Introduce Switzerland.

Geography: Switzerland is a mountainous landlocked country, located in south-central Europe. It borders Austria and Liechtenstein in the east, Italy in the south, France in the west and Germany in the north. Its territory starts from Shoratz Peak in Grauben at10 29' 26 "east longitude, reaches Shangxi Town in Geneva at 5 57' 24" east longitude in the west, with its southernmost point at 49' 8 "in the Swiss Alps at 45" north latitude, close to chiasso in Ticino, and its northernmost point at 47 48' 35 "north latitude. It is 220. 1km long from north to south and 348.4km long from east to west. The whole territory is divided into three natural terrain areas: the Alps in the south-central part (accounting for 60% of the total area), the Jura Mountains in the northwest (accounting for 65,438+00%) and the Central Plateau (accounting for 30%). The average elevation is about1.350m, with the highest point being dufour Peak (4634m above sea level) and the lowest point being Lake mazur in Ticino (1.93m above sea level). Switzerland is a mountainous country with beautiful scenery. Its forest area is 12523 square kilometers, accounting for 30.3% of the national area. If you add the area of agriculture and green space (10 166 square kilometers, accounting for 24.6% of the national area), more than half of the country's land is covered by green space. Switzerland is the birthplace of the three major rivers in continental Europe and is known as the "European Water Tower". The main rivers are: Rhine River (375km in Switzerland, the largest river in Switzerland), Aer River (295km in Switzerland, the longest inland river in Switzerland) and Rhone River (264km in Switzerland, the second largest inland river in Switzerland). There are 1 4,84 lakes, the largest of which is Lake Lemmon (also known as Lake Geneva), with an area of 582 square kilometers and the deepest point of 3 10 meter. Others are: Lake Constance, Lake New chartres, Lake Marjory, Lake Sizhou and Lake Zurich. The area of rivers and lakes in Switzerland is 1726 square kilometers, accounting for 4.2% of the total area of Switzerland. Switzerland is located in the north temperate zone. Although the area is small, the climate varies greatly from place to place. The Alps extend from east to west, forming the dividing line of Swiss climate. The northern Alps are alternately influenced by the mild and humid maritime climate in western Europe and the continental climate in eastern Europe, with Leng Xia fever in winter and great changes; South of the Alps belongs to the Mediterranean climate, and the climate is pleasant all year round. The annual rainfall in Switzerland is 1500mm, but it is unevenly distributed. The average annual temperature is 8.6 degrees Celsius. In cities, the temperature can reach 86 degrees Fahrenheit (30℃) in summer, and the air humidity is suitable; In winter, the temperature is often lower than 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0℃), and sometimes it snows and freezes. Population: 74 18400 (2004), of which 79.8% are Swiss nationals and 20.2% are foreigners; The population density 176/km2 ranks 92nd.

Language: There are four applied languages in Switzerland: German, German, French, Italian, Italian and Romance. Among them, the German-speaking population accounts for 63.9%, mainly distributed in the northern region; French-speaking population accounts for 19.5%, in the western region; Italian-speaking population accounts for 6.6%, in the southern region; Romance-speaking population accounts for 0.5%, in a few areas in the east; 9.5% of the population speaks other languages. These four languages are official languages. English is also widely used.

Religious belief: Swiss residents mainly believe in Catholicism and Protestantism, among which Catholicism accounts for 44. 1% of the total religious population and Protestantism accounts for 36.6%. In addition, Muslims account for about 4.5%, others account for 3. 1%, and those without religion account for 1 1.7%.

Education: Education funds account for a large proportion in the budgets of governments at all levels (8% in the federal budget and about 25% in the state and city budgets). Nine-year compulsory education is implemented throughout the country. The characteristics of Swiss education are: the popularization of junior high school education; The proportion of high schools is small, and the proportion of vocational schools is large; The quality of university teaching is very high.