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Country Profile: Switzerland

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Area:	41,284 sq km	Population:	7,581,520
Capital City:	Bern	Head of State:	Hans-Rudolf Merz (Federal President)
Languages:	German, French, Italian, Romansch	Major Religions:	Christianity
Monetary unit:	Swiss Francs	Main exports:	Machinery and electronics, chemicals, precision instruments, watches
Life expectancy:	79	Country dialling code:	+41

Country Profiles

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland

Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/577225/Switzerland

Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571795/Switzerland.html

Private Sector/ Business Environment

Doing business -

http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/?economyid=182

UNCTAD country fact sheet on foreign direct investment -

http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/wir08_fs_ch_en.pdf

Economic Information

http://www.economist.com/countries/Switzerland/

http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/switzerland/

http://www.einnews.com/switzerland/

Government Sites

Official government website - http://www.admin.ch/index.html?lang=en

Major Funding Organisations

http://www.civilsoc.org/usnisorg/usnisfnd.htm

Development Agency Country Pages and Useful Links

World Bank -

IMF country information -

http://www.imf.org/external/country/CHE/index.htm

UNDP Human Development Report -

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/countries/data_sheets/cty_ds_CHE.html

OECD-DAC page -

http://www.oecd.org/country/0,3377,en_33873108_33873838_1_1_1_1_1,00.html