Line #71 UsefulNotes/Switzerland


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3	->''"In Italy, for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed -- they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, they had five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did that produce? The cuckoo clock."''
4	-->-- '''Harry Lime''' taking [[ArtisticLicenseHistory artistic license with history]], ''Film/TheThirdMan''
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6	Switzerland ('''German:''' ''Schweiz'', '''Italian:''' ''Svizzera'', '''French:''' ''Suisse'', '''Romansh:''' ''Svizra''), officially known as the Swiss Confederation ('''Latin:''' ''Confoederatio Helvetica'', which is why Swiss cars are distinguished by a CH sticker and the Swiss top level domain is .ch), is a country located in UsefulNotes/CentralEurope and Western UsefulNotes/{{Europe}}. It has four official languages (counting the very small Romansch-speaking population - the others are UsefulNotes/{{French\|Language}}, UsefulNotes/{{German\|Language}} and Italian), holds referenda all the time on many things and has not been involved in a war anywhere[[note]]Unless you count the short civil war of 1848 (the ''Sonderbundskrieg'') that did not see any foreign involvement or spillover. Or an accidental invasion of Liechtenstein in 2007 when 170 Swiss soldiers on military exercises crossed the border without realizing it. Also, the country produced a huge number of mercenaries from about the TheLateMiddleAges to the 18th century, specially during UsefulNotes/{{the Renaissance}}, and some wound up becoming the [[UsefulNotes/ThePope Papal]] guard, but they didn't fight in service of the country.[[/note]] since 1815. It's one of the richest countries (per capita) in the world.
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8	Switzerland is not a member of UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion, but it is a member of the European Free Trade Association, so it is a part of the Schengen Area and practices an open border policy with its neighbors. It still has its own currency (the franc), which has become strong to the point of challenging the Euro, in part due to the debt issue (though it has always been a very strong currency). The Swiss also didn't join the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations until 2002, though the UN did have an office in Geneva long before then.
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10	That's not really fair on the Swiss (they didn't even invent the cuckoo clock--it comes from Swabia in {{UsefulNotes/Germany}}, which in turn is a link to how the Swiss Confederation was founded), but they do have a [[TheWatchmaker strong tradition in making clocks]]. They also produced the Geneva Conventions and the International Committee of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, among other things.[[note]]Besides the fact that the cuckoo clock was a far greater achievement than is thought. It is both a marvel of medieval craftsmanship and as a precursor to modern technology-one of the first machines. And it helped measure time with greater precision which certainly had many great effects.[[/note]] They also arguably influenced federalism, their system of government being one of several that inspired the writing of the US Constitution - and funnily enough they influenced the [[UsefulNotes/AustralianPolitics Australian Constitution]] as well.
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12	There are actually two companies that produce Series/{{MacGyver\|1985}}'s [[SwissArmyWeapon favourite device]] for the Swiss military (who as usual refuse to play favourites between them, and split the order equally) -- Victorinox ("The Original Swiss Army Knife") and Wenger ("The Genuine Swiss Army Knife"). The former now owns the latter, but the two brands remain. In addition to pocket-knives, Switzerland is famous for the production of finely-crafted mechanical watches by such brands as Breitling and Omega, and the country is also renowned the world over for making some of the finest milk chocolate anywhere, with modern milk chocolate and white chocolate in general originating from the country.
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14	!!History
15	The Federal Charter of 1291 is one of the oldest surviving written documents of an alliance between Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden, the founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy. These cantons were suspicious of [[UsefulNotes/TheSoundOfMartialMusic Habsburg]] influence as the dynasty had home territories in what would become Switzerland, including the Aargau with Habsburg Castle (the very castle which gave the dynasty its name).
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17	These cantons were part of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire (and would remain so until the Peace of Westphalia in 1648, although they were highly autonomous after the Treaty of Basel in 1499). Under the reigns of Rudolf I and Albert I (the first two "Kings of Germany" from the Habsburgs), the cantons were heavily taxed as the monarchs fought to be crowned as the Holy Roman Emperor. Neither succeeded, and when another struggle for the crown between Louis (Ludwig), Duke of Bavaria and the Habsburg Frederick the Fair began in the 1310s, the cantons knew who to support. In retaliation, Frederick's brother Leopold led a force to subdue the proto-Swiss alliance. He was decisively defeated at the battle of Morgarten in 1315.
