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To: GraceZ who wrote (178753)7/10/2002 10:51:37 PM
From: BDR  Respond to of 436258
 
<<They have five state languages.>>

What are you countiing as the fiifth? Romansch is the fourth official language, I think. Switzerduetsch(sp?) usually gets counted as German.

cia.gov
Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Religions: Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%



To: GraceZ who wrote (178753)7/10/2002 10:51:46 PM
From: BDR  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
<<They have five state languages.>>

What are you countiing as the fiifth? Switzerduetsch(sp?) usually gets counted as German.

cia.gov
Ethnic groups: German 65%, French 18%, Italian 10%, Romansch 1%, other 6%
Religions: Roman Catholic 46.1%, Protestant 40%, other 5%, none 8.9% (1990)
Languages: German (official) 63.7%, French (official) 19.2%, Italian (official) 7.6%, Romansch 0.6%, other 8.9%