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It stands for Confœderatio Helvetica, which means the confederation of Helvetians. To give a incredibly condensed history lesson Switzerland has multiple languages and ethnicities and chose Confœderatio Helvetica (Latin) as a neutral language name.

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Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation)

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CH = Confoederatio Helvetica

This is the latin name for Switzerland. It is used in order to be neutral amongst Switzerlands 4 languages.

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