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Capital: Bern Time: +1 GMT Area: 41,290 sq km Population: 7,260,357 (July 1998 estimated) Currency: Swiss franc Form of government: federal republic, bicameral Federal Assembly consists of the Council of States (46 seats; members are elected two from each canton to serve four-year terms) and the National Council (200 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms); President is elected by the Federal Assembly from among the members of the Federal Council for one-year terms that run concurrently; the president is both the chief of state and head of government - the Federal Council Official languages: German (64%), French (20%), Italian (8%), other (8%) Religion: Roman Catholic (46%), Protestant (40%), other (14%) National holiday: Anniversary of the Founding of the Swiss Confederation, 1 August (1291)

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General Information About Switzerland

Magazines and Newspapers

Agefi Online - overview of daily economic and financial information.
Bilanz - monthly business magazine serving Switzerland. Das monatliche wirtschafts magazin der Schweiz.
Biwidus - e-zine from and about Zurich. In German.
Geneva News and International Report - a unique monthly magazine in English on Switzerland's international life. It focuses on articles about Geneva's and Switzerland's policy, as well as business and finance news.
NZZ-Folio - A monthly magazine published by the Swiss daily Neue Zurcher Zeitung.

Aktuell Obwalden - weekly Canton Obwalden information and news.
Tages-Anzeiger - Leading Swiss newspaper. Daily updated news section. Offers classified ads for cars and real estate.

Radio and Television on the WEB

105 Network - Live Feed
Basic Live Net Radio - Internet Only (Geneva) - Live Feed
Couleur 3 - 100.1/100.7 FM (Lausanne) - Live Feed
Espace 2 - 94.2/102.5 FM - Live Feed
Frequence Banane - 92.4 FM (Lausanne) - Live Feed
La Premiere - 94.8/105.6 FM - Live Feed
Option Musique - 90.8 FM - Live Feed
Radio 3fach - 97.7 FM (Luzern) - Live Feed
Radio Eviva - 107.8 FM (Zurich) - Live Feed
Radio Grischa - Live Feed
Radio Lora - 97.5 FM (Zürich) - Live Feed

Intro-TV - Aktuelle, regionale Informationen über die Region Solothurn, Schweiz
Tele - Switzerland's TV and media magazine
Format NZZ - Swiss TV Programme broadcasted in Switzerland and Germany

Tourism and Travel

Columbus Travel Guide to Switzerland
Destination Switzerland - introduction to Switzerland, with historical, cultural, and travel information.
Expedia Switzerland Guide - geography, history, art, and people of Switzlerland, together with travel information.
Forum - Internet services organization. Includes database of hotels and restaurants country-wide.
Globe Trotter, The - concerning local culture, documentation, doing business, tipping, transportation, holidays, and attractions.
Holiday Switzerland
Information about Switzerland
Internet Travel Guide - covering hotels, restaurants, with pictures of destinations.
Mining Co.: Switzerland for Visitors - includes llustrated articles and annotated Web links.
Swiss Touristic Information Network - gives tourists an overview of the cantons and cities they want to travel to (in English and German).
Swiss Winter - tourist locations for vacation and holidays.
Switzerland at Your Fingertips
Switzerland Tourism - providing information, offers, packages and reservation opportunities for travellers all over the world.
Switzerland Travel Tips - budget travel tips.
Switzerland.com - includes links to travel, news, and cultural resources.
Topin's Switzerland - geographical information, city-specific tourist office addresses, and live cam shots all over Switzerland.
Tourism Switzerland - hotel, restaurant, and tourism guide.
Typical Swiss Towns - travel information for towns throughout Switzerland, each with their own character and customs.
Virtually Switzerland - statistics, travel information, Swiss clubs, and business and diplomatic services.