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 * Switzerland** is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Italy to the south, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east.

Holidays
August 1 - [|Swiss_National_Day]

Events

 * October 18-22 ** EUROPARC Conference (Parc Jura Vaudois)

Current Time
[|Zurich]

Headlines
[] [] [|Alpine Autumn: Switzerland's Secret Season]

Gotthard Base Tunnel – longest train tunnel
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Recommended Listening
[|The B Side of Switzerland] [] - []

Flickr Groups
[|Switzerland]

Twitter
[|@SonjaSwissLife] [|@foenCH] [|@pronaturach] [|@SwissNetInc]

Wiki
Who's Who in German-speaking Europe

Wikipedia
[|Switzerland]

Tourism Portals
[|Switzerland.com] - [|YouTube]

Associations and NGOs
[|Swiss Tour Operator Association]

Awards
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World Heritage
[|welterbe]

Parks
[] http://www.iucn.org/about/work/programmes/gpap_home/?17212/Happy-Birthday-Swiss-National-Park []
 * Swiss Parks:** National parks, regional nature parks and nature discovery parks are the most original natural and cultural landscapes in Switzerland.The Swiss parks support a network. This is used for exchange of experiences and supports public relations.

Elsewhere
[|Swiss Geo] [|Swiss Info] [|Daros Latinamerica] https://www.facebook.com/SwissNetInc - [|@SwissNetInc]

Misc
When it opens for service in 2017, the 57-kilometre long [|Gotthard base tunnel] will exceed Seikan rail tunnel in Japan and the world's longest road tunnel of Laerdal in Norway, paving the way for continuous high-speed rail travel between northern and southeastern Europe.

Museums
http://www.myswitzerland.com/en-ch/open-air-museum-ballenberg.html Museum of tourism history of the Jungfrau Region [|http://www.touristikmuseum.ch] http://www.pronatura-aletsch.ch

Basel
[|Basel - Wikipedia] [|Museum of Natural History] [|Museum of Cultures]

Bern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bern

Davos
davos

Geneva
geneva

Gland
IUCN Headquarters

Zürich
zurich

Videos
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