2. The lowest level of crime in the whole world belongs to Switzerland.<\/strong><\/p>\n 3. Foreigners make up 23% of the 8 million population of Switzerland.<\/strong><\/p>\n 4. In Switzerland, there are not only mountains! In the south of the country, there are palm trees growing. You can\u00a0find them in the area of \u200b\u200bLake Lugano.<\/strong><\/p>\n 5. In Switzerland, there are 4 national languages \u200b\u200b- German, French, Italian and Romansh.<\/strong><\/p>\n 6. According to the quality of life index, developed by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Switzerland is the best place to be born<\/strong>. This index includes the employment rate of the population, the level of crime, the quality of life, the health care system, the rate of life satisfaction of the population, etc.<\/p>\n 7. The country has 208 mountains over 3000 meters high and 24 mountains higher than 4000\u00a0meters.<\/strong><\/p>\n 8. Stereotypes are justified – Swiss chocolate is really the largest export good.<\/strong><\/p>\n 9. In a case of nuclear war, the Swiss built bunkers can accommodate the entire population of the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n 10. Also, in a case\u00a0of war, the Swiss can easily turn their roads into runways for planes, by removing interchanges and intersections.<\/strong><\/p>\n 11. Let’s come back to the chocolate … The Swiss have come up with an edible gold chocolate.<\/strong><\/p>\n 12. The Swiss Fines for speeding depend on the income of a citizen. Recently, one Swiss, who exceeded the speed on his Ferrari, was fined nearly a quarter of a million dollars, because he earns one\u00a0million dollars per\u00a0year.<\/strong><\/p>\n 13. The Swiss live in the world’s only country with direct democracy.<\/strong> This means that any citizen has\u00a0a right to\u00a0call into question any law of the country and propose changes to the constitution.<\/p>\n 14. Have you ever wondered why the Swiss domain is denoted by the letters CH?<\/strong> Well, we are going to reveal a secret. It’s due to the fact that the name of the country in the Latin alphabet (which, incidentally, is often used in other areas as well) sounds like Confoederatio Helvetica.<\/strong><\/p>\n 15. And again, regarding chocolate … 7 million Toblerone chocolate bars are being produced yearly\u00a0in Berne.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 16. In 2010, the average annual salary of a Swiss teacher was 120 000 dollars, while the US teachers earn an average salary of 35 000 per\u00a0year.<\/strong><\/p>\n 17. Military service is obligatory for men starting from 18 years of age.<\/strong> Due to the fact that most of the adult male population is in the army reserve, all Swiss men should have a weapon and all necessary ammunition at home so that to be ready for action any time. We bet you have thought of the Swiss being\u00a0pacifists, right?<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 18. In Bern there is a\u00a0500-year-old statue of a man eating the babies that he takes out of his bag.<\/strong> No one knows why this eerie monument was installed here and what it means.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 19. The Swiss army has prepared all potential mountain passes and tunnels in the possibility of undermining.<\/strong> What for, you might ask? In case of war, Switzerland will close all the ways that the enemy might use to attack.<\/p>\n 20. In Switzerland, there is no head of the state. Instead, there is a council consisting of 7 members, who do all the work and rule the country.<\/strong><\/p>\n 21. There is also no capital in Switzerland, because the capital city wasn’t listed to the constitution (Bern is the capital de facto).<\/strong><\/p>\n 22. In Geneva, there is a statue of a huge three-legged stool which symbolizes the condemnation of the use of anti-personnel mines.<\/strong><\/p>\n 23. In 1802, the Swiss started the war under the name Shteklikrig.<\/strong> Here is one crazy thing about this war: The Swiss were armed only with sticks, because Napoleon took their weapons away from them.<\/p>\n 24. The only part of the well-known Swiss knife, which is not made in Switzerland, is a corkscrew.<\/strong> It is made in Japan.<\/p>\n 25. We are here again to destroy your opinion about Switzerland as a country of pacifists …<\/strong> The Swiss army is provided with all the necessary bunkers disguised as cottage\u00a0houses, which are located in the most populated cities.<\/p>\n![\"Switzerland\"](\"https:\/\/meets.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/Switzerland011.jpg\")
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