Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a country situated in the confluence of Western, Central, and Southern Europe. It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons, with federal authorities based in Bern. Extending across the north and south side of the Alps in west-central Europe, Switzerland encompasses a great diversity of landscapes and climates on a limited area of 41,285 square kilometres. It contains three basic topographical areas: the Swiss Alps to the south, the Swiss Plateau or Central Plateau, and the Jura mountains on the west. The Alps are a high mountain range running across the central-south of the country, constituting about 60% of the country`s total area. Forty-eight of Switzerland`s mountains are 4,000 metres above sea in altitude or higher. At 4,634 m, Monte Rosa is the highest, although the Matterhorn with 4,478 m is often regarded as the most famous. Switzerland, Europe.

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