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Old Mar 2, 1999 | 7:46 am
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Rudi
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CH 8142 Uitikon-Waldegg (Kt. Zuerich)
and
CH 3823 Wengen (Kt. Bern)

there are four language REGIONS and 25 full (or with the half cantons of Basel-Land/Stadt, Nid- and Obwalden, and Inner- and Outer-Appenzell: 28) Cantons.

the regions are called (german / french version):
Deutschschweiz / Suisse allémanique
Westschweiz / Suisse romands (cantons Genève, Vaud, Jura, Neuchàtel, parts of Fribourg, parts of Valais, parts of Berne)
*Südschweiz / Suisse italienne (canton Tessin)
*Reatoromanische Schweiz / Suisse raetoromain / Svizzera Rumantsch (in their own language): spoken in parts of the Canton Graubünden / Grison (with Chur as capital and St. Moritz and Davos as world famous resorts)

State languages are: German (about 60%), French 30%, Italian (9%), Romantsch (1%).


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