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19	Over the next two centuries, the Confederacy steadily expanded. The original home territories of the Habsburgs were eventually lost later in the 14th century; the battle of Sempach in 1386 even killed the Habsburg Duke Leopold III. Habsburg Castle itself was finally lost to the Swiss in 1415.
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22	!!Notable Cities
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24	* Bern, in the central-western part of the country, is the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_City Federal City]] and seat of its government. The vast majority here are German-speakers.
25	* Zurich, in the northern part of the country, is the largest city with the largest airport and seat to many big companies and many of the famous banks. Also majority-German-speaking.
26	* Geneva, on the westernmost tip, is home to the ICRC and other international organizations as well as a good number of embassies of other countries. CERN (Europe's principal particle research facility) and its famous Large Hadron Collider are at the city's outskirts and straddle the French border. The main language here is French. Although the common English name for the lake it sits on is "Lake Geneva", it's actually ''Lac Leman'', no matter what Music/DeepPurple might say.
27	* Montreux, at the other end of Lac Leman from Geneva, is home to the world famous Jazz Festival, still going strong today. Primarily French-speaking. Has a notable [[https://www.montreuxriviera.com/en/P976/freddie-mercury-statue statue]] of Music/FreddieMercury on the waterfront.
28	* Davos, in the eastern part of the country not far from the border with Austria, is the venue of the World Economic Forum. Primary language is German.
29	* Lausanne, in the southwestern part of the country, is home to several sports federations, most notably the [[UsefulNotes/OlympicGames International Olympic Committee]]. Primarily French-speaking.
30	* Basel, in the northwest on the Rhine at the point where Switzerland, France, and Germany meet, is central to the chemical industry and being the host for large art exhibitions and jewelry/watch trade shows. Mostly German-speaking.
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32	!!ICRC
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34	[[UsefulNotes/TheRedCross The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement]] originates in Switzerland, being founded by a Swiss businessman horrified by the lack of basic battlefield medical care during the Austro-Sardinian War.
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36	The movement, also responsible for the Geneva Conventions, is the most famous humanitarian organisation.
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38	The symbols of the organisation are protected under the Geneva Conventions from any other use bar actual non-partial wartime medical provision, which means the ICRC tends to get rather annoyed when they're used as generic medical symbols. This is fairly frequent.
39	* In ''Film/TheLivingDaylights'', the bad guys disguise narcotics as ICRC aid parcels. The ICRC reported it to the authorities, but the charges weren't proceeded with by UK prosecutors. One VHS release of the movie has a disclaimer pointing out the major illegality - nay, ''war crime'', of what the bad guys do.
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41	!!UsefulNotes/SwissWithArmyKnives
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43	The Swiss Armed Forces (who actually have patrol boats) are a rather unique military. The Swiss military, as well as being pretty high-tech, is a trained militia, who keep their automatic rifles at home, though the ammunition is kept in military armories. Once people leave, they can keep the guns (as of recently, only until a certain age unless certain criteria are met), but they have to be rendered semi-auto only and a weapon acquisition permit is required.
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45	Switzerland thus has a very high gun ownership rate, but you need a permit to buy weapons and ammo. In addition, concealed carry permits are issued sparingly and with several restrictions. The association of firearms with military service and professional training, along with these restrictions, means that despite having such high gun ownership, Switzerland has a rather low rate of gun crimes.
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47	95% of Swiss have beds available for them in a nuclear bomb shelter, and new buildings were required to either include one or have access to a public one. Switzerland is rich like that. (And has a ''lot'' of stone mountainsides to dig into.)
