{"id":8965,"date":"2021-11-29T04:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smoketreemanor.com\/?p=8965"},"modified":"2021-11-30T13:54:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:54:27","slug":"switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smoketreemanor.com\/switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"
Switzerland, officially the\u00a0Swiss Confederation, is a\u00a0landlocked country<\/a>\u00a0situated at the confluence of\u00a0Western<\/a>,\u00a0Central<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Southern Europe<\/a>.<\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0It is a\u00a0federal republic<\/a>\u00a0composed of\u00a026\u00a0cantons<\/a>, with federal authorities based in\u00a0Bern<\/a>.<\/sup><\/sup><\/sup>\u00a0Switzerland is bordered by\u00a0Italy<\/a>\u00a0to the south,\u00a0France<\/a>\u00a0to the west,\u00a0Germany<\/a>\u00a0to the north and\u00a0Austria<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Liechtenstein<\/a>\u00a0to the east. It is geographically divided among the\u00a0Swiss Plateau<\/a>, the\u00a0Alps<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Jura<\/a>, spanning a total area of 41,285\u00a0km2<\/sup>\u00a0(15,940\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) and land area of 39,997\u00a0km2<\/sup>\u00a0(15,443\u00a0sq\u00a0mi). Although the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the\u00a0Swiss population<\/a> of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centers are located, among them\u00a0Z\u00fcrich<\/a>,\u00a0Geneva<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Basel<\/a>. These cities are home to several offices of\u00a0international organizations<\/a>\u00a0such as the\u00a0WTO<\/a>, the\u00a0WHO<\/a>, the\u00a0ILO<\/a>, the\u00a0headquarters<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0FIFA<\/a>, the\u00a0UN<\/a>‘s\u00a0second-largest office<\/a>, as well as the main building of the\u00a0Bank for International Settlements<\/a>. The main international airports of Switzerland are also located in these cities.<\/p>\n