Switzerland FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Switzerland.
This FAQ about the about Switzerland was compiled and written by Marc Schaefer schaefer@alphanet.ch with numerous contributions by others.
1. Introduction- This newsgroup (in French, this is translated by ``forum'', or ...
- 1.1 Original newsgroup charter
- PURPOSE AND ...
- 2. Switzerland: the Country - Introduction
- Switzerland is a small country in the center of Western Europe[1],...
- 2.2 Switzerland History: Some dates
- Founding date of the Swiss Confederation by the ...
- 2.2.2 Well-known Swiss people (past and present)
- NOTE: there is no point in submitting new items for ...
- 2.2.3 Well-known people who have lived (or live) in Switzerland
- NOTE: there is no point in submitting new items for ...
- 2.2.4 Swiss Nobel Prize winners
- 1901 Henry Dunant, Peace (red cross)...
- 2.3 Switzerland: Figures
- These figures where found in La Suisse - de la formation des Alpes ...
- 2.3.1 Switzerland: Languages
- Swiss citizens living in Switzerland (1970)...
- 2.3.2 Switzerland: Main cities
- Zuerich, (`ue' replaces the German umlaut), business and ...
- 2.4 Switzerland: Political system
- The political system is mainly composed of three levels: the ...
- 2.4.1 Switzerland: Communal
- Those 18 years of age or older are eligible to vote. In some cantons,...
- 2.4.2 Switzerland: Cantons
- Voters are women or men aged 18 (no foreigners). Eligible are same....
- 2.4.3 Switzerland: Confederation
- The Federal Constitution from 1848 has been largely influenced by ...
- 2.4.4 For more information
- For a more extensive chapter on Swiss foreign policy you might want ...
- 2.5.1 Switzerland: Federalism and multiculturalism
- One of the riches of Switzerland is its multi-cultural fabric:...
- 2.5.2 Switzerland: Transportation
- If Switzerland wants to continue to be the gateway between the ...
- 2.5.3 Switzerland: EU and participation in other international organizations
- Currently these are hot topics in Switzerland. Switzerland is not ...
- 2.5.5 Switzerland: Immigrants, Foreign Workers, and Refugees
- Switzerland has a long tradition of being a country prone to ...
- 2.5.6 Switzerland: Working conditions
- Unemployment rates are again lower in 2001 (tendance: rising, ...
- 2.6 Visiting Switzerland
- Switzerland has excellent tourist offices in many places, see 4 ...
- 2.7 Looking for a job in Switzerland
- Switzerland is not an immigration country. You only have a chance ...
- 2.8 Switzerland: School system
- Compulsory school (and also non compulsory school, Universities,...
- 2.9 Swiss citizenship / The Swiss Permits
- Switzerland has a complicated permit system. The permits define ...
- 2.9.2 Obtaining the Swiss citizenship
- Time spent as a student is definitely valid for residence ...
- 2.9.2.1 Obtaining the Swiss citizenship When Married to a Swiss person
- When you get married to a Swiss man/woman (the new legislation ...
- 2.9.2. Obtaining the Swiss citizenship When Not Married to a Swiss person
- Patience, and money should help :-) (really, is ...
- 3.1.1 Internet in Switzerland: Service Providers
- See http://www.yoodle.ch for a list of access (service?) providers ...
- 3.1.2 Internet Coffee Shops
- French-speaking part:...
- 3.2.1 Switzerland: Military service
- Military service is compulsory for every male Swiss. There is ...
- 3.2.2 Switzerland: Regulations on guns
- (most of this contributed by Emmanuel BAECHLER)...
- 3.2.3 Switzerland: Guns popularity
- Guns are very popular in Switzerland: there are a lot of ...
- 3.2.4 Switzerland: Guns abuse
- Compared to the amount of weapons kept at home because of the Military,...
- 3.3 Swiss navy
- Switzerland is land-locked. However, following the experiences in ...
- 3.4 5th Switzerland
- There are 4 cultures in Switzerland. However, there is a fifth: ...
- 3.5 Swiss-German vs German
- You have to know that Swiss-German is very different from German....
- 3.6 Switzerland: Universities in Ticino
- At the moment there is one Italian speaking University in Switzerland,...
- 3.7.1 Introduction
- Swiss laws may vary from Canton to Canton. However, some matters ...
- 3.7.2 Rape or sexual prosecution or discrimination
- There are laws, even against rape in marriage (e.g. a husband may ...
- 3.8 Swiss tax system
- Switzerland due to its federal nature has a complex tax system, at ...
- 3.9 Switzerland: Rumantsch
- The fourth language of Switzerland, also called ``Rhaeto-Romanisch''...
- 3.10 Switzerland: Abortion
- (most of it from Yvan BOTTERON)...
- 3.11 Switzerland: World War II : Introduction
- There have been recently a lot of questions about the comportment ...
- 3.11.2 Switzerland's general situation in WWII
- FACTS: Switzerland, at least from 1941 onward, is completely ...
- 3.11.3 Switzerland: World War II: Attitude towards Jews
- FACTS: Switzerland did ask the German to put the 'J' on German Jews'...
- 3.11.4 Switzerland: World War II: The stolen gold / dormant accounts.
- In summary, the following actions have already been taken by ...
- 3.11.5 Switzerland: World War II: Chronology
- 1995 Kaspar VILLIGER apologizes for the 'J'....
- 3.11.6 Switzerland: World War II: More information
- An extensive collection of case studies, official documents ...
- 3.11.7 Switzerland: Swiss Money
- This is an approximate cost of the ``dormant account'' crisis....
- 3.12 Switzerland: Health System
- To draw a few sketches (more answers might come from soc.culture.swiss,...
- 4.3 Swiss institutions/products in Other countries
- Swiss National Tourist Office in Canada (the Swiss Consulate General ...
- 4.4 Swiss Products
- The swiss products usually can be recognized with the ``arbalete''...
- 5. More information
- More information can be found on WWW from the Switzerland Home Page,...
- 6. Credits
- Some of the following people contributed large parts of this document....
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