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2. Swiss people - Wikipedia

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   The Swiss people (German: die Schweizer, French: les Suisses, Italian: gli Svizzeri, Romansh: ils Svizzers) are the citizens of the multi-ethnic Swiss Confederation (Switzerland) regardless of ethno-cultural background or people of self-identified Swiss ancestry. The number of Swiss nationals has grown from 1.7 million in 1815 to 8.7 million in ...

3. List of Swiss people - Wikipedia

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   Martina Hingis (born 1980), tennis champion; five-time Grand Slam singles champion. Nico Hischier (born 1999), NHL forward for the New Jersey Devils; first Swiss player to be drafted #1 overall in the NHL Entry Draft. Jakob Hlasek (born 1964), tennis player. Ambrosi Hoffmann (born 1977), alpine skiing medalist.

4. Switzerland - Wikipedia

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   Switzerland has a stable, prosperous and high-tech economy. It is the world's wealthiest country per capita in multiple rankings. The country ranks as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, [124] [125] [126] while its banking sector is rated as "one of the most corrupt in the world". [127]

5. Demographics of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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   Switzerland's 13 institutes of higher learning enrolled 99,600 students in the academic year of 2001–02. About 25% of the adult population hold a diploma of higher learning. According to the CIA World Factbook data for 2003, 99% of the Swiss population aged 15 and over could read and write, with the rate being identical for both sexes.

6. List of Swiss people by net worth - Wikipedia

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   World Rank Name Citizenship Net worth ()Source of wealth 43: Gianluigi Aponte Switzerland Italy 31.2 billion: MSC: 43: Rafaela Aponte-Diamant Switzerland Israel 31.2 billion: MSC ...

7. Culture of Switzerland - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Switzerland lies at the crossroads of several major European cultures. Three of the continent's major languages, German, French and Italian, are national languages of Switzerland, along with Romansh, spoken by a small minority. Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized by diversity, which is reflected in a wide range of traditional customs.