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A unique political system unites the nation.

Switzerland is a landlocked alpine country with a population of nearly 8 million. It has 4 languages and different regional cultures, so there’s no common ethnic or linguistic identity. What unites the nation is its history and its unique political system. (swissinfo.ch)

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