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Switzerland

Federal republic (confederation); modern federal state founded 1848. Neutral; not an EU member.

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Borders over time

The atlas holds 7 border frames for Switzerland — the shape you scrub through changes in 1848 · 1897 · 1922 · 1934 · 1966 · 1977 · 1990.

Further reading

• A Concise History of Switzerland Randolph C. Head · 2013

  Modern scholarly overview of Swiss history and the confederal model.

• Why Switzerland? Jonathan Steinberg · 1976

  Classic interpretive history of the Swiss federal state, its confederal/neutral character and institutions — situates the modern republic (1848) in its long regional context.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Switzerland
• Wikidata Q39 (Switzerland)