What is the capital of Switzerland?

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Main topic: Humanities
Other topics: Switzerland
Short answer:
  • Switzerland has no de jure capital
  • For practical purposes, Bern is considered its capital, or federal city
Bern, the de facto capital of Switzerland.

Switzerland's laws make no explicit mention of a capital, only a "federal city". Swiss laws only mention that " the Federal Assembly meets in Bern" and that "the official seat of the Federal Council, the departments and the Federal Chancellery is the City of Bern".[1][2]

Which leads to the questions: What is a capital, really? What effect is there if the capital of a province or nation is moved to a different city? What examples are there of attempts to move capitals that wholly or partly failed?

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Why Switzerland has no capital and other questions you have about Switzerland". House of Switzerland. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
  2. ↑ Stephens), (Translated from French by Thomas. "Why is Bern the capital of Switzerland?". SWI swissinfo.ch. Retrieved 2022-10-26.
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