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Val ___MASK23___ is a valley in the southern , Italian - speaking part of the Swiss canton of ___MASK68___ ( Grisons ). The main town is ___MASK23___ . The League ___MASK29___ God ' s House ( German : " Gotteshausbund ", Italian : " Lega Caddea ") was formed in what is now Switzerland on January 29 , 1367 to resist the rising power ___MASK29___ the Bishopric ___MASK29___ Chur and the House ___MASK29___ ___MASK81___ . The League allied with the Grey League and the League ___MASK29___ the Ten Jurisdictions in 1471 to form the Three Leagues . The League ___MASK29___ God ' s House , together with the two other Leagues , was allied with the Old Swiss Confederacy throughout the 15th and 16th centuries . After the Napoleonic wars the League ___MASK29___ God ' s House became a part ___MASK29___ the Swiss canton ___MASK29___ ___MASK68___ . ___MASK70___ ___MASK2___ lies between Eastern ___MASK2___ and Western ___MASK2___ . The concept of ___MASK70___ ___MASK2___ is based on a common historical , social and cultural identity . ___MASK70___ ___MASK2___ is going through a phase of " strategic awakening ", with initiatives such as the CEI , Centrope or V4 . While the region ' s economy shows high disparities with regard to income , all ___MASK70___ European countries are listed by the Human Development Index as very highly developed . A federal republic is a federation ___MASK29___ states with a republican form ___MASK29___ government . At its core , the literal meaning ___MASK29___ the word republic when used to reference a form ___MASK29___ government means : " a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader ( such as a president ) rather than by a ___MASK98___ or queen ". The city ___MASK29___ Bern or Berne (; Bernese German : " Bärn " ) is the de facto capital ___MASK29___ Switzerland , referred to by the Swiss as their ( e . g . in German ) " Bundesstadt ," or " federal city ". With a population ___MASK29___ 141 , 762 ( November 2016 ), Bern is the fourth ___MASK73___ populous city in Switzerland . The Bern agglomeration , which includes 36 municipalities , had a population ___MASK29___ 406 , 900 in 2014 . The metropolitan area had a population ___MASK29___ 660 , 000 in 2000 . Bern is also the capital ___MASK29___ the canton ___MASK29___ Bern , the second ___MASK73___ populous ___MASK29___ Switzerland ' s cantons . ___MASK76___ , officially the Principality of ___MASK76___ , is a doubly landlocked German - speaking microstate in Central Europe . It is a constitutional monarchy with the rank of principality , headed by the ___MASK94___ of ___MASK76___ . Pedecosta is a small town in the ___MASK31___ ___MASK29___ Val ___MASK23___ , Grisons , Switzerland . The League ___MASK29___ the Ten Jurisdictions was the last ___MASK29___ the Three Leagues founded during the Middle Ages in what is now Canton ___MASK68___ ___MASK29___ Switzerland . The League was created in the County ___MASK29___ Toggenburg after the counts ___MASK29___ Toggenburg died out . The League initially existed to resist the power ___MASK29___ the House ___MASK29___ Habsburg , and quickly allied with the Grey League and the League ___MASK29___ God ' s House . In 1524 the three leagues joined together to become the Free State ___MASK29___ the Three Leagues , which existed until the Napoleonic dissolution ___MASK29___ the Free State . The Alps are the highest and ___MASK73___ extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight ___MASK91___ 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 French  Italian border , and at is the highest mountain in the Alps . The ___MASK91___ region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). ___MASK56___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK56___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the ___MASK66___ to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas ___MASK56___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and ___MASK11___ oceans . ___MASK56___ 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 . ___MASK23___ (, ) is a municipality in the district of Bernina in the canton of ___MASK68___ in Switzerland . Swiss German ( Standard German : " Schweizerdeutsch ", , and others ) refers to any ___MASK29___ the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German - speaking part ___MASK29___ Switzerland and in some ___MASK91___ communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland . Occasionally , the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German , as well , especially the dialects ___MASK29___ Liechtenstein and Austrian ___MASK47___ , which are closely associated to Switzerland ' s . Grisons ( see also other names ) is the largest and easternmost ___MASK50___ ___MASK29___ Switzerland . The ___MASK50___ shares borders with the cantons ___MASK29___ ___MASK51___ , Uri , Glarus and St . Gallen and international borders with Italy , Austria and ___MASK76___ . The name ___MASK68___ translates as the " Grey Leagues ," referring to the ___MASK50___ ' s origin in three local alliances , the League ___MASK29___ God ' s House , the Grey League , and the League ___MASK29___ the Ten Jurisdictions . Grisons is also home to three ___MASK29___ Switzerland ' s ethnic groups and the subsequent languages ___MASK29___ Swiss German , Italian and Romansh are all native to the state . It is the only officially trilingual ___MASK50___ and the only ___MASK50___ where the Romansh language has official status . ___MASK33___ (, , , ) is the second ___MASK73___ populous city in Switzerland ( after Zürich ) and is the ___MASK73___ populous city of Romandy , the French - speaking part of Switzerland . Situated where the Rhône exits ___MASK30___ , it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of ___MASK33___ . A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land , or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas . There are currently 48 such countries , including four partially recognised states . Only two , ___MASK40___ and Paraguay in South America , lie outside Afro - Eurasia ( the Old World ). The Grey League (, or ), sometimes called " Oberbund ", formed in 1395 in the " Vorderrhein " and " Hinterrhein " valleys , Raetia . The name Grey League is derived from the homespun grey clothes worn by the people . The league became part ___MASK29___ the canton ___MASK29___ ___MASK68___ . The Grey League allied itself to the two other powers ___MASK29___ Raetia in 1471 , forming the Three Leagues . It was also an associate and ally ___MASK29___ the Swiss Confederation and played a role in the build up to the Thirty Years ' War . ___MASK57___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK57___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK57___ is the ___MASK73___ populous member state of the ___MASK15___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK73___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK57___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . ___MASK2___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK2___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the ___MASK37___ , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the ___MASK27___ and southeast , ___MASK2___ 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 Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK2___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK2___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK79___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in ___MASK2___ . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central ___MASK2___ , and is bordered by Italy to the south , ___MASK56___ to the west , ___MASK57___ to the north , and Austria and ___MASK76___ to the east . ___MASK79___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the ___MASK60___ , 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 . ___MASK78___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in ___MASK2___ . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK78___ shares open land borders with ___MASK56___ , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK78___ covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK78___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth ___MASK73___ populous EU member state . The Swiss Plateau or ___MASK70___ Plateau constitutes one ___MASK29___ the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the ___MASK60___ Mountains and the Swiss Alps . It covers about 30 % ___MASK29___ the Swiss surface . It comprises the regions between the ___MASK60___ and the Alps , partly flat but mostly hilly , and lies at an average height between 400 and 700 m AMSL . It is by far the most densely populated region ___MASK29___ Switzerland , and the most important with respect to economy and transportation . ___MASK51___ , formally the Republic and Canton of ___MASK51___ (; ; see also in other languages ) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland . ___MASK51___ borders the Canton of Uri to the north , Valais to the west ( through the Novena Pass ), ___MASK68___ to the northeast , Italy ' s regions of Piedmont and Lombardy to the south and it surrounds the small Italian exclave of Campione d ' Italia .