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49	In addition, the country also is said to defend, though no one ever signed a treaty, a mini-state in the form of UsefulNotes/{{Liechtenstein}}, which the Swiss tend to accidentally invade every so often due to navigation errors by soldiers on training exercises. Due to the country's small size, their military aircraft are also somewhat known for occasionally overshooting Swiss airspace into neighbouring countries, though it's much more a source of humour than it is of any international tension.
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51	Switzerland is also famous for its tasty chocolate and Swiss Cheese. To a lesser extent, precision machinery, especially watches. With few natural resources, the country has always focused on importing raw materials, making high quality wares out of them and exporting the results.
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53	The place is fairly easy to defend--with the exception of Basel (which is situated in the Rhine valley), Switzerland is surrounded by high mountains and a lake and the few tunnels can be easily closed in a war.
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55	!!Anonymous Banking
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57	For a very long time in works of fiction, Switzerland was primarily referred to for its "[[SwissBankAccount Numbered Swiss Account]]", the favorite hiding place of illicit money. Switzerland no longer (as of 2005) protects the confidentiality of numbered accounts from other governments (at least the United States), though it still has control over the matter. This change in policy impacted the international pursuit of terrorists.
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59	As of late however, Switzerland has increasingly become known for anonymous and secure ''data protection'', protecting clients' digital information in a similar if updated manner to the old "Numbered Swiss Account".
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61	!!Referenda
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63	Switzerland is famous for its love of direct democracy, holding frequent referenda on a wide variety of issues, including a highly controversial one that passed to ban minarets. This is also the main reason why Switzerland hasn't joined the EU, since the idea of giving up this direct means to influence politics didn't sit well with voters.
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65	!!Famous Swiss People
66	* Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known as Le Corbusier. An architect from Neuchâtel who moved to France and became French as fast as he could). One of the pioneers of what is now called modern architecture, he designed UsefulNotes/UnitedNations headquarters and many other beautiful buildings; also responsible for the Brutalist style, which developed into something rather different.
67	* Music/CelticFrost, one of the most influential and important bands in [[HeavyMetal Extreme Metal]].
68	* Creator/UrsulaAndress, actress, model, and sex symbol.
69	* Sébastien Buemi, former UsefulNotes/FormulaOne driver, 4 time [[UsefulNotes/TwentyFourHoursOfLeMans Le Mans]] winner, and 2014 UsefulNotes/FormulaE champion.
70	* Henri Dunant, the founder of the Red Cross, the logo of which is an inversion of the Swiss flag.
71	* Leonhard Euler, [[OmnidisciplinaryScientist mathematician, physicist, astronomer, logician and engineer]].
72	* UsefulNotes/RogerFederer, 20-Grand Slam-winning UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} player, former World No. 1.
73	* Creator/BrunoGanz, a renowned German language film, theatre and television actor.
74	* Creator/HRGiger, surrealist painter and sculptor. Most notably, he is the creator of the [[Franchise/{{Alien}} Xenomorph design]].
75	* Martina Hingis (though she was born in UsefulNotes/{{Slovakia}}), [[UsefulNotes/{{Tennis}} 5-time Grand Slam champion]].
76	* UsefulNotes/CarlJung, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and founder of analytical psychology.
77	* Stéphane Lambiel, Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion figure skater.
78	* Creator/VincentPerez, actor and director.
79	* Hermann Rorschach, inventor of the InkblotTest.
80	* Creator/JeanJacquesRousseau, one of the leading philosophers of UsefulNotes/TheEnlightenment, was born in Geneva and moved to France.
81	* American children's author/illustrator Creator/RichardScarry set up his studio in Gstaad in 1972; much of the architecture and clothing in his work (such as Huckle's lederhosen) has an Alpine feel to it.
82	* Music/TinaTurner, originally from Nutbush, Tenneseee, lived in Switzerland from 1994 to her death in 2023. As Switzerland does not allow dual citizenship, this required her to renounce her American citizenship and she became a Swiss citizen in 2013.
83	* UsefulNotes/{{Paracelsus}}, [[SomeCallMeTim full name]] Philippus Aureolus Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim, a Renaissance-era physician, alchemist, and astronomer.
