The Swiss Confederation, referred to as "Switzerland", has one third of the world's currency in Switzerland. The capital Bern is located in the middle of Europe, bordering Germany in the north, Austria and Liechtenstein in the east, Italy in the south and France in the west.
Located in the north temperate zone, it has four distinct seasons, steep terrain, scarce mineral resources and abundant forest and water resources, with a total area of 4 1.284 square kilometers. This country consists of 26 states (six of which are semi-states). By the end of 20021,the total population was 8.738 million, mainly Swiss, of which foreigners accounted for about 26.5%. German, French, Italian and Latin Romance are the official languages.
Swiss territory was a Celtic activity area in prehistoric times. Celts used to be aborigines in Central Europe. On August 129 1, 1, Uli, Schwier and Lower Walden secretly formed a permanent alliance in the struggle against the Habsburg dynasty, which was the beginning of the founding of Switzerland.
18 15, the Vienna conference confirmed Switzerland as a permanent neutral country. 1848 promulgated the Constitution, established the Federal Council and became a unified federal state. Switzerland is a highly developed industrial country with a free economic policy. It is one of the richest countries in the world, ranking first in the global innovation index and known as the "heart of Europe". At the same time, it is also known as "world garden", "watch kingdom", "financial country" and "European water tower".
It is the headquarters or offices of many international organizations and the host country of international conferences. * * * Forty-five international organizations, including the United Nations, the World Trade Organization, WHO, the International Olympic Committee and the International Red Cross, have set up headquarters or offices in Switzerland.
At the same time, Switzerland is a member of the United Nations, Council of Europe and other international and regional organizations. In 202 1 year, Swiss GDP was 731600 million Swiss francs, and per capita GDP was 84,055 Swiss francs.