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Switzerland Culture, Geography and History

Geography and Environment of Switzerland

  • Colourful Waterfront buildings of Lucerne

Landlocked Switzerland shares borders with Austria, Germany, Italy, France and Liechtenstein. A highly mountainous country, Switzerland's best known ranges are the Alps in the south, with the mighty Matterhorn and iconic Eiger being the most well-known peaks. Home to an abundance of rolling hills, lakes, glaciers, rivers, meadows and fields, Switzerland's landscapes are incredibly picturesque, particularly in spring and summer when the wildflowers are in bloom.


History and Government of Switzerland


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Recommended Reading

  • The White Spider - Heinrich Harrer
  • Swiss Watching: Inside Europe's Landlocked Island - Diccon Bewes
  • Belle du Seigneur - Albert Cohen
  • The Swiss and the Nazis - Stephen Halbrook
  • The Magic Mountain - Thomas Mann

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Switzerland at a glance

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  • Bern (population 130,000)
  • 7.6 million
  • German, French, Italian, Romansh
  • CHF
  • (GMT+01:00) Amsterdam, Berlin, Bern, Rome, Stockholm, Vienna
  • Type C (European 2-pin), Type J (Swiss 3-pin)
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