Canton of Bern

Bern (), or Berne (), is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to as the "federal city". With a population of about 146,000 (), Bern is the fifth-most populous city in Switzerland, behind Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000.

canton of Switzerland

Swiss cheese

university in the Swiss capital of Bern

Swiss dog breed

dialect of High Alemannic German

Swiss writer and playwright

flag

national anthem

former Swiss currency

manuscript

government of the canton of Bern

currency of the Swiss canton of Bern until 1798