Presentation By Sarita Jenkins

Catholicism -3 million adherents -Roman Catholic is the majority -Dominant religion in rural areas and in the cities Orthodox -The number of adherents has tripled in the past 20 years -1% of the total population Judaism -Most large cities have a Jewish community

Buddhism and Hinduism -Represent 0.5% of the population -Mainly in Bern and Zurich Islam -More than 150,000 belong to a Swiss Muslim community Protestantism -2 nd largest church in the country -2.7 million people

Huge selections of bread Sausage and meat include beef, pork, turkey, chicken, but mainly veal Food is more expensive than surrounding countries

Many different sweets and baked goods Numerous cheeses and dairy products to choose from Famous for Fondue

Ursula Andress-actress Mario Botta-architect Alfred Escher-politician Bertrand Piccard- 1 st balloonist to Circumnavigate the globe with Non-stop, non-refuled flight Roger Federer- world champion tennis player Denise Biellmann- world champion figure skater Claude Nicollier- 1 st Swiss astronaut Daniel Bernoulli- mathematician

1848- Swiss Federation goes from a Union of States to a Confederation Red Cross is founded First balloon equipped with a pressure cabin Voting for women’s suffrage Villages leave Bern and founded Jura Vote against becoming a member of the EEA (European economic area) 31 July 1992-Claude Nicollier becomes 1 st Swiss in space 1999 Ruth Dreifuse- 1 st female president of the Bendesrat 1999 New Federal Constitution Full member of the United Nations

Is a small country but most people speak no less than 4 different languages California is almost 10 times bigger Also known as “Confoederatio Helvetica” (CH)

 Classical - Swiss Musicians Association founded in conductoe Ernest Ansernet founded the orchestra de la Suisse Romande ( which remains the countrys most famous orchestra)  Folk -beginning of the 17 th century the Swiss Military was reorganized, leading to the formation of the brass bands -Hanny Christen, Res Schmid, Willi Valotti, Markus Flueckiger, Pani Haeusler, Carlo Brunner  Pop and Rock -Blue China, The Vyllies, Stephen Eicher, Eluveitie, Metallspurhünde

74% German 20% French 4% Italian 1% Romanish 1% Other

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