The Swiss Federation (German: Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft, French: Confédération suisse, Italian: Confederazione Svizzera, Romansh: Confederaziun svizra), referred to as "Switzerland", is one of the central European countries, the country, and divided into 26 states. Switzerland is bordered by Germany in the north, France in the west, Italy in the south, Austria and Lichtenstein in the East. The whole territory is dominated by plateau and mountain areas, known as "the roof of Europe".
Switzerland is rich in tourism resources and has a good reputation as a world park; Bern is the seat of the federal government, in Switzerland, there was a mercenary system in its history, and then it adopted armed neutrality. Switzerland has a long history of neutrality and is a permanent neutral country. Since 1815, Switzerland has never been involved in any local war or international war (including World War I and World War II), but also participates in international affairs Many international organizations are headquartered in Switzerland.
Switzerland is a highly developed capitalist country. Its per capita GDP has always been in the forefront of the world, second only to Luxembourg and Norway in Europe. Switzerland is also one of the most stable economies in the world. Its long-term policy, safe financial system and bank secrecy system make Switzerland a safe haven for tax avoidance investors. Due to the developed financial industry, the service industry also plays an increasingly important role in the Swiss economy.
On October 28, 2015, the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly re-elected a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council, and Switzerland was elected for a term from 2016 to 2018.
