Switzerland
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Fast Facts
Population: 7,523,934
Land Size: 39,770 sq km (slightly less than
twice the size of New Jersey)
Language: German (official) 63.7%, French
(official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%,
Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%,
Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%,
Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8%
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant
35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%,
Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%,
none 11.1%
Thing I most wish I knew before I went:
Younger Swiss people generally speak
between 3 and 7 languages. This makes
answering phones a pretty funny experience
to behold.
Population: 7,523,934
Land Size: 39,770 sq km (slightly less than
twice the size of New Jersey)
Language: German (official) 63.7%, French
(official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%,
Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%,
Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%,
Romansch 0.5%, other 2.8%
Religion: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant
35.3%, Orthodox 1.8%, other Christian 0.4%,
Muslim 4.3%, other 1%, unspecified 4.3%,
none 11.1%
Thing I most wish I knew before I went:
Younger Swiss people generally speak
between 3 and 7 languages. This makes
answering phones a pretty funny experience
to behold.
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Top Sites
1) Zytglogge- Midevil Clocktower with moving Puppets.
2) Munster- 15th century gothic cathedral.
Interlaken:
Top Sites
1) Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof
2) Balmer's Herberge
3) Funny Farm
Zurich:
Top Sites
1) St. Peters Church
2) Museum Barengasse
1) Zytglogge- Midevil Clocktower with moving Puppets.
2) Munster- 15th century gothic cathedral.
Interlaken:
Top Sites
1) Backpackers Villa Sonnenhof
2) Balmer's Herberge
3) Funny Farm
Zurich:
Top Sites
1) St. Peters Church
2) Museum Barengasse
