1. Switzer Land

2. Geography  Surrounded by Germany, France, Italy and Austria.  Capital: Bern  Biggest city: Zurich  State: 13  60 percent of the country is mountainous and a quarter of it is covered with forests.

3. People  Population: 7,554,661 (July 2007 est.) Swiss (79.7%) Foreigner (20.3%)  Life expectancy at birth: total population: 80.62 years male: 77.8 years female: 83.59 years (2007 est.)  Religions: Roman Catholic 41.8%, Protestant 35.3%, Muslim 4.3%, Orthodox 1.8%.  Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 20.4%, Italian (official) 6.5%, Serbo-Croatian 1.5%, Albanian 1.3%, Portuguese 1.2%, Spanish 1.1%, English 1%, Romansch (official) 0.5%, other 2.8% (2000 census) 

4. Cross-cultural Facts  Motto “Unus pro omnibus,omnes pro uno.” “One for all, all for one.”  Permanently neutral country  Hosts many international organization. （ Red cross,WTO… ）  Maienfeld was the stage of “Heidi,Girl of the Alps.”

5. Quiz  How many countries surround Switzer Land? 4 (France, German, Italy and Austria)  Which is biggest country? Zurich  Which sex live longer,male or female? Female  What language is most spoken in Switzweland? German  What is the Motto of this country? One for all all for one  What is the name of Japanese animation which stage was “Maienfeld”? Heidi

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7. Sources  Magic Switzer Land http://www.magicswitzerland.com/about_switzerland.ht m  Nation by nation http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blswitzerlan d.htm http://geography.about.com/library/maps/blswitzerlan d.htm  CIA https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world- factbook/  Fun Facts http://www.funfacts.com.au/

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