switzerland by: hannah kofron and shae casey. flag the flag was adopted december 12, 1889. white...
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Flag
The flag was adopted December 12, 1889.
White cross on red base is a sign of Christian faith and how they separate themselves from their enemies.
Physical Characteristics
Most mountainous country in Europe
Alps, Jura Mountains, and Swiss Plateau- Alps cover 3/5 of the country
Most of population lives on rolling hills, valleys and plains
History
Founded in 1291 by Three Cantons. the Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden.
Constitution created in 1848.
1798 Invaded by Napoleon.
1815 Borders set.
Population
7,639,961 people make up Switzerland
Birth Rate- 9.53 births/1,000 population
Death Rate- 8.72 deaths /1,000 population
See picture above. Population 2010
Government Is a confederation.
Capital in Bern.
Chief of State and Head of Government is Micheline Calmy-Rey.
Vice President is Eveline Wider-Schlumpf.
Council member rotate being president.
Bicameral Federal Assembly
46 seats in Council of states
200 seats in National Council
Judicial branch is their federal supreme court.
Language
4 main languages-German, French, Italian and Romanic
60% of people speak German
French -second most spoken language. Approximately 20% of people use French as their first language.
Italian - mostly spoken in the south and about 6% of the population speaks Italian as their first language.
Lastly Romanic -only used as the first language by 1% of the population
MOST RECOGNIZED!
Religion
Catholicism-dominant religion in cities that experienced wave of immigration. 3 million people
Protestantism-second largest group. 2.7 million people
Orthodox Church-tripled in last 20 years by 1%
Judaism-most big cities have large Jewish population
Islam-about 150,000 belong to this swiss-muslim community
Buddhism- .5% of the Swedish population.
Tourism
Natural beauty of the land is what brings in the tourists
Tourism has increased the hotel industry in Switzerland by 2.7 percent making last year its best year ever for Hotels.
Sources
A Brief History of Switzerland. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
Switzerland. MEME Organization, 2010. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
Allen, Matthew. Swiss Info.ch. SRG SSR, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
CIA The World Factbook. CIA, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2011.
"Switzerland Flag - World Flags 101 - Switzerland Flags." Flags of the World. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <http://www.worldflags101.com/s/switzerland-flag.aspx>.
"CIA - The World Factbook." Welcome to the CIA Web Site — Central Intelligence Agency. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sz.html>.
"Languages in Switzerland." Professional Translation Services | Interpreters | Intercultural Communication & Training. Web. 21 Mar. 2011. <http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/articles/article/Switzerland/Languages-in-Switzerland/223>.