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{{Infobox country|name=Switzerland|nativename=Schweiz, Suisse, Svizzera, Svizra|flag=Flag_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg|flagsize=|flaglabel=Flag of the Swiss Confederation|coa=Coat_of_Arms_of_Switzerland_(Pantone).svg|coasize=|coalabel=Coat of Arms of the Swiss Confederation|tag=SWI|capital=Bern (de facto)|ideologyiconfile=Paternalism_anocracy_subtype.png|rulingparty=VMR|electiondate=|hos=|hog=Hans Wyer|defactoleader=Federal Council|sphere=Italian|alignment=Triumvirate Observer|gdp=11.68|credit=Fair|creditstyle=|econtype=Corporate Oligopoly}}'''Switzerland''', officially the '''Swiss Confederation''', is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It borders [[Burgundy]] to the west, [[Greater Germanic Reich|Germany]] to the north and east and [[Italian Empire|Italy]] to the south. Geographically, Switzerland is divided into three: The Jura, the Plateau, and the Alps. While the Alps withhold 60% of the nation's territory, the Plateau holds 2/3rds of the population, especially in dense cities like Geneva, Basel and Zurich, while also hosting many of the country's economic powerhouses.
 
The country also has a rich history, with its origins in the Old Swiss Confederacy during the late Middle Ages, with its success from battles against duchies like Burgundy and Austria, with the foundation of a confederacy from a document named the Federal Charter of 1291, establishing an alliance between cantons. After the Thirty Years War, Swiss independence was formally recognized with the Treaty of Westphalia. Since then, Switzerland maintained a stance of armed neutrality and has never joined any wars since the Napoleonic era. However, during the present day, its neutrality has decayed after an economic crash caused by German sanctions, forcing the country to seek ties towards Italy to prevent further economic decline.
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