Switzerland
Major landforms/bodies of water- Swiss Alps, Central Plateau, and the Jura Mountains.
Lake Geneva, Lake Constance, and Lake Maggiore.
type of government/leader- Direct Democracy. Eveline Widmer Schlumpf
Interesting historic events- 1800-1900- Switzerland is one of the first industrialized countries in Europe 1939-1945 Federal Council issues a declaration of neutrality at start of World War II. Refuses to join United Nations. 2009 January - Swiss economy officially goes into recession.
Interesting facts- 1. a child's name must be on an approved list. Swiss parents do not have the freedom to name a kid "Moonunit". Resident foreigners can be exempted from this rule, but you must obtain an official statement from an embassy that attests that the name is acceptable in the other country 2. banks do not charge ATM fees. 3.instead of garage sales, the Swiss have regularly scheduled "large trash" days (most communes publish a schedule). On these days, you can see lots of people "skulking about", surretipitiously looking through all the random junk other people have thrown out. It's fairly amusing to watch people put out stuff and then other people wander by and carry it off (sometimes at night using flashlights).
Major vacation spots- Swiss Alps, Bern, Basle
How does the country make $$- Swiss financial services industry, machinery, chemicals, metals, agricultural products and world famous Swiss watches
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Swiss Alps
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1035752.stm
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~terry/english/surprising.switzerland.html
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