SwitzerlandPresented By: abdulrahman k alblooshi

Where is it?

Switzerland

• 1863

Currency

10 francs 1 franc 1 franc (reverse)

• Swiss Franc (CHF)• 1 U.S. Dollar = 1.2268 Francs

Weather

• Springtime• Daytime temperature

range 8 to 15° C• (46-59° F)• Bring along a sweater and

your hiking shoes!

Swiss tourism

The Alps

Hiking in the Alps

• More than 22,000 miles of well-kept trails

• Criss-cross through meadows, forests, glaciers, and magnificent views of towering peaks

• At bottom in Interlaken, offers chance for rest and snacks

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Interlaken

Interlaken• Located between Lake Brienz

and Lake Thun• Named after its geographical

position

• Jungfrau Mountain (4158 M)

is main attraction for backpackers

• Interlaken lays at the flat area at the end of the Lauterbrunnen Valley

Interlaken

• Very popular in winter for skiing and snowboarding

• Jungfrau Top Ski Region• 3 ski resorts interconnected

• Also offers breathtaking views, hiking, mountain biking, and a point of relaxation

Lauterbrunnen

• Small town that lies in the Lauterbrunnen Valley

• The Lauterbrunnen valley also provided the pictorial model for J.R.R. Tolkien’s sketches and watercolors of the fictitious valley of Rivendell

• 300 meter high Staubbach waterfall

What first comes to your mind when you hear siwss?!

Swiss whatchs

Swiss Chocolate – Fun Facts• Swiss eat more chocolate than

anyone in world-2001- averaged 12.3 kg per

person• 80% milk chocolate• 10-12% plain chocolate• 3-4% white chocolate• Dark chocolate is on the rise• All production must be in

Switzerland to be “Swiss chocolate” (cocoa beans, paste, butter, sugar, milk)• Otherwise declared on package

                   

                           

Swiss cheese

Siwss sports

Swiss Army • Every male citizen must do military

service• Starts at age 20 and ends at 42• Soldiers keep their arms at home

• Automatic rifle for simple soldiers

• Pistol for officers plus couple of bullets in a sealed box

• Must return everything at age 42

• Many cave-like buildings have been built in mountains to serve military purposes• They hold arms, supplies for crisis,

and even fighter planes

Sources• www.swissworld.org/chocolate• Wikipedia• World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report• Yahoo Finance

• http://finance.yahoo.com/currency

THE END!!!Any Questions?Thank You!