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Fun fact 5 about Switzerland

Founded in 44 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, Augusta Raurica (near Basel) was the first Roman settlement on the Rhine and is now among the most important archaeological sites in Switzerland.[43]
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The nationwide average annual temperature in 2022 reached 7.4 °C, the highest value since measurements began in 1864.

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Switzerland

Population
9.1M
Area
41,285 km²
Capital
Bern
Continent
Europe
99th most populous country in the world

Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located at the intersection of Central, Western, and Southern Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the north, France to the west, Austria and Liechtenstein to the east, and Italy to the south.

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