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Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross, one of the world's oldest and best known humanitarian organisations. It is frequently involved in peace-building processes worldwide. Nevertheless, it pursues an active foreign policy. Since the Reformation of the 16th century, Switzerland has maintained a firm policy of armed neutrality it has not fought an international war since 1815 and did not join the United Nations until 2002.

The Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the founding document of Switzerland, which is celebrated on Swiss National Day. Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognised in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648.

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The establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy in the Late Middle Ages resulted from a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy. The main international airports of Switzerland are also located in these cities. These three cities are home to several offices of international organisations such as the WTO, the WHO, the ILO, the headquarters of FIFA, the UN's second-largest office, as well as the main office of the Bank for International Settlements. Although the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss population of approximately 8.5В million is concentrated mostly on the plateau, where the largest cities and economic centres are, among them ZГјrich, Geneva and Basel.

It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura, spanning a total area of 41,285В km 2 (15,940В sqВ mi) and land area of 39,997В km 2 (15,443В sqВ mi). Switzerland is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. The country is a federal republic composed of 26В cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country at the confluence of Western, Central and Southern Europe.

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