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Swiss Confederation
Bern
President of the Swiss Confederation:
Doris Leuthard
Moritz Leuenberger (SP - since 1995) / Micheline Calmy-Rey (SP - since 2002) / Hans-Rudolf Merz (FDP - since 2004) / Doris Leuthard (CVP - since 2006 - President for 2010) / Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (BDP - since 2008) / Ueli Maurer (SVP - since 2009) / Didier Burkhalter (FDP - since 2009)
UDC/SVP 54 - PSS/SP 46 - PRD/FDP 30 - PDC/CVP 28 - GPS 15 - GLP 12 - BDP 9 (2011)
Zürich (337 000) - Geneva (189 000) - Basel (169 000)
41 284 km²
7 700 000 habitants (31.12.2008)
187 Hab./km²
German (64%), French (20%), Italian (7%), Romansh (1%)
Swiss franc (CHF) € Rappen: 5, 10, 20, 50 and 1, 2, 5 Franc : 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000. 1 Swiss Franc = 100 Rappen
$ 43 195 (2008)
2,8 % (06.2011)
UTC +1 (+2 Summer)
- 01. August 1291 - Rütlischwur
- 1848 with the first Swiss federal constitutional
01. August
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