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  Location: Central Europe, east of France Population: 7.1 million (1995 estimate) Capital: Bern Comparative area: Slightly more than twice the size of New Jersey Religions: Roman Catholic 47.6 percent, Protestant 44.3 percent, other 8.1 percent (1980) Landscape: Most people live on a plateau that extends across the middle of the country between the Alps and the Jura Mountains; these two mountain ranges cover more than half of Switzerland Recognized by International Olympic Committee: 1912 Source: Knight-Ridder/Tribune
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