2012 in Switzerland information

Events from 2012 in Switzerland. Federal Council: Doris Leuthard Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (President) Ueli Maurer Didier Burkhalter Johann Schneider-Ammann...

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France...

Below is a list of towns and cities in Switzerland. Until 2014 municipalities with more than 10,000 inhabitants were considered to be towns (German: Stadt/Städte...

2012 Swiss Indoors was a tennis tournament that was played on indoor hard courts. It was the 43rd edition of the event known that year as the Swiss Indoors...

Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and – with a may-issue permit – fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens and...

Banking in Switzerland dates to the early 18th century through Switzerland's merchant trade and has, over the centuries, grown into a complex, regulated...

Cannabis in Switzerland is illegal, though minor possession was decriminalised to a fine in 2012. Several cantons began to allow adults to cultivate and...

trilingual. The main languages of Swiss residents from 1950 to 2015, in percentages, were as follows: In the 2012 survey, for the first time, respondents...

internationally at youth level in 2012 with Switzerland U16. Aebischer is a youth exponent from Young Boys. He made his Swiss Super League debut on 10 September...

represents Switzerland in men's international football. The national team is controlled by the Swiss Football Association. Switzerland's best performances...

compulsory for all persons residing in Switzerland (within three months of taking up residence or being born in the country). Health insurance covers...

Italy qualified instead. As at Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland, both 2012 host nations were eliminated in the group stage. There were several players...

Television in Switzerland was introduced in 1950, with regular broadcasts commencing in 1953. People who live in Switzerland are required by law to pay...

Islam in Switzerland has mostly arrived via immigration since the late 20th century. Numbering below 1% of total population in 1980, the fraction of Muslims...

Switzerland competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. Swiss athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games...

Twelve national referendums were held in Switzerland during 2012. On 11 March voters across the country were asked five questions on employment leave,...

(the Union of European Football Associations). It took place in Austria and Switzerland (both hosting the tournament for the first time) from 7 to 29...

Economy of Switzerland is one of the world's most advanced and a highly-developed free market economy. The economy of Switzerland has ranked first in the world...

The education system in Switzerland is very diverse, because the constitution of Switzerland delegates the authority for the school system mainly to the...

companies in Switzerland. The share of commuters who travel to work using public transport (as the primary mode of transport) is 30%. The share of rail in goods...

The Albanians in Switzerland (German: Albaner in der Schweiz, French: Albanais en Suisse, Italian: Albanesi in Svizzera, Albanian: Shqiptarët në Zvicër)...

in Switzerland is combated mainly by cantonal police. The Federal Office of Police investigates organised crime, money laundering and terrorism. In Switzerland...

Switzerland elects on national level a collective head of state, the Federal Council, and a legislature, the Federal Assembly. The Federal Assembly...

October 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire and the Switzerland national team. Shaqiri...

Switzerland had a population of 8.57 million as of mid-2019. Its population quadrupled over the period 1800 to 1990 (average doubling time 95 years)....

Switzerland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 with the song "Unbreakable" written by Gabriel Broggini and Ivan Broggini. The song was performed...

drawn to Switzerland's diverse landscape as well as the available activities, which take advantage of the Alpine climate and landscapes, in particular...

1963) is a Swiss banker who has been a vice chairman of BlackRock since 2012. Hildebrand was the head of the Swiss central bank, the Swiss National Bank...