SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is an independent country that has been able to maintain its neutrality, making them honored by the major European powers. An interesting historical fact is that Switzerland was not involved in either of the two World Wars. Switzerland’s active role in many UN and international organizations has been a positive strategy strengthening ties with its neighbors, but also letting them retain a strong commitment to neutrality. However, Switzerland did not officially become a UN member until 2002.
Switzerland is located in Central Europe, east of France and North of Italy. Bordering countries are Austria, France, Italy, Liechtenstein and Germany. Bern is the capital city with Zurich being the largest city. It is mostly mountains and rolling hills with large lakes in the valleys. Switzerland is one of the most beautiful countries that I have had the opportunity to visit.
The population taken in July of 2004 was 7,450,867. Their population growth rate is .54%. The total life expectancy is 80 years. The country’s nationality is Swiss. The ethnic groups that make up Switzerland are: Germans at 65%, French at 18%, Italians at 10%, Romansch at 1%, and all others at 6%. With the diverse ethnic groups the primary languages follow suit with German speaking at 64%, French speaking at 19%, Italian at 8%, Romansch at .6% and other at 9%. The primary religions are Roman Catholic at 46%, Protestant at 40%, other religions equaling 5%, and an estimated 8.9% are non-religious.
Switzerland is known as the Swiss Confederation, with a Federal Republic type of government. The federal state is made up of 26 cantons. Of which 20 are “full” cantons and six “half” cantons for the purpose of representation in the Federal legislature. Switzerland’s government is somewhat similar to that of the United States, in that they have a constitution that provides for separation of the three branches of government. Switzerland’s Federal institutions are:
The Federal Assembly – a bicameral legislature (The Legislative Branch). The Federal Assembly is the primary seat of power. It has two houses the Council of State and the National Council. These two houses have equal power in all respects, including the right to introduce legislation.
The Federal Council – a collegial executive of seven members (The Executive Branch). The Federal Assembly individually elects the seven Fe...
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...y at 32.3%, France at 10.8%, Italy at 10.7%, US at 5.5%, Netherlands at 5%, Austria at 4.2% and U.K. at 4.1%.
The main industry is services accounting for 69.1%, then industry at 26.3%, and agriculture at 4.6%. Switzerland’s energy or electricity production is 68.68 billion kilowatts, 110/220V and 50H.
Switzerland is a member of the UN, The World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development. Switzerland maintains diplomatic relations with almost all countries and historically has served as a neutral intermediary and host to major international treaty conferences.
Switzerland’s ability to maintain good relationships with so many countries and its power to stay neutral, along with its economy being so advanced and prosperous makes it a prime market for global marketing. It would be a safe market for a business to invest their time and energy in creating a marketing strategy to begin importing and exporting with Switzerland.
Works Cited
“The World Factbook: Feb. 10, 2005.” Switzerland. 2005 .
“Michigan State University: 2001-2004.” globalEDGE/country insights. 13 February 2005 .
day federalism. In section 1 of the Fundamental Orders, an executive office as well as a judicial branch is elected. The person with the most votes becomes the governor, and the next six runners up would hold positions as magistrates in the general court. The representative branch is established in section two where it is stated that the next runners up to the magistrates shall be the public officers to the people of their town. These three branches of government are exactly the same in present day, but how they are elected and appointed to their position is the only difference.
Most of the time, countries only let another government set rules for them when they trust the other government. If 28 countries trust another government, the government must be very trustworthy. Also, the parliament is located in Belgium, Luxembourg, and France. There are other countries that do not have part of the government in their country, which means that the countries are uniting together. The European Union also has a common currency, called the Euro.
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Legislative vests its power in Congress, which consists of the Senate and House of Representatives. Executive to the President of the United States, and Judicial is invested in the Supreme Court. Our constitution outlines these ideals. Each branch does not overrule another, and all are equal. Doc B.
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In addition, due to the establishment of the three branches the negative effects of factions have been discouraged. One of the numerous institutions that have helped with the discouragement of factions is the Legislative branch. The Legislative branch is comprised of two parts, The House of Representatives and The Senate. The House is composed of Representatives elected by the people within a district and is determined by population, thus the more people in a state, the m...
