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Switzerland may be neutral but it is certainly not flavourless. The fusion of German, French and Italian ingredients has formed a robust national culture, and the country's alpine landscapes have enough zing to reinvigorate the most jaded traveller.
Goethe summed up Switzerland succinctly as a combination of 'the colossal and the well-ordered'. You can be sure that your trains and letters will be on time. The tidy, just-so precision of Swiss towns is tempered by the lofty splendour of the landscapes that surround them.
Fast Facts
Country Full Name
Swiss Confederation
Population
7,581,000
Currency
Name: Swiss Franc
Code: CHF
Symbol: CHF
Electrical Plugs
230V 50Hz
Languages Spoken
Official: German, French, Italian
Time Zones
GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code
+41
Weights & Measures
Metric
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