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Bern
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Country names:
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| Conventional long form |
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Swiss Confederation
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Switzerland
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| Local long form |
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Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, Confederation Suisse, Confederazione Svizzera
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| Lokal short form |
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Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera
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Languages
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| Main language |
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German, Standard
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| Total number of people using the Language in all countries |
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98,000,000
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Alemannic, Assyrian Neo Aramaic, English, Franco provençal, French, German Standard, Italian, Iu Mien, Katalanian valencian balear, Kirmanjki, Kurmanji, Lombard, Portuguese, Romani Sinte, Romansch, Serbo-croatian, Spanish, Swiss French Sign Language, Swissgerman Sign Language, Tai Nüa, Tibetian, Turkish, Walser
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| Language alternates: |
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Langage Gestuelle, Natürliche Gebärde, Rhaeto-romance, Rheto-romance, Romanche, Romansh, Schwyzerdütsch, Walscher
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Appenzel, Basel, Bern, Franche-comtois, Graubenden-grisons, Lower Engadine, Lucerne, Neuch-telois, Obwald, Savoyard, St. Gallen, Surmiran-albula, Sursilvan, Sursilvan-oberland, Ticinese, Upper Engadine, Valaisan, Vaudois, Wallis, Zurich
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Bärndütsch, Fribourgois, Grisons, Jurassien, Puter-lower Engadine, Surselva, Sutsilvan-hinterrhein, Tessinian, Ticinees, Ticines, Ticino, Vallader-upper Engadine, Valserisch
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Internet:
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.ch
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| Internet users |
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3.41 Mio. (2001)
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| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) |
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44 (2000)
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Geography:
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| Geographic coordinates |
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47 00 N, 8 00 E
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| Area (sq km) |
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41,290.0
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| Land boundaries (km) |
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1,852.0
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Economy:
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| Currency |
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Swiss Francs
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| International identification letter for vehicles |
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CH
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| Gross domestic product (US $) |
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226 Bio. (2001*)
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| Industrial production growth rate (%) |
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3.2% (2001)
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Imports (US $)
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91.4 Bio. (f.o.b.. 2001)
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| Inflation rate |
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1% (2001)
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People:
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| Population |
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7,301,994
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| Age structure (%) |
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- 0 - 14 years
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16.8% (M: 629,513; F: 597,472)
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- 15 - 64 years
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67.7% (M: 2,512,273; F: 2,433,396)
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| - 65 years and over |
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15.5% (M: 461,722; F: 667,618)
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| Labor force |
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4 Mio. (2001)
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