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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the currency of Switzerland?
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Swiss Franc
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What kind of government does Switzerland have?
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Confederacy
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What kind of language is English?
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Germanic
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What region comprises the "French part" of Switzerland?
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Romandie
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What region comprises the "Italian part" of Switzerland?
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Ticino
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What are the names of the little counties within Switzerland?
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Cantons
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What are the #1 and #2 cities of Switzerland?
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Zurich and Geneva
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Largest business center, cultural capital, banking capital, on a lake with a similar name. In Switzerland
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Zurich
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Home of the club of Rome: richest people in the world, it's a thinktank for promoting green causes
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Zurich
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Where are the religious followers, the Zwingli, centered?
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Zurich
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The #2 city of Switzerland, capital of Romandie with a strong protestant influence
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Geneva
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World capital of diplomacy, peace and peace-promoting organizations, humanitarian NGOs, league of nations, Red Cross, United Nations, World Trade Organization, CERN
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Geneva
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Swiss watch-making capital, fragrances and flavors
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Geneva
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Capital of Switzerland, international conferences and world communism conferences
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Bern
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City located at the convergence of France, Switzerland, and Germany, on the Rhine, famous for pharmaceutical industry, Swiss Airlines
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Basel
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Swiss city famous for Olympics committee and arbitration, Nestle water and baby formula, and the HQ of Phillip-Morris cigarettes
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Lausanne
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Swiss city famous for meetings and skiing
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Davos
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What is the name of the high mountain region in the west of Austria?
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Tyrol
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What region of Austria has the Slovenes taken over part of?
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Carinthia (Carniola)
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Ancient city of Austria with no new buildings in the last 100 years, beautiful structural design, located on the Danube
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Vienna
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Austrian city home to committees for Nuclear proliferation, outer space law, Geneva + UN, and considered the music capital of the world (Boys' Choir)
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Vienna
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Half Catholic, with half of the catholics still practicing, a historically right wing Austrian city where many thinkers and philosophers lived
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Vienna
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Austrian city in Styria famous for universities and heavy industry, and large show-horses. Arnold is from here
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Graz
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Austrian city in Oberosterreich, home of Pez and Hitler. Famous for petrochemicals and oil, located on the Danube
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Linz
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Austrian city, the capital of Corinthia, famous for skiing and winter sports.
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Klagenfurt
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"The Sound of Music" was filmed here, an important tourist destination of Austria. Mozart's birthplace,
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Salzburg
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Austrian city on the German border, where Hitler lived in a protected fortress during WWII and Joseph Moore painted "Silent Night"
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Salzburg
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Capital of the Tyrol region in Austria. A cultural capital, with beautiful, old architecture located near Brenner pass
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Innsbruck
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Famous for accordion music, with train and truck traffic from Italy. This Austrian city is surrounded by mountains and has hosted 2 Winter Olympics
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Innsbruck
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