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The Canton of Solothurn ( German : ) is a canton of ___MASK61___ . It is located in the northwest of ___MASK61___ . The capital is Solothurn . The Republic and Canton of Neuchâtel is a canton of French - speaking western ___MASK61___ . In 2007 , its population was 169 , 782 , of whom 39 , 654 ( or 23 . 4 %) were foreigners . The capital is Neuchâtel . The city of Bern or Berne (; Bernese German : " Bärn " ) is the de facto capital of ___MASK61___ , referred to by the Swiss as their ( e . g . in German ) " Bundesstadt ," or " federal city ". With a population of 141 , 762 ( November 2016 ), Bern is the fourth most populous city in ___MASK61___ . The Bern agglomeration , which includes 36 municipalities , had a population of 406 , 900 in 2014 . The metropolitan area had a population of 660 , 000 in 2000 . Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern , the second most populous of ___MASK61___ ' s cantons . The Canton of Vaud is the third largest of Swiss cantons by population and fourth by size . It is located in Romandy , the French - speaking western part of the country , and borders the canton of Neuchâtel to the north , the cantons of Fribourg and Bern to the east , Valais and Lake Geneva to the south , the ___MASK31___ to the south - west and ___MASK37___ ( Bourgogne - Franche - Comté ) to the west . Fribourg or Freiburg ( German , or " Freiburg im Üechtland ", ; or " Friborgo ") is the capital of the Swiss canton of Fribourg and the district La Sarine . It is located on both sides of the river Saane / La Sarine , on the Swiss Plateau , and is an important economic , administrative and educational center on the cultural border between German and French ___MASK61___ ( Romandy ). Its Old City , one of the best maintained in ___MASK61___ , sits on a small rocky hill above the valley of the Sarine . The Canton of Fribourg is a canton of ___MASK61___ . It is located in the west of the country . The capital of the canton is Fribourg . The name " Fribourg " is French , whereas is the German name for both the canton and the town . New ___MASK86___ is a state in the Northeastern United States and mid - Atlantic regions of the United States . It is bordered on the north and east by New York , on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean , on the west by Pennsylvania , and on the southwest by Delaware . New ___MASK86___ is the fourth - smallest state but the 11th - most populous and the most densely populated of the 50 United States . New ___MASK86___ lies entirely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia and is the third - wealthiest U . S . state by per capita income as of 2014 . Tägertschi is a former municipality in the Bern - Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in ___MASK61___ . On 1 January 2017 the former municipality of Tägertschi merged into the municipality of Münsingen . David DeFazio ( born July 19 , 1983 in Red Bank , New ___MASK86___ , U . S .) is an American ice dancer who currently represents ___MASK61___ in international competition . He previously represented Canada . He competed with Laura Csumrik and Ariane Morin , both representing Canada . He teamed up with ___MASK61___ ' s Nora von Bergen in 2006 . Von Bergen and DeFazio are the 2007 Swiss national champions . They split up after European Championships 2007 . The Republic and Canton of the Jura , also known as the Canton of Jura or Canton Jura , is one of the cantons of ___MASK61___ . It is the newest ( created in 1979 ) of the 26 Swiss cantons , located in the northwestern part of ___MASK61___ . The capital is Delémont . It shares borders with the Canton of Basel - Landschaft , the Canton of Bern , the Canton Neuchâtel , the Canton of Solothurn and the French régions of Bourgogne - Franche - Comté and Grand Est . Trimstein is a former municipality in the Bern - Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in ___MASK61___ . On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into the municipality of Münsingen . The Canton of Aargau ( German " Kanton " ; sometimes anglicized Argovia ; see also other names ) is one of the more northerly cantons of ___MASK61___ . It is situated by the lower course of the Aare , which is why the canton is called Aar - gau ( meaning " Aare province "). It is one of the most densely populated regions of ___MASK61___ . Münsingen is a municipality in the Bern - Mittelland administrative district in the canton of Bern in ___MASK61___ . On 1 January 2013 the former municipality of Trimstein merged into Münsingen , and on 1 January 2017 the former municipality of Tägertschi also merged . ___MASK61___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central Europe , and is bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . ___MASK61___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . The canton of Bern is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population . Located in west - central ___MASK61___ , it borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north . To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel , the canton of Fribourg and Vaud . To the south lies the canton of Valais . East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri , Nidwalden , Obwalden , Lucerne and Aargau . Solothurn is a town , a municipality , and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in ___MASK61___ . It is located in the north - west of ___MASK61___ on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains . Nora von Bergen ( born April 19 , 1990 in Münsingen , Canton of Bern ) is a Swiss ice dancer . She competed with her first partner from 2001 - 2006 . She teamed up with David DeFazio in 2006 . They are the 2007 Swiss national champions . Von Bergen and Defazio ended their partnership after one year . ___MASK84___ ( French : ) is a country in the northern half of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering , making it the world ' s second - largest country by total area and the fourth - largest country by land area . ___MASK84___ ' s border with the United States is the world ' s longest land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . ___MASK84___ is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . About four - fifths of the country ' s population of 36 million people is urbanized and live near the southern border . Its capital is Ottawa , its largest city is Toronto ; other major urban areas include Montreal , Vancouver , Calgary , Edmonton , ___MASK64___ City , Winnipeg and Hamilton .