Switzerland-National Anthem

National Anthem of Switzerland Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin) Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German) Confédération suisse (French) Confederazione Svizzera (Italian) Confederaziun svizra (Romansh) Swiss Confederation Flag Coat of arms Motto: Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (Latin) (traditional)[1] "One for all, all for one" Anthem: "Swiss Psalm" Location of Switzerland (orange) on the European continent (white) Capital Berne (federal capital) 46°57′N 7°27′E Largest city Zürich Official languages German, French, Italian, Romansh[2] Demonym Swiss Government Direct democracy Federal parliamentary republic - Federal Council M. Leuenberger P. Couchepin (Pres. 08) S. Schmid M. Calmy-Rey H.-R. Merz (VP 08) D. Leuthard E. Widmer-Schlumpf Independence - Foundation date 1 August[3] 1291 - de facto 22 September 1499 - Recognized 24 October 1648 - Restored 7 August 1815 - Federal state 12 September 1848 Area - Total 41,285 km² (135th) 15,940 sq mi - Water (%) 4.2 Population - 2007[4] estimate 7,591,400 (95th) - 2000 census 7,288,010 - Density 181.4/km² (61st) 479.8/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $296.2 billion (38th) - Per capita $38,706 (6th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate - Total $388 billion (19th) - Per capita $56,711 (7th) Gini (2000) 33.7 (medium) HDI (2007) ▲ 0.955 (high) (7th) Currency Swiss franc (CHF) Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) Internet TLD .ch Calling code +41 Switzerland (German: Schweiz, French: Suisse, Italian: Svizzera, Romansh: Svizra), officially the Swiss Confederation (Confoederatio Helvetica in Latin, hence its ISO country codes CH and CHE), is a landlocked alpine country of roughly 7.5 million people in Western Europe with an area of 41,285 km². Switzerland is a federal republic consisting of 26 states. These states are called cantons. Berne is the seat of the federation and de facto capital,[5] while the country's economic centres are its two global cities, Geneva and especially Zürich. Switzerland has high degrees of economic freedom, immigrants, and globally-oriented business. Switzerland is one of the richest countries in the world. It is bordered by Germany, France, Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein and has a long history of neutrality — it has not been at war since 1815 — and hosts many international organizations, including the Red Cross, the World Trade Organization and one of the U.N.'s two European offices. Switzerland is multilingual and has four national languages: German, French, Italian and Romansh. (Text from From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) Created for LearnFree2007 by Robert Nichol AudioProductions .Music Copyright KPM music. This section is for demonstration only