COUNTRY

Official Website:
http://www.admin.ch/

Population:
7,593,500 (2007 census)

Founding Date:
1-Aug-1291 (charter)

• Swiss Federal Council
• US Ambassador to Switzerland

• Switzerland During WWII

CITIES

City	Type	Population
Zürich, Switzerland	--	366,145
Basel, Switzerland	--	188,000
Geneva, Switzerland	--	185,526
Bern, Switzerland	--	127,000
Lausanne, Switzerland	--	126,766
Lucerne, Switzerland	--	57,253
Lugano, Switzerland	--	48,123
Fribourg, Switzerland	city	33,008
Neuchâtel, Switzerland	--	31,571
Zug, Switzerland	--	23,909
Vevey, Switzerland	--	15,473
Langenthal, Switzerland	municipality	14,547
Locarno, Switzerland	--	14,320
Davos, Switzerland	--	10,998
Visp, Switzerland	--	6624

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
David L. Cunningham	Film Director	24-Feb-1971		The Path to 9/11

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Felix Hoffmann	Chemist	21-Jan-1868	8-Feb-1946	Aspirin and heroin
Malcolm McLaren	Business	22-Jan-1946	8-Apr-2010	Sex Pistols manager
Joan Sutherland	Singer	7-Nov-1926	10-Oct-2010	"La Stupenda" opera soprano

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