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Geneva (, , , ) is the second most populous city in Switzerland ( after Zürich ) and is the most populous city of Romandy , the ___MASK27___ - speaking part of Switzerland . Situated where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva . The Alps are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries : Austria , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and Switzerland . The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the ___MASK27___  ___MASK55___ border , and at is the highest mountain in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). Switzerland , 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 . Switzerland 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 . FC Chiasso is a Swiss football club based in Chiasso . It was founded in 1905 . Chiasso also played in the ___MASK55___ first league between 1914 and 1923 . France , officially the ___MASK27___ Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the ___MASK10___ Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include ___MASK27___ Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . Alberto Regazzoni ( born 4 May 1983 ) is a footballer from Switzerland who currently plays as midfielder for FC Chiasso in the Swiss Challenge League . He has played for the national squad . He started his career at FC Lugano , after the club faced bankruptcy near the end of 2002 -- 03 season , he transferred to FC Malcantone Agno . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the ___MASK26___ Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . Italy , officially the ___MASK55___ Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , Italy shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . Italy covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in Italy as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . The city of Bern or Berne (; Bernese ___MASK80___ : " Bärn " ) is the de facto capital of Switzerland , referred to by the Swiss as their ( e . g . in ___MASK80___ ) " Bundesstadt ," or " federal city ". With a population of 141 , 762 ( November 2016 ), Bern is the fourth most populous city in Switzerland . 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 Switzerland ' s cantons . Liechtenstein , officially the Principality of Liechtenstein , is a doubly landlocked ___MASK80___ - speaking microstate in Central Europe . It is a constitutional monarchy with the rank of principality , headed by the Prince of Liechtenstein .