Switzerland FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions about Switzerland.
This FAQ about the about Switzerland was compiled and written by
Marc Schaefer schaefer@alphanet.ch with numerous contributions by
others.
1. Introduction- This newsgroup (in French, this is translated by ``forum'', or ...
1.1 Original newsgroup charter- PURPOSE AND ...
2. Switzerland: the Country - Introduction- Switzerland is a small country in the center of Western Europe[1],...
2.2 Switzerland History: Some dates- Founding date of the Swiss Confederation by the ...
2.2.2 Well-known Swiss people (past and present)- NOTE: there is no point in submitting new items for ...
2.2.3 Well-known people who have lived (or live) in Switzerland- NOTE: there is no point in submitting new items for ...
2.2.4 Swiss Nobel Prize winners- 1901 Henry Dunant, Peace (red cross)...
2.3 Switzerland: Figures- These figures where found in La Suisse - de la formation des Alpes ...
2.3.1 Switzerland: Languages- Swiss citizens living in Switzerland (1970)...
2.3.2 Switzerland: Main cities- Zuerich, (`ue' replaces the German umlaut), business and ...
2.3.3 Switzerland: Miscellaneous
2.4 Switzerland: Political system- The political system is mainly composed of three levels: the ...
2.4.1 Switzerland: Communal- Those 18 years of age or older are eligible to vote. In some cantons,...
2.4.2 Switzerland: Cantons- Voters are women or men aged 18 (no foreigners). Eligible are same....
2.4.3 Switzerland: Confederation- The Federal Constitution from 1848 has been largely influenced by ...
2.4.4 For more information- For a more extensive chapter on Swiss foreign policy you might want ...
2.5.1 Switzerland: Federalism and multiculturalism- One of the riches of Switzerland is its multi-cultural fabric:...
2.5.2 Switzerland: Transportation- If Switzerland wants to continue to be the gateway between the ...
2.5.3 Switzerland: EU and participation in other international organizations- Currently these are hot topics in Switzerland. Switzerland is not ...
2.5.5 Switzerland: Immigrants, Foreign Workers, and Refugees- Switzerland has a long tradition of being a country prone to ...
2.5.6 Switzerland: Working conditions- Unemployment rates are again lower in 2001 (tendance: rising, ...
2.6 Visiting Switzerland- Switzerland has excellent tourist offices in many places, see 4 ...
2.7 Looking for a job in Switzerland- Switzerland is not an immigration country. You only have a chance ...
2.8 Switzerland: School system- Compulsory school (and also non compulsory school, Universities,...
2.9 Swiss citizenship / The Swiss Permits- Switzerland has a complicated permit system. The permits define ...
2.9.2 Obtaining the Swiss citizenship- Time spent as a student is definitely valid for residence ...
2.9.2.1 Obtaining the Swiss citizenship When Married to a Swiss person- When you get married to a Swiss man/woman (the new legislation ...
2.9.2. Obtaining the Swiss citizenship When Not Married to a Swiss person- Patience, and money should help :-) (really, is ...
3.1.1 Internet in Switzerland: Service Providers- See http://www.yoodle.ch for a list of access (service?) providers ...
3.1.2 Internet Coffee Shops- French-speaking part:...
3.2.1 Switzerland: Military service- Military service is compulsory for every male Swiss. There is ...
3.2.2 Switzerland: Regulations on guns - (most of this contributed by Emmanuel BAECHLER)...
3.2.3 Switzerland: Guns popularity- Guns are very popular in Switzerland: there are a lot of ...
3.2.4 Switzerland: Guns abuse- Compared to the amount of weapons kept at home because of the Military,...
3.3 Swiss navy- Switzerland is land-locked. However, following the experiences in ...
3.4 5th Switzerland- There are 4 cultures in Switzerland. However, there is a fifth: ...
3.5 Swiss-German vs German- You have to know that Swiss-German is very different from German....
3.6 Switzerland: Universities in Ticino- At the moment there is one Italian speaking University in Switzerland,...
3.7.1 Introduction- Swiss laws may vary from Canton to Canton. However, some matters ...
3.7.2 Rape or sexual prosecution or discrimination- There are laws, even against rape in marriage (e.g. a husband may ...
3.8 Swiss tax system- Switzerland due to its federal nature has a complex tax system, at ...
3.9 Switzerland: Rumantsch- The fourth language of Switzerland, also called ``Rhaeto-Romanisch''...
3.10 Switzerland: Abortion - (most of it from Yvan BOTTERON)...
3.11 Switzerland: World War II : Introduction- There have been recently a lot of questions about the comportment ...
3.11.2 Switzerland's general situation in WWII- FACTS: Switzerland, at least from 1941 onward, is completely ...
3.11.3 Switzerland: World War II: Attitude towards Jews- FACTS: Switzerland did ask the German to put the 'J' on German Jews'...
3.11.4 Switzerland: World War II: The stolen gold / dormant accounts.- In summary, the following actions have already been taken by ...
3.11.5 Switzerland: World War II: Chronology- 1995 Kaspar VILLIGER apologizes for the 'J'....
3.11.6 Switzerland: World War II: More information- An extensive collection of case studies, official documents ...
3.11.7 Switzerland: Swiss Money- This is an approximate cost of the ``dormant account'' crisis....
3.12 Switzerland: Health System- To draw a few sketches (more answers might come from soc.culture.swiss,...
4.1 Swiss institutions/products in the US and Australia
4.3 Swiss institutions/products in Other countries- Swiss National Tourist Office in Canada (the Swiss Consulate General ...
4.4 Swiss Products- The swiss products usually can be recognized with the ``arbalete''...
5. More information- More information can be found on WWW from the Switzerland Home Page,...
6. Credits- Some of the following people contributed large parts of this document....