The population of Switzerland and the structure of the country

Switzerland is a unique country withcenturies-old history and culture. Those who have ever been there, of course, received a lot of impressions from the amazing clean nature, unique mountain landscapes, the surrounding cleanliness and the standard of living of people. Of course, many people are also interested in the population in Switzerland, because within the small country there are four groups of people who, as happened historically, communicate in completely different languages.

History of the formation of the state and the emergence of nationalities

The date of education in Switzerland is considered to be a dayits independence, which was proclaimed in the late 13th century and celebrated every year on August 1. Initially, the country was a confederation, up to the 17th century. Historically, this was justified by the fact that the formation of the country involved representatives of four peoples speaking different languages ​​represented by two different language groups: Germanic and Romanic.

To date, one of the official namesthe country remains the Swiss Confederation. Later, with the formation and strengthening of statehood, the form of the device was changed to the Federation, which existed until the 19th century. Later, the federal state structure was transformed into a federal charter. So far, when communicating with the local population, it is rarely possible to hear from them that they are Swiss. Rather, they will say that they are Luhans, Zurich, Berns, and Geneva because many cities and cantons in the country, they represent so many different nationalities.

What is the population in Switzerland

Historically, there are four main people living in Switzerland who use their own spoken languages. It:

- Franco-Swiss, mostly speak French;

- Germanic girls who speak German with their dialect represent the largest part of the population of Switzerland;

- italoshveytsary, they speak Italian;

- Retromantic, otherwise known as romance or ladina, use the retro-Romance language.

German remains the dominant language, as the Swiss population is 65% represented by the carriers of the Germanic language group.

Here are some statistics. In 2014, the population of Switzerland was 8,137,600 residents, among which there are both Swiss and foreigners who have recently received the citizenship of the country or have a residence permit. For comparison: even in the mid-60s of the last century the population of the state was only slightly more than 5 million people. The coefficient of natural reproduction of the population is about 1.1, which is the average level in Europe. The population of Switzerland is increasing mainly due to the influx of immigrants.

"Restigraben" is an invisible border

Even relatively recently in the media appearedthe definition of Rostigraberi - the so-called line (conditional border), which stretches from the north of Switzerland to the south of the country. This concept conditionally divided the population in Switzerland into:

- West (French-speaking);

- East (who speak German).

The very name "restygraben" in translation means"Moat, covered with fried potatoes". Resti - one of the local dishes, which is most popular in Bern. It represents a so-loved by the French fries. And this dish is associated directly with the Germanshvitsartsami, which in the eyes of the rest of the inhabitants look gloomy and terse, but practical in all respects. It is about these people that the eastern population of Switzerland says that you can rely on them in serious matters at any time.

The invisible border, passing through the whole country,gave the name to the peoples living in the east and west. For example, the Franco-Swiss call their neighbors "zasarintsev", that is, people living on the other side of the river Sarin. In turn, the eastern population of Switzerland - the Germans - call the river in its own way - Zaané.

Great people of a small country

In spite of the fact that the territory of Switzerland is relatively small, four nationalities coexist in it, which communicate in different languages. And each of them still has its own special dialect.

Despite this, the country's population is verycohesive, and the main distinguishing feature of the Swiss is their diligence. Nature has not given the inhabitants of this region a large amount of resources, not endowed with vast expanses and fields. Therefore, the population of Switzerland has its own special, strong, tenacious nature and resourcefulness.

The words "cheese", "clock", "chocolate bars" are associated with this country. But not only is this famous for the state. On its territory were born, worked such outstanding people as:

- Albert Einstein.

- Carl Jung.

- Jean Jacques Rousseau.

- Jean Calvin and many other famous personalities who have made their enormous contribution to the development of science, art and simply in the formation of human society.