Elveția (în germană Schweiz ˈʃvaɪts; în franceză Suisse sɥis(ə); în italiană Svizzera ˈzvit͡sːɛra; în retoromană Svizra ˈʒviːtsrɐ sau ˈʒviːtsʁːɐ), denumită complet Confederația Elvețiană (în latină Confoederatio Helvetica, de unde și abrevierea CH), este o republică federală formată din 26 de cantoane autonome. Consiliul Federal și Adunarea Federală ...

Archeological finds from the Bronze Age around the thermal baths and Tomül pass as well as Iron Age items on the slopes of the Valserberg indicate that this area was used before written history. In the 11th and 12th Centuries the Valser valley was extensively used by the local Romansh.Vals is first mentioned in mid 12th Century as in Valle. About 1290 they were 4 to 7 farm houses …

Swiss made is a label or marking used to indicate that a product was made on the territory of Switzerland.It is also a geographical indication protected under different Swiss and international laws and treaties. According to the Swiss Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source, a good or service may be designated "Swiss made" if:

The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages at the national level within the Federal Administration of the Swiss Confederation, while Romansh is used in dealings with people who speak it. Latin is occasionally used in some formal contexts, particularly to denote …

Geneva (/ dʒ ə ˈ n iː v ə / jə-NEE-və; French: Genève ()) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaking part of Switzerland.Situated in the south west of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva.. The city of Geneva (ville de Genève) had a ...

Active euthanasia is illegal in Switzerland, but supplying the means for committing suicide is legal, as long as the action which directly causes death is performed by the one wishing to die.

Islam in Switzerland has mostly arrived via immigration since the late 20th century. Numbering below 1% of total population in 1980, the fraction of Muslims in the population of permanent residents in Switzerland has quintupled in thirty years, estimated at just above 5% as of 2013. A majority is from Former Yugoslavia (estimated at 56% as of 2010, most of them from Kosovo); …

Suiza (en alemán, Schweiz; en francés, Suisse; en italiano, Svizzera; en romanche, Svizra), oficialmente la Confederación Suiza (en alemán, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft; en italiano, Confederazione Svizzera; en francés, Confédération suisse; y en romanche, Confederaziun svizra), es un país sin salida al mar ubicado en Europa central y que cuenta con una población …

The Federal Assembly (German: Bundesversammlung, French: Assemblée fédérale, Italian: Assemblea federale, Romansh: Assamblea federala), also known as the Swiss parliament (Parlament, Parlement, Parlamento), is Switzerland's federal legislature.It meets in Bern in the Federal Palace.. The Federal Assembly is bicameral, being composed of the 200-seat National …

Format of postal codes (PLZ/NPA) The Swiss postal codes are assigned geographically, from west to east. They don't follow political divisions (cantons, districts), but they follow a routing allocation, following railways and PostBus routes. The postal code of big cities finish with 00, and it is not allocated if in the region there isn't a big center.