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    Switzerland has a population of over 8 million people and its major languages are French, Italian, German, and Romansh. It has a GDP of $685.4 billion and imports metals, machinery, and chemicals mostly from Germany, Italy, France, and the US, while exporting gold, watches, and pharmaceuticals mainly to EU countries and Germany. Switzerland has a history of neutrality dating back to the 16th century despite some civil wars and alliances during World War II, and has a federal republic government not in the EU with executive power shared between parties.

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    Switzerland has a population of over 8 million people and its major languages are French, Italian, German, and Romansh. It has a GDP of $685.4 billion and imports metals, machinery, and chemicals mostly from Germany, Italy, France, and the US, while exporting gold, watches, and pharmaceuticals mainly to EU countries and Germany. Switzerland has a history of neutrality dating back to the 16th century despite some civil wars and alliances during World War II, and has a federal republic government not in the EU with executive power shared between parties.

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    Switzerland

    Kristi Skinner

    Pop: 8,379,477 (2015)


    Languages: French, Italian, German,
    Romansh
    GDP: 685.4 billion USD (2013)

    Imports/ exports
    Import: metals, machinery,
    chemicals
    Mostly from Germany (Italy, France, US,
    China)

    Export: Gold, watches,


    Pharmaceuticals
    To EU, Germany, US

    History

    1291-1515 Old Swiss Confederacy


    1515 Battle of Marignano
    1600-1798 Ancien Regime
    1798 Swiss Revolution
    Industrial revolution
    1918-33 Economic crisis after WWI
    1939-45 WWII (stayed neutral)

    Close Allies
    Germany

    Italy

    France

    Enemies

    History of conflict
    In 1515 troops of Bern and
    Switzerland ended up taking split
    sides in a war and since then
    Switzerland has decided to stay
    neutral in all wars
    Some civil wars and the Swiss
    revolution have since broken that
    rule

    Impact of WWII
    Though they claimed to be neutral,
    Switzerland traded with, and was
    protected by Germany, Austria, and
    Italy
    Rigid refugee laws made it hard for
    Jews to escape there
    Left many countries a bit perturbed
    at the so called neutral country

    Government
    Not part of the EU
    Federal Republic
    Executive power goes to a
    committee, so no one person can be
    named as a head
    multiparty

    Religion(s) (2012)
    Roman Catholic 40%
    Protestant 27%
    Atheism/agnosticism 21%
    Muslim 5%
    Other Christian/ unknown 6%

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