84	* Wrestling/ClaudioCastagnoli, Swiss {{professional wrestl\|ing}}er who became famous in the U.S. in Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} and Wrestling/RingOfHonor before a long run with Wrestling/{{WWE}} as Cesaro. He's now back to using his real name in [[Wrestling/AllEliteWrestling AEW]], also making appearances in ROH (which is now an AEW sister promotion).
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86	!!Switzerland in Diplomacy
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88	Due to Switzerland's permanently neutral status, they have not been in a war since 1815 (when UsefulNotes/NapoleonBonaparte invaded the country). Neutrality also keeps Switzerland out of many international organizations; it refuses to join the EU in part out of respect for its neutrality policy[[note]]In stark contrast to other historically neutral European states, such as UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}}, UsefulNotes/{{Finland}} (both of whom finally dropped the facade and applied to join NATO in 2022 in the wake of the UsefulNotes/{{Russia}}n invasion of UsefulNotes/{{Ukraine}}, with Finland becoming a member in 2023), UsefulNotes/{{Ireland}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Austria}}[[/note]], and refused to join the United Nations until 2002 despite hosting the European offices of many UN institutions.
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90	Ironically, despite being by far the best-known example of a historically neutral country, Switzerland did ''not'' become the country with the longest record of neutrality until 2022, when UsefulNotes/{{Sweden}} ended its[[note]]dubious, since it was an EU member state, bound by treaty to support other EU member states militarily, making it a ''de facto'' alliance[[/note]] neutrality and applied to join NATO. Sweden had been officially neutral since 1814, one year before Switzerland.
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92	!!Switzerland in fiction
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94	[[AC:{{Anime}}]]
95	* [[TheGunslinger Switz]][[HairTriggerTemper erland]] is one of the nation-tans in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''.
96	* ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'', 1974 anime series.
97	* The manga ''Manga/{{Wolfsmund}}'' is a HistoricalFiction retelling of the country's founding, with the 1315 Battle of Morgarten as its grand finale.
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99	[[AC:BoardGames]]
100	* In ''TabletopGame/{{Diplomacy}}'', Switzerland is an impassable territory- one of the few in the game, including Ireland. Units may not enter it at all.
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102	[[AC:Comic Books]]
103	* ''[[Recap/AsterixInSwitzerland Asterix in Switzerland]]''. Asterix and Obelix go to Helvetia to find and bring an edelweiss in order to save a Quaestor who was poisoned. Along the way, we see several things associated with Switzerland, like the cuckoo clock, Swiss cheese, WilliamTelling and Lake Geneva.
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105	[[AC:{{Film}}]]
106	* ''Film/ThirdManOnTheMountain''
107	* ''[[Literature/ThePledge Es geschah am hellichten Tag]]'', a Swiss-German crime thriller about a pedophile serial killer roaming the Alps. Scripted (and later turned into a novel) by [[Theatre/TheVisit Friedrich Dürrenmatt]].
108	* In ''Film/TheBourneIdentity'', the protagonist makes his way to Switzerland as a SwissBankAccount is the first clue he has as to his identity.
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110	[[AC:{{Literature}}]]
111	* A [[{{Oktoberfest}} satirical]] [[YodelLand version]] called "New Swissland" is the home country of ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' villain [[HerrDoktor Professor Poopypants,]] a country where everyone has a silly name.
112	* Myth/WilliamTell
113	* The title character of ''Literature/{{Frankenstein}}'' is "by birth, a Genevese."
114	* ''Literature/{{Heidi}}'', one of the internationally best known books from Switzerland.
115	* ''Literature/TheSwissFamilyRobinson'': Doesn't take place in Switzerland, but it is kind of, you know, about a Swiss family.
116	* ''Literature/TheFearIndex'' is based in the city of Geneva. For a couple of reasons, it's a tax haven for the super rich (at least compared to the UK), it's the location of CERN and as such has extremely fast internet connections with the rest of the world.
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118	[[AC:VideoGames]]
119	* In most VideoGames where a map of Europe is present, Switzerland is usually deemed neutral territory and cannot be entered. One notable exception being recent ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' games, both ''Tiberium Wars'' and ''Red Alert 3'' have missions in Switzerland.
