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In 1291 three states of nowadays Switzerland agreed to defend their territory together... today there are 20 full and 6 semi-states (states are called cantons in Switzerland). One of the founder states is named Schwyz, giving the name to the country later on. The same can be said for its flag... the state has a white cross on red ground as the country. By the way the inverted colors gave the flag of the international red cross...

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