About Switzerland
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Population
- Zurich Population: 371,767
- Switzerland Population: 7,507,000
- 30% of Zurich’s population is foreigners
- Capital of Switzerland: Berne
Languages
- Offical Languages: German, French, Italian, Romansh
- Swiss German is the most commonly spoken
- Most people we meet know English as well
Other Facts
- Zurich rated #1 in Quality of Living in 2007
- Official currency is the Swiss Franc, not the Euro
- Zurich known worldwide as a banking leader
Safety and Cleanliness
- Rated as one of the safest countries in the world
- Children walk to school from as young as 5 years old
- Rarely will you see litter on the streets
- Swiss recycle EVERYTHING!
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Switzerland Official Flag
Skiing and Leisure
- 8 ski resorts within 1 hour of Zurich
- 12 resorts with 1.5 hours, including a couple world famous mountains
- Cycling is very big and there is over 8,300 km of trails (thats over 5,000 miles)
- Swimming in 7 different public pools, plus the lake
- Waterskiing and boating on Zurichsee (Lake Zurich)
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Things to Do in Switzerland
Switzerlands central location makes it easy to get to some of the most visited countries in Europe.
However, there are tons of things to do in Switzerland itself. I found a 37-page Word document on
a Yahoo! Group called Expats-in-Zurich.
Click here to download the file.
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More Information
Below I have listed a few sites that I have found good information on Zurich and/or Switzerland.
- Zuerich.com - Official City of Zurich website with restraurants, events and more
- Frommers.com - Information on Zurich from famous travel book website
- MySwitzerland.com - Official visitors website for Switzerland
- XE.com - Currency Converter
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