120	* ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII'' allows a vassal of the UsefulNotes/HolyRomanEmpire to ''found'' Switzerland if they meet certain prerequisites (mainly controlling the counties of Bern, Schwyz, Neuchatel, Zurichgau, Basel, Thurgau, Vaud, and Chur).
121	* ''VideoGame/EuropaUniversalis'' is another exception that almost goes without saying; you can indeed play as Switzerland. Of course, the game's timeline antedates the country's famous neutrality. A bug in the 3.0 release would sometimes give huge tracts of New World colonies to Switzerland, much to the amusement of AfterActionReport writers.
122	* ''VideoGame/OutToLunch'': The first world takes place here.
123	* The first flashback mission in ''VideoGame/TheBourneConspiracy'' takes place at Zurich International Airport as Bourne attempts to assassinate a Turkish war criminal.
124	* The penultimate mission of ''VideoGame/SyphonFilter: The Omega Strain'' takes place in Zurich.
125	* The ''VideoGame/GranTurismo'' series has a number of race tracks in Switzerland. All appear to be road courses (Grindelwald, Eiger Nordwand, Matterhorn, Deep Forest Raceway) or dirt courses (Swiss Alps, other Eiger Nordwand tracks).
126	* A late-game part of ''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided'' is set here at a G.A.R.M. facility.
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128	[[AC:Web Original]]
129	* On Website/AlternateHistoryDotCom, using stereotypes related to Switzerland's neutrality and supposed isolationism in AlternateHistory stories is commonly regarded as cliché. Notably, one of the most widespread AlternateHistory clichés is that Switzerland is uninteresting and nothing happens there or [[https://www.alternatehistory.com/wiki/doku.php?id=alternate_history:uninvadable_super-duper_switzerland that it can't ever be invaded by anyone]] (á la ''TabletopGame/{{Diplomacy}}''), no matter the era or reasons.
130	* Speaking of AH.com, there are several timelines which try to avert the above clichés and feature the country in meaningful ways. A notable example is ''Literature/ProtectAndSurviveATimeline'', in which the Swiss are among the better off European countries after a nuclear war in late February 1984 decimates civilization. They even [[UnlikelyHero try to help the less fortunate European countries as much as they can]], providing them with surplus supplies and valuable intel. In the post-war world, they become a power to be reckoned with. Another TL that uses Switzerland in an interesting way is ''[[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=190997 The Smallest Difference Possible]]''.
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132	[[AC:Western Animation ]]
133	* WesternAnimation/TotallySpies: The main villain of Passion Patties is a Swiss cookie maker named Dr. Inga Bittersweet. However, the name Inga sounds more Swedish.
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135	!! See also:
136	[[index]]
137	* SwissMedia
138	* UsefulNotes/TheStudentenverbindung
139	[[/index]]
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142	[[AC:The Swiss Flag]]
143	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/flag_of_switzerland.png]]
144	->The white cross has been in use since the days of the Old Swiss Confederacy of the 14th century, though its exact origins are relatively unknown. The red field was first used in 1800 and was based on the banner of the Canton of Schwyz, one of the three founding cantons of Switzerland (along with Uri and Unterwalden) and ''de facto'' leader, thus giving the nation its name.
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146	[[AC:Coat of arms of Switzerland]]
147	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/coat_of_arms_of_switzerland.png]]
148	->The coat of arms has the same meaning as the flag.
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150	[[AC:The Swiss national anthem]]
151	->Trittst im Morgenrot daher,
152	->Seh’ ich dich im Strahlenmeer,
153	->Dich, du Hocherhabener, Herrlicher!
154	->Wenn der Alpenfirn sich rötet,
155	->Betet, freie Schweizer, betet,
156	->Eure fromme Seele ahnt...
157	->Eure fromme Seele ahnt...
158	->Gott im hehren Vaterland!
159	->Gott, den Herrn im hehren Vaterland!
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161	->Kommst im Abendglühn daher,
162	->Find ich dich im Sternenheer,
163	->Dich, du Menschenfreundlicher, Liebender!
