what official language in switzerland?
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German\nGerman is by far the most widely spoken language in Switzerland: 17 of the 26 cantons are monolingual in German.\n\n \nFrench\nFrench is spoken in the western part of the country, the "Suisse Romande." Four cantons are French-speaking: Geneva, Jura, Neuchâtel and Vaud. Three cantons are bilingual: in Bern, Fribourg and Valais both French and German are spoken.\n\n \nItalian\nItalian is spoken in Ticino and 4 southern valleys of Canton Graubünden.\n\n \nRhaeto-Rumantsch (Rumantsch)\nRumantsch is spoken only in the trilingual canton of Graubünden. The other two languages spoken there are German and Italian. Rumantsch, like Italian and French, is a language with Latin roots. It is spoken by just 0.5% of the total Swiss population.\n\nThe many foreigners resident in Switzerland have brought with them their own languages, which taken as a whole now outnumber both Rumantsch and Italian. The 2000 census showed that speakers of Serbian/Croatian were the largest foreign language group, with 1.4% of the population. English was the main language for 1%.
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Switzerland (Confoederatio Helvetica) is an officially neutral country, and does not engage in wars outside its borders.  It will only use military force to defend itself against outside aggression.\n\nTherefore, no; Switzerland will not go to a war in the Middle East.\n\nUPDATE:  The Swiss Guards at the Vatican are not part of the Swiss Army.  They are mercenaries.
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Hungary - Magyar\nIraq - Arabic\nVatican - Imperial Latin, Attic Greek & English\nNew Zealand - English\nHaiti - French\nNetherlands - Dutch\nWales - English & Welsh\nPoland - Polish
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Lots of countries do. Canada, for one, uses both English and French and has lately adopted Inuit as the official languages in its northern province. Switzerland has three official languages, Swiss, German and French. Begium has a couple. Many of the African nations have more than one official language.
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I received this information recently from a list member of a teaching list:\nAn interesting set of surveys about Europeans and their languages: The main crux is that German is in place # 2 for most commonly used second language (behind english) and German is in place #1 for most widely used mother tongue in Europe. \n\nEnglish: 51% (MT 13%, FL 38%)\nGerman: 32% (MT 18%, FL 14%)\nFrench: 25% (MT 12%, FL 13%)\nItalian: 16% (MT 13%, FL 3%)\nSpanish: 15% (MT 9%, FL 6%) \n\n\nIt also has interesting stats about the countries in which German is a very important second language. \n\nQA2b And which two languages, apart from your mother tongue do you think children should learn? 18\nEnglish French German Spanish Russian Italian Swedish\nEU25 77% 33% 28% 19% 3% 2% 0%\nBE 88% 50% 7% 9% 0% 1% -\nCZ 89% 9% 66% 4% 9% 0% -\nDK 94% 13% 62% 13% 0% 0% 0%\nDE 89% 45% 3% 16% 6% 2% -\nEE 94% 6% 22% 1% 47% 0% 1%\nEL 96% 34% 50% 3% 0% 6% -\nES 85% 44% 14% 4% 0% 1% -\nFR 91% 2% 24% 45% 0% 6% -\nIE 3% 64% 42% 35% 1% 4% 0%\nIT 84% 34% 17% 17% 0% 0% -\nCY 98% 49% 19% 2% 4% 4% 0%\nLV 94% 6% 28% 1% 42% 0% 0%\nLT 93% 6% 34% 2% 43% 0% 0%\nLU 59% 83% 43% 2% 0% 1% -\nHU 85% 4% 73% 3% 2% 2% -\nMT 90% 24% 13% 2% - 61% -\nNL 90% 22% 40% 21% 0% 0% -\nAT 84% 29% 2% 10% 4% 11% -\nPL 90% 7% 69% 1% 10% 1% -\nPT 90% 60% 8% 7% - 0% -\nSI 96% 6% 69% 3% 0% 12% 0%\nSK 87% 7% 75% 3% 6% 1% 0%\nFI 85% 10% 24% 3% 10% 0% 38%\nSE 99% 17% 35% 31% 1% 0% 1%\nUK 5% 71% 34% 39% 1% 3% -\nBG 87% 13% 49% 5% 14% 1% -\nHR 82% 5% 69% 2% 0% 14% -\nRO 64% 34% 17% 7% 2% 8% -\nTR 72% 12% 52% 1% 2% 1% -"\n\nSee the orginal report for more information. \nhttp://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/ebs/ebs_243_sum_en.pdf
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Hello :-) ! Am from Luxembourg (it is an independent country, even if it is tiny LOL)...\n\nWe say "(Gudde) Moien" (Morning!) when it is morning, "(Gudde) Mëtteg" (Midday) during midday and afternoon, "Gudden Owend" (Good evening) in the evening :o) ... or "Salut!" (Hello!) or the more polite  "Bonjour!" like they also do in France, but with a more "slang" pronunciation LOL.\n\nIn Germany, they say "Hallo!" or "Guten Tag!" (Good day!)...\n\nIn Irish, they say "Dia dhuit!" (Hello or good day or lit. "God greets", I think).\n\nHave a nice day :-) !
