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Find out some of the longest words in the English language. “Go!” is the shortest grammatically correct sentence in English.The phrase “long time no see” is believed to be a literal translation of a Native American or Chinese phrase as it is not grammatically correct.English actually originates from what is now called north west Germany and the Netherlands.Multilingualism is important to people's identity, and Switzerland has a law to govern the use of the official languages and promote multilingualism.Spanish, Serbian, Croatian and Albanian are also common languages in Switzerland.English and Portuguese are the most commonly spoken foreign languages in Switzerland. Foreigners living in Switzerland also contribute to the country's linguistic diversity.Over 40% of people over the age of 15 regularly use more than one language.Swiss German is the most widely used language in the workplace (over 60%), followed by standard German (over 30%), French (nearly 30%), English (20%) and Italian (nearly 10%).Four cantons (Bern, Fribourg, Valais and Graubünden) and a city (Biel/Bienne) are officially multilingual.Romansh is a Rhaeto-Romanic language derived from Latin, which is spoken widely in the canton of Graubünden.Italian is the main language in Ticino and in parts of the canton of Graubünden.

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  • French is the main language in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, known as the Romandie.
  • They do not speak standard German but rather various Alemmanic dialects collectively called Swiss German.
  • Over 60% of the Swiss population speak German as their main language.
  • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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    International Police Missions of Switzerland Swiss contribution to selected EU member states.Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFA.Federal Department of Foreign Affairs FDFAįederal Department of Justice and Police FDJPįederal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport DDPSįederal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research EAERįederal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC










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