Switzerland (German: die Schweiz, French: la Suisse, Italian: Svizzera and Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked Alpine country in Central Europe with a strong economy in finance and banking. Switzerland borders Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Historically a confederation, Switzerland has been a federation since 1848, and has a long and strong tradition of political and military neutrality. This background allows Switzerland various international co-operations and organisations. A male living in this country is said to be a Schweizer and a female is a Schweizerin in German; Suisse (male) or Suissesse (female) in Swiss French and svizzero (male) or svizzera (female) in Swiss Italian.

Confœderatio Helvetica, the country's official Latin name, means Helvetic Confederation. The use of Latin avoids having to favour one of the four national languages. The abbreviation (CH) is used for the same reason. The titles commonly used in French (Confédération suisse), Italian (Confederazione Svizzera) and Romansh (Confederaziun svizra) translate as "Swiss Confederation", while the German name of Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft translates literally as "Swiss Oath Fellowship" or "Swiss Commonwealth of the Covenant".

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@udaychopra happy B'day Uday! wish u all 4 ur personal & profesional life! my gift 4 u is chocolates from switzerland, they are best ;) lol
Danabolly (Dana.B) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:43:41 -0000
@udaychopra happy B'day Uday! wish u all 4 ur personal & profesional life! my gift 4 u is chocolates from switzerland, they are best ;) lol
Want to travel to Switzerland, Austria and Germany? Ask about our September 2010 trip to those European Countries. ... http://bit.ly/IWNSW
CreativeTravel (Bob Older) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:42:45 -0000
Want to travel to Switzerland, Austria and Germany? Ask about our September 2010 trip to those European Countries. ... http://bit.ly/IWNSW
GBR men's epee beaten by Switzerland to finish 14th
britishfencing (British Fencing) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:40:46 -0000
GBR men's epee beaten by Switzerland to finish 14th
Switzerland featured in Conde Nast. Not a Boarder, but love Verbier! There's always Gluewein! http://bit.ly/PAnjv
YouTravel (Ursula Maxwell-Lewis) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:12 -0000
Switzerland featured in Conde Nast. Not a Boarder, but love Verbier! There's always Gluewein! http://bit.ly/PAnjv
New Exec #Jobs: Marketing Manager - Cardiovascular: Salary: 100000+ (GBP)Benefits: Location: Switzerland, Zurich, Switz http://url4.eu/hUaQ
PharmiJobs (PharmiWeb Jobs) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:03 -0000
New Exec #Jobs: Marketing Manager - Cardiovascular: Salary: 100000+ (GBP)Benefits: Location: Switzerland, Zurich, Switz http://url4.eu/hUaQ
New Exec #Jobs: Marketing Manager - Cardiovascular: Salary: 100000+ (GBP)Benefits: Location: Switzerland, Zurich, Switz http://url4.eu/hUaP
PharmiExecs (Exec. Pharma Jobs) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:36:02 -0000
New Exec #Jobs: Marketing Manager - Cardiovascular: Salary: 100000+ (GBP)Benefits: Location: Switzerland, Zurich, Switz http://url4.eu/hUaP

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