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Switzerland is a small, land-locked country with a long tradition of direct democracy and as a politically neutral state. The modern Swiss federal state, which dates back to 1843, has a unique federal political system which emphasizes consensus and...

Swiss Confederation[French]Suisse; (Confédération Suisse); [German] Schweiz; (Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft); [Italian]Svizzera; (Confederazione Svizzera); [Romanish]Svizra (Confederaziun Helvetica) CAPITAL: Bern FLAG: The national...

Switzerland lies in the central part of the Alps, a 500-mile-long European mountain range, which stretches westward from France's Riviera into what was northern Yugoslavia. Four main passes (Grimsel, Furka, St. Gotthard, and Oberalp) allow...

Switzerland POPULATION 7,301,994 CHRISTIAN 79.3 percent MUSLIM 4.3 percent HINDU 0.4 percent BUDDHIST 0.3 percent JEWISH 0.2 percent OTHER 0.1 percent NONRELIGIOUS 11.1 percent NO INDICATION 4.3 percent Country Overview Introduction Surrounded by...

For other uses of the word Switzerland, see Switzerland (disambiguation). For uses of the word Swiss, see Swiss (disambiguation). Switzerland (German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss...

Switzerland on Wednesday followed Italy and Germany in raising the threat of criminal prosecution of CIA operatives involved in anti-terrorism operations in Europe.The Swiss Cabinet authorized the start of criminal proceedings against those responsible for the abduction in Italy of an Egyptian Muslim preacher allegedly...

Swiss prosecutors have begun an investigation into corruption allegations surrounding arms deals by the British aerospace company BAE Systems PLC, an official said.Jeannette Balmer, a spokeswoman for the Swiss federal prosecutor's office, told The Associated Press late Friday that a criminal investigation was under way...

A veteran pilot trying to break a speed record was killed Monday when his small, experimental plane crashed into an apartment building and playground. Six people on the ground were slightly injured, authorities said.The crash occurred at 11:25 a.m., shortly after the single-engine plane took...

An overwhelming majority of Swiss believe that their thriving nation has very little to gain by joining the European Union. Mark-Allen Perry, a resident of Switzerland and unwavering advocate of complete Swiss independence, is representative of this opposition. In Switzerland, all laws created by the government can be challenged and overturned in referenda. This direct democracy would not exist to the satisfaction of the Swiss, if Brussels starts dictating European policy that must be locally enforced.