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Switzerland (nation) |
Coordinates: |
Lat: 47 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 47.0000 decimal degrees |
Long: 008 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 8.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Area settled in pre-Christian period; had Roman encampments 1st century; Germanic tribes invaded 3rd-6th century; ruled by Franks 9th century, Holy Roman Empire from 11th century; first confederation of cantons was established 13th century, others joined 14th-19th century; official languages are German, French and Italian, though Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman) is also a national language. |
Names: |
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Schweiz (preferred,C,V,German-P,U,N)
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............ | name derived from Schwyz, one the original cantons in the core Confederation |
Schweizerishe Eidgenossenschaft (C,V,O,German,U,N)
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Suisse (C,V,French-P,U,N)
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La Suisse (C,V,French,U,N)
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Confédération suisse (C,V,O,French,U,N)
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Confédération Suisse (C,V,French,U,N)
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Confédération Helvétique (C,V,French,U,N)
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Svizzera (C,V,Italian-P,U,N)
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Confederazione Svizzera (C,V,O,Italian,U,N)
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Confederazione Elvetica (C,V,Italian,U,N)
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Svizra (C,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman)-P,U,N)
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Svizzra (C,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U,N)
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Confederaziun Svizra (C,V,O,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U,N)
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Confederaziun Helvetica (C,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U,N)
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Helvetia (C,O,Latin-P,U,N)
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............ | used since ancient times |
Helvetia (Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Helvetic Republic (C,O,English,U,N)
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Switzerland (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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Swiss Confederation (C,O,English,U,N)
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Helvetic Confederation (C,O,English,U,N)
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Suiza (C,O,Spanish-P,U,N)
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Confederación Suiza (C,O,Spanish,U)
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Zwitserland (C,O)
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Suíça (C,O)
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Швейцария (C,O,Russian-P,U)
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Швейцарская Конфедерация (C,O,Russian,U)
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瑞士 (C,O,Chinese-P,U)
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瑞士联邦 (C,O,Chinese,U)
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سوسٌرا (C,O,Arabic-P,U)
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الاتحاد اسًوسٌري (C,O,Arabic,U)
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CHE (C,O,ISO3L)
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CH (C,O,ISO2L)
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ISO756 (C,O,ISO3N)
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SZ00 (C,O,FIPS)
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Swiss (C,O,English,U,A)
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Schwiz (C,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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SZ (C,V,German,U)
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שוויץ (C,U,Hebrew )
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Confederatio Helvetica (H,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Helvetica, Confederatio (H,V,Chinese (transliterated),U)
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Rhaetia (H,V)
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Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (H,V,German,U)
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Suisse, Confédération (H,V,French,U)
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Svizra, Confederaziun (H,V,Romansch (Rhaeto-Roman),U)
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Svizzera, Confederazione (H,V,Italian,U)
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Place Types: |
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nation (preferred, C) |
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Swiss Confederation of area smaller than modern nation was created in 1291; 22 cantons in confederation since 1815, adopted federal constitution 1848 |
primary political unit (C) |
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independent sovereign nation (C) |
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republic (C) |
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independent political entity (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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capital is .... |
Bern .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Switzerland, Bern canton) [7007557] |
member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 2002 |
successor of .... |
Old Swiss Confederacy .......... (former group of nations/states/cities) |
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(World, Europe) [8698294] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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Subject: ..... |
[BHA, FDA, GRLPSC, IMJ, VP] |
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BHA, Authority file (1973-) |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1992) 708 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 723 |
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Brockhaus, Deutsche Kunst (1916) |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 625-627 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 842 |
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Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1976) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) XI, 449 ff. |
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Engels Woordenboek (1987) II, 1003 |
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Grande Encyclopédie Larousse (1983) |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 21 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 784 |
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ISO Newsletter (1993) 38 |
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Israel Museum Jerusalem contribution (n.d.) |
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NGA/NIMA database (2003-) -2554390 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) 83 |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) 320 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1990) plate 66 |
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Times Atlas of World History (1993) 345; 354 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 82 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 36 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 1173 |
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