| Capital | nombre: Bern coordenadas geográficas: 46 55 N, 7 28 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October etymology: origin of the name is uncertain, but may derive from a 2nd century B.C. Celtic place name, possibly "berna" meaning "cleft," that was subsequently adopted by a Roman settlement |
| División administrativa | 26 cantons (cantons, singular - canton in French; cantoni, singular - cantone in Italian; Kantone, singular - Kanton in German); Aargau, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Berne/Bern, Fribourg/Freiburg, Geneve (Geneva), Glarus, Graubuenden/Grigioni/Grischun, Jura, Luzern, Neuchatel, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Sankt Gallen, Schaffhausen, Schwyz, Solothurn, Thurgau, Ticino, Uri, Valais/Wallis, Vaud, Zug, Zuerich note: 6 of the cantons - Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Nidwalden, Obwalden - are referred to as half cantons because they elect only one member (instead of two) to the Council of States and, in popular referendums where a majority of popular votes and a majority of cantonal votes are required, these 6 cantons only have a half vote |
| Independencia | 1 Agosto 1291 (founding of the Swiss Confederation) |
| Feriado nacional | Founding of the Swiss Confederation in 1291; note - since 1 Agosto 1891 celebrated as Swiss National Day |
| Constitución | history: previous 1848, 1874; latest adoptada by referendum 18 Abril 1999, efectiva 1 Enero 2000 amendments: proposed by the two houses of the Federal Assembly or by petition of at least one hundred thousand voters (called the "federal popular initiative"); passage of proposals requires majority vote in a referendum; following drafting of an amendment by the Assembly, its passage requires approval by majority vote in a referendum and approval by the majority of cantons; modificada many times, last in 2016 (2016) |
| Sufragio | 18 años de edad; universal |
| Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente of the Swiss Confederation Ueli MAURER (desde 1 January 2019); Vice Presidente Simonetta SOMMARUGA (desde 1 January 2019); note - the Federal Council, which is comprised of 7 federal councillors, constitutes the federal government of Switzerland; council members rotate the 1-year term of federal president (jefe de estado and jefe de gobierno) jefe de gobierno: Presidente of the Swiss Confederation Ueli MAURER (desde 1 January 2019); Vice Presidente Simonetta SOMMARUGA (desde 1 January 2019) cabinet: Federal Council or Bundesrat (in German), Conseil Federal (in French), Consiglio Federale (in Italian) indirectly elected by members by the Federal Assembly for a 4-year term elections/appointments: president and vice president elected by the Federal Assembly from among members of the Federal Council for a 1-year, non-consecutive term; election last held on 5 December 2018 (next to be held in December 2019) election results: Ueli MAURER elected president; Federal Assembly vote - 201 of 209; Simonetta SOMMARUGA elected vice president; Federal Assembly vote - 196 of 216 |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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