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CH is the official abbreviation for Switzerland, it is used for all purposes, not just the internet.

CH stands for Confoederatio Helvetica, which is Latin for Swiss Confederation.

The official name of the country in each of the 4 official languages is:

  • Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (German)
  • Confédération suisse (French)
  • Confederazione Svizzera (Italian)
  • Confederaziun svizra (Romansh)

All of these translate into English as "Swiss Confederation".

The name "Confoederatio Helvetica" is used in order to be neutral amongst the languages where there is not enough room to use all 4 languages. For example, banknotes have all 4 languages on them, but coins are marked "Confœderatio Helvetica".

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