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___MASK68___ , officially the Principality ___MASK96___ ___MASK68___ , is a doubly landlocked German - speaking microstate in Central Europe . It is a constitutional monarchy with the rank ___MASK96___ principality , headed by the Prince ___MASK96___ ___MASK68___ . A federal republic is a federation ___MASK96___ states with a republican form ___MASK96___ government . At its core , the literal meaning ___MASK96___ the word republic when used to reference a form ___MASK96___ government means : " a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader ( such as a president ) rather than by a king or queen ". The Alps are the highest and ___MASK80___ extensive ___MASK93___ range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight Alpine countries : ___MASK74___ , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and Switzerland . The mountains were formed over tens ___MASK96___ millions ___MASK96___ 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 ___MASK93___ peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French  Italian border , and at is the highest ___MASK93___ in the Alps . The Alpine region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). ___MASK33___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists ___MASK96___ 26 cantons , and the city ___MASK96___ Bern is the seat ___MASK96___ 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 . ___MASK33___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , spanning an area ___MASK96___ . While the Alps occupy the greater part ___MASK96___ the territory , the Swiss population ___MASK96___ 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 . ___MASK29___ , officially the Federal Republic ___MASK96___ ___MASK29___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area ___MASK96___ , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK29___ is the most populous member state ___MASK96___ the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK29___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , ___MASK13___ , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . Private schools , also known as independent schools ( in the ___MASK52___ ), non - governmental , or nonstate schools , are not administered by local , state or national governments ; thus , they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition , rather than relying on mandatory taxation through public ( government ) funding ; at some private schools students may be able to get a scholarship , which makes the cost cheaper , depending on a talent the student may have ( e . g . sport scholarship , art scholarship , academic scholarship ), financial need , or tax credit scholarships that might be available . The city ___MASK96___ Bern or Berne (; Bernese German : " Bärn " ) is the de facto capital ___MASK96___ Switzerland , referred to by the Swiss as their ( e . g . in German ) " Bundesstadt ," or " federal city ". With a population ___MASK96___ 141 , 762 ( November 2016 ), Bern is the fourth most populous city in Switzerland . The Bern agglomeration , which includes 36 municipalities , had a population ___MASK96___ 406 , 900 in 2014 . The metropolitan area had a population ___MASK96___ 660 , 000 in 2000 . Bern is also the capital ___MASK96___ the ___MASK88___ , the second most populous ___MASK96___ Switzerland ' s cantons . ___MASK41___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area ___MASK96___ ___MASK41___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the ___MASK26___ . Overseas ___MASK41___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . ___MASK41___ spans and had a total population ___MASK96___ almost 67 million people as ___MASK96___ 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 . Ecole ___MASK48___ de la Suisse Romande ( ENSR ) is a co - educational private school located in ___MASK23___ , Switzerland . The school was established in 1906 . It contains boarding facilities . 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 , ___MASK61___ and Paraguay in South America , lie outside Afro - Eurasia ( the Old World ). Chailly is a neighbourhood in the city ___MASK96___ Lausanne , Switzerland . Located in the north ___MASK96___ the city , it is populated by many young people , and is rich in different cultures . It is also known for the École nouvelle de la Suisse romande , a private school ___MASK96___ high reputation . ___MASK75___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe . Located in the heart ___MASK96___ the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK75___ shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK75___ covers an area ___MASK96___ and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK75___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . ___MASK23___ (, ) is a city in the French - speaking part ___MASK96___ Switzerland , and the capital and biggest city ___MASK96___ the ___MASK58___ . The city is situated on the shores ___MASK96___ Lake Geneva ( or simply " Le Léman "). It faces the French town ___MASK96___ Évian - les - Bains , with the Jura Mountains to its north - west . ___MASK23___ is located northeast ___MASK96___ Geneva . ___MASK99___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part ___MASK96___ Eurasia . ___MASK99___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK26___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK99___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides ___MASK96___ the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways ___MASK96___ the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders ___MASK96___ ___MASK99___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK99___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The Swiss Plateau or ___MASK36___ Plateau constitutes one ___MASK96___ the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the Jura Mountains and the Swiss Alps . It covers about 30 % ___MASK96___ the Swiss surface . It comprises the regions between the Jura 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 ___MASK96___ Switzerland , and the most important with respect to economy and transportation . ___MASK36___ Europe lies between Eastern Europe and Western Europe . The concept ___MASK96___ ___MASK36___ Europe is based on a common historical , social and cultural identity . ___MASK36___ Europe is going through a phase ___MASK96___ " strategic awakening ", with initiatives such as the CEI , Centrope or V4 . While the region ' s economy shows high disparities with regard to income , all ___MASK36___ European countries are listed by the Human Development Index as very highly developed . ___MASK94___ (, , , ) is the second ___MASK80___ populous city in Switzerland ( after ___MASK76___ ) and is the ___MASK80___ populous city ___MASK96___ Romandy , the French - speaking part ___MASK96___ Switzerland . Situated where the Rhône exits Lake ___MASK94___ , it is the capital ___MASK96___ the Republic and Canton ___MASK96___ ___MASK94___ .