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Sorry, guys.  English is NOT the official language of the United States as a country.  The US does not HAVE an official language.  Of the 50 states, only 28 have declared English as an official language.  Of those 28, Louisiana and Hawaii have declared other languages, French and Hawaiian respectively, as co-official languages along with English.  Furthermore, on many Native American reservations, the various tribal languages are either official or co-official with English.\n\nEDIT: My own state, Utah, declared English the official state language, after a state-wide vote, in 2000. \nAlso: Currently, the United States federal government specifies no official language, but there are official languages in these states:\n\nEnglish alone: \nAlabama (1990) \nArkansas (1987) \nCalifornia (1986) \nColorado (1988) \nFlorida (1988) \nGeorgia (1996) \nIllinois (1969) \nIndiana (1984) \nIowa (2002) \nKentucky (1984) \nMassachusetts (1975) \nMississippi (1987) \nMissouri (1998) \nMontana (1995) \nNebraska (1920) \nNew Hampshire (1995) \nNorth Carolina (1987) \nNorth Dakota (1987) \nSouth Carolina (1987) \nSouth Dakota (1995) \nTennessee (1984) \nUtah (2000) \nVirginia (1996) \nWest Virginia (2005) \nWyoming (1996) \nEnglish and Hawaiian: \nHawaii (1978) \nEnglish and French: \nLouisiana \nEnglish and Spanish: \nNew Mexico \n"English Plus" resolutions: \nNew Mexico (1989) \nOregon (1989) \nRhode Island (1992) \nWashington (1989) \nNone: \nIn addition to the states not otherwise mentioned: \nAlaska's 1998 Official English amendment was overturned by the Alaska State Supreme Court in 2002. \nArizona's 1988 Official English amendment was overturned by the Arizona State Supreme Court in April, 1998. \nAlso, English and Spanish are official in Puerto Rico. English and Chamorro are the official languages of Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands
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Although I'm Swiss, I have no idea.\n\nYou surely should know some reasons why you want to study at a certain university (seen the website??) and why you want to come to Switzerland at all.\n\nPerhaps you should get some basic information about Switzerland, either in Wikipedia or via other websites.
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Switzerland and the Vatican
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The three languages spoken at the Modern Olympics are (in order of usage):\n\nThe native language of the Host Nation (in this case Italian)\nEnglish (as the majority language of the world)\nFrench (in homage to Baron de Coubertin) who was French by birth
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which language is it?
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Yiddish is a language but is also used in a dialect called "Pennsylvania Dutch".  My parents are ex-Amish and I have become very fluent in it.  The other languages in this dialect are German, Swiss, Dutch, and English.\n"Pennsylvania Dutch" is called that because when the Dutch came on the earliest ships to America they settled mostly in Penn.  For a long time and until English became the official language, this dialect was spoken throughout the state.  In fact, English became the official language by voting.  It won by one vote.  German was the second language.
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Spanish, english, French, some German
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France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia
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Yes it is and the official language is Mandarin and the written language is the same no matter what dialect they speak.  The definition of a Nation-State is not based on languages but rather on geographical boundaries.  There are numerous "nations" that have multiple official languages.  Singapore and the Netherlands are just a couple examples.
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I think with the EU Communitatrian Card, you can apply for work in any of the 25 countries in the EU. Switzerland is not one of them. You have to move there, to look for job.\nFor more information look in webpage of Europe Direct, they can help you with all you want to know.\nhttp://europa.eu.int/europedirect/index_en.htm
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Switerland has four official languages: German, French, Italian, and a sort-of Italian/German hybrid language called Romansch.\n\nBut to answer your question, I'm not a French speaking Swiss person.\n\nLong time ago Petite. The Swiss are remarkable. In addition to their native language, they usually speak at least one or two other of the languages of Switzerland, plus English is widely spoken. Really nice, down-to-earth people.