164	->In des Himmels lichten Räumen
165	->Kann ich froh und selig träumen;
166	->Denn die fromme Seele ahnt
167	->Denn die fromme Seele ahnt
168	->Gott im hehren Vaterland!
169	->Gott, den Herrn, im hehren Vaterland!
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171	->Ziehst im Nebelflor daher,
172	->Such ich dich im Wolkenmeer,
173	->Dich, du Unergründlicher, Ewiger!
174	->Aus dem grauen Luftgebilde
175	->Bricht die Sonne klar und milde,
176	->Und die fromme Seele ahnt
177	->Und die fromme Seele ahnt
178	->Gott im hehren Vaterland!
179	->Gott, den Herrn, im hehren Vaterland!
180
181	->Fährst im wilden Sturm daher,
182	->Bist du selbst uns Hort und Wehr,
183	->Du, allmächtig Waltender, Rettender!
184	->In Gewitternacht und Grauen
185	->Lasst uns kindlich ihm vertrauen!
186	->Ja, die fromme Seele ahnt
187	->Ja, die fromme Seele ahnt
188	->Gott im hehren Vaterland!
189	->Gott, den Herrn, im hehren Vaterland!
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192
193	->Sur nos monts, quand le soleil
194	->Annonce un brillant réveil,
195	->Et prédit d'un plus beau jour le retour,
196	->Les beautés de la patrie
197	->Parlent à l'âme attendrie;
198	->Au ciel montent plus joyeux
199	->Au ciel montent plus joyeux
200	->Les accents d'un cœur pieux,
201	->Les accents émus d'un cœur pieux.
202
203	->Lorsqu'un doux rayon du soir
204	->Joue encore dans le bois noir,
205	->Le cœur se sent plus heureux près de Dieu
206	->Loin des vain bruits de la plaine
207	->L'âme en paix est plus sereine;
208	->Au ciel montent plus joyeux,
209	->Au ciel montent plus joyeux,
210	->Les accents d'un cœur pieux,
211	->Les accents émus d'un cœur pieux.
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213	->Lorsque dans la sombre nuit
214	->La foudre éclate avec bruit,
215	->Notre cœur pressent encore le Dieu fort.
216	->Dans l'orage et la détresse,
217	->Il est notre forteresse.
218	->Offrons-lui de cœurs pieux
219	->Offrons-lui de cœurs pieux
220	->Dieu nous bénira des cieux,
221	->Dieu nous bénira du hauts des cieux.
222
223	->Des grand monts vient le secours,
224	->Suisse! espère en Dieu toujours!
225	->Garde la foi des aïeux, vis comme eux!
226	->Sur l'autel de la partrie
227	->Met tes biens, ton cœur, ta vie!
228	->C'est le trésor précieux
229	->C'est le trésor précieux
230	->Que Dieu nous bénira des cieux,
231	->Que Dieu nous bénira du hauts des cieux.
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233	--
234
235	->Quando bionda aurora
236	->il mattin c'indora
237	->l'alma mia t'adora re del ciel!
238	->Quando l'alpe già rosseggia
239	->a pregare allor t'atteggia;
240	->in favor del patrio suol,
241	->in favor del patrio suol,
242	->cittadino Dio lo vuol,
243	->cittadino Dio, si Dio lo vuol.
244
245	->Se di stelle è un giubilo
246	->la celeste sfera
247	->Te ritrovo a sera o Signor!
248	->Nella notte silenziosa
249	->l'alma mia in Te riposa:
250	->libertà, concordia, amor,
251	->libertà, concordia, amor,
252	->all'Elvezia serba ognor,
253	->all'Elvezia serba ognor.
254
255	->Se di nubi un velo
256	->m'asconde il tuo cielo
257	->pel tuo raggio anelo Dio d'amore!
258	->Fuga o sole quei vapori
259	->e mi rendi i tuoi favori:
260	->di mia patria deh! Pietà
261	->di mia patria deh! Pietà
262	->brilla, o sol di verità,
263	->brilla sol, o sol di verità!
