: Bern [46 57 N, 7 26 E]• Independence from Spain 1 August 1291
Economy• Switzerland is like the little kid that stays away
from trouble, it’s a very peaceful country, prosperous, and has a modern market with low unemployment.
• Unemployment rate : 3.9%
Military• Military Branches: Swiss Armed Forces, Swiss
Air Force• Between 19-26 years of age, every male has to
service at least 260 days in the armed forces. Females can join if willing.
• Conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week training recall during the next 10 years.