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Switzerland is a confederation of 26 cantons (states), each of which has its own predominant language, religion, and culture. The Swiss cantons united in 1848 and formed a federal republic. There's no "Swiss language" or even a "Swiss culture" in the ethnic sense. That's because early migrants to Switzerland came from nearby regions in Europe and wished to preserve their particular cultural heritage. Thus, a Swiss citizen today is likely to be Protestant or Catholic and to speak one of four national languages: German (75 percent), French (20), Italian (4), or Romansch (1). Religiously, the country may be described as follows: Roman Catholic (46.7%), Protestant (40%), other (5%), and no religion (8.3%).

- 作者： zycc 2004年10月16日, 星期六 17:44 加入博采