264
265	->Quando rugge e strepita
266	->impetuoso il nembo
267	->m'è ostel tuo grembo o Signor!
268	->In te fido Onnipossente
269	->deh, proteggi nostra gente;
270	->Libertà, concordia, amor,
271	->Libertà, concordia, amor,
272	->all'Elvezia serba ognor
273	->all'Elvezia serba ognor.
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276
277	->En l'aurora la damaun
278	->ta salida il carstgaun,
279	->spiert etern dominatur, Tutpussent!
280	->Cur ch'ils munts straglischan sura,
281	->ura liber Svizzer, ura.
282	->Mia olma senta ferm,
283	->Mia olma senta ferm,
284	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
285	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
286
287	->Er la saira en splendur
288	->da las stailas en l'azur
289	->tai chattain nus, creatur, Tutpussent!
290	->Cur ch'il firmament sclerescha
291	->en noss cors fidanza crescha.
292	->Mia olma senta ferm,
293	->Mia olma senta ferm,
294	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
295	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
296
297	->Ti a nus es er preschent
298	->en il stgir dal firmament,
299	->ti inperscrutabel spiert, Tutpussent!
300	->Tschiel e terra t'obedeschan
301	->vents e nivels secundeschan.
302	->Mia olma senta ferm,
303	->Mia olma senta ferm,
304	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
305	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
306
307	->Cur la furia da l'orcan
308	->fa tremblar il cor uman
309	->alur das ti a nus vigur, Tutpussent!
310	->Ed en temporal sgarschaivel
311	->stas ti franc a nus fidaivel.
312	->Mia olma senta ferm,
313	->Mia olma senta ferm,
314	->Dieu en tschiel, Il bab etern.
315	->Dieu en tschiel, il bab etern.
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317	--
318
319	->When the morning skies grow red
320	->And o'er their radiance shed,
321	->Thou, O Lord, appeareth in their light.
322	->When the Alps glow bright with splendour,
323	->Pray, free Swiss, Pray,
324	->For you feel and understand,
325	->For you feel and understand,
326	->That he dwelleth in this land.
327	->That he dwelleth in this land.
328
329	->In the sunset Thou art nigh
330	->And beyond the starry sky,
331	->Thou, O loving Father, ever near
332	->When to Heaven we are departing,
333	->Joy and bliss Thou'lt be imparting,
334	->For we feel and understand
335	->For we feel and understand
336	->That Thou dwellest in this land.
337	->That Thou dwellest in this land.
338
339	->When dark clouds enshroud the hills
340	->And gray mist the valley fills,
341	->Yet Thou art not hidden from Thy sons.
342	->Pierce the gloom in which we cower
343	->With Thy sunshine's cleansing power
344	->Then we'll feel and understand
345	->Then we'll feel and understand
346	->That God dwelleth in this land.
347	->That God dwelleth in this land.
348
349	->Towards us in the wild storm coming,
350	->You yourself give us resistance and stronghold,
351	->You, almighty ruling, rescuing!
352	->During horror and nights of thunderstorms
353	->Let us childlike trust Him!
354	->Yes, we feel and understand;
355	->Yes, we feel and understand;
356	->That God dwelleth in this land.
357	->That God dwelleth in this land.
358	----
359	[[AC:Government]]
360	* Federal semi-direct democracy under a multi-party assembly-independent directorial republic
361	** Federal Council: Viola Amherd (President), Karin Keller-Sutter (Vice President), Ignazio Cassis, Albert Rösti, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Beat Jans
362	** Federal Chancellor: Viktor Rossi
363	----
364	[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
365	* '''Capital:''' None (de jure), Bern (de facto)
366	* '''Largest city:''' Zürich
367	* '''Population:''' 8,570,146
368	* '''Area:''' 41,285 sq km (15,940 sq mi) (132nd)
369	* '''Currency:''' Swiss franc (Fr) (CHF)
370	* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' CH
371	* '''Country calling code:''' 41
372	* '''Highest point:''' Monte Rosa (4634 m/15,203 ft) (30th)

Context UsefulNotes / Switzerland