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In the period until the Middle ages Switzerland was conquered by different dynasties and kingdoms. In the early Middle ages it belonged to the Austrian Habsburger dynasty. The Habsburg emperor allocated reeves in Switzerland. The local population was absolutely not content with these events. And it is in this time that the legend of William Tell has its origins. The forest cantons, Uri and Schwyz, wrote a letter of freedom to the emperor. They gained such a freedom. In 1273 Rudolf I of Habsburg had become the emperor. He granted his son the county of Zwaben which included those regions. The freedom disappeared definitely. This occurrence led to a rebellion. After the death of Rudolf I, three cantons, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden founded the Swiss Confederation on 1 august 1291. And all the reeves were driven away from Switzerland. At the battle of Mortgarten the Swiss defeated the Habsburger army and in this way the Swiss independence was established.
The reasons why the Unites States forefathers divide the government into the legislative, judicial, and presidential braches are because of the limited and self-government traditions during the colonial period (Patterson, 2008, p. 36). The United States did not want to be a government like England. The United States did not want a dictatorship or monarchy when they broke away from Britain. The United States forefathers wanted to create a government that promoted a majority rule, but also has restrictions on the amount of power of the majority. Under the Articles of Confederation, protecting the rights of the people and building a strong centralized government was necessary. This is why the United States adopted the legislative, judicial, and presidential branches. Each branch holds both power and restrictions while working together, called a checks and balance system. The first three Articles of the Constitution list the responsibilities of each branch. The legislative branch writes and ratifies laws while the judicial branch promotes justice and dispute resolution. Finally, the executive branch handles the management of the state.
The executive branch at the federal level is the President of the United States, at the federal level it is the fifty governors and at the local level it is the thousands of mayors who serve in towns and cities across America. Each of these executives have a role in the formation of crime control policy and are often seen as the representative of government who can address problems such as crime.
Those countries are also members to the UN. Another similarity between UN and NATO is that all the members are sovereign states. The membership between UN is open to all peace loving states that are able and willing to carry out the duties required by the charter. Both the Security Council and General Assembly must approve applications. If you violate the UN charter in any way, you may be suspended or expelled.
Switzerland is headquarters to the World Health Organization (Geneva) and several major retail, pharmaceutical, banking and food corporations such as Bally Shoe Company (high end designer shoes), Credit Suisse(banking), Roche Holding AG(pharmaceuticals), Nestle' foods, Rolex(high end watches), Novartis( pharmaceuticals) and one the world's largest banks, UBS AG with $9.4 billion in revenues(2006), (Top 500 Swiss Companies, 2006). An amazing accomplishment for a country that is slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey.
The domestic market is relatively small, but the countries financial center is mainly international. In 2009 there was considered to be 152 banks, with over 27,000 employees. Another big resource of Luxembourg is the Steel industry, founding of the Arbed company in 1911. The iron and steel industry is located on the French border. Steel accounts for almost 29% of all exports and 3.9% of the work force. The relative decline in the steel sector arose when Arbed became Arcelor, taken over by Mittal Steel the largest steel producer in the world. Tourism is another important part of the national economy, bringing in about 8.3% of GDP in 2009. Luxembourg welcomes over 900,000 travelers a year. Luxembourg has a small agricultural sector, which most farmers are working in dairy and meat production. Agriculture has 0.3% composition of GDP, while industry has 11.3% and services at 88.3%. Products of the agriculture industry are grapes, barley, oats, potatoes, wheat, and fruits. Some of the industries are composed of banking and financial services, construction, iron, metals, and steel, chemicals, engineering and tourism. The labor force of Luxembourg is around 265,800, which excludes foreign workers, having nearly 150,000 workers form France, Belgium and
The executive branch includes the head of government/head of state and their cabinet. As the leader of the state, the executive is considered the “top-tier of government.” Their job is to be the political leader of a country. In the case of