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Switzerland is a package of different states - the states are called cantons. These states or regions joined the defence agreement of 1291 (starting with three cantons) until early 1800. Switzerland has today 20 full and 6 semi-cantons (the 6 semi-cantons form 3 pairs).

The regions around the area of Switzerland have either been influenced by German tribes or the Roman Empire - as a short explanation of the roots of Germany, Italy, France, etc.

While Rumansch is a 100% Swiss language (with latin roots), German, french and Italian are languages present in Switzerland and in its neighboring countries. This is due to the fact that regions influenced by the ancient roots of German tribes joined as states the 'Swiss alliance' as well as other states that had been influenced mainly by the roots of the roman empire. This happened before there were all the countries like France, Italy or Germany with the same borders as today...

The neighboring countries and Switzerland evolved according to their circumstances... as a result, even if German, french and Italian are spoken in Switzerland... they exist in specific Swiss dialect forms, too.

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