{"id":109305,"date":"2026-06-22T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=109305"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:56:16","slug":"switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Switzerland Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the first round of talks between high-ranking U.S. and Iranian officials was held in Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Switzerland<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>landlocked mountainous country<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Western and <\/span><b>Central Europe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by 5 Nations: by Germany in the north; Italy in the south; Austria and Liechtenstein in the east and France in the west.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bern<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>is not a member<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> state of <\/span><b>the European Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (EU) and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/north-atlantic-treaty-organisation-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>North Atlantic Treaty Organization<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NATO).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Switzerland<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountain Range:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Alpine ranges<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> lie to the south and the <\/span><b>Jura Mountains to the north.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Its highest point is <\/span><b>Monte Rosa in the Pennine Alps.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its two largest lakes are <\/span><b>Lake Geneva<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (shared with France) and <\/span><b>Lake Neuchatel.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Four major European climates<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> affect Switzerland: It is influenced by the <\/span><b>North Atlantic Drift,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dry and cold <\/span><b>air arrives from the North Arctic areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, continental air and Mediterranean Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/us-iran-talks-go-into-day-2-after-trump-threats-hormuz-closure-2026-06-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Reuters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switzerland is a landlocked mountainous country in Western and Central Europe. 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