Geography

Switzerland is building a new AlpTransit system (NEAT) which will be the centrepiece of a new European railway transport system.

Switzerland is the pioneer of bio-agriculture and of keeping livestock in appropriate conditions. Over thirty years ago the foundations for the development of bio agriculture were laid.

A sense of the sublimity of the mountains inspired the building of the chapel of Santa Maria degli Angeli on Monte Tamaro, high over the Ticino lakes.

The geography of Switzerland is notable for its great diversity. Switzerland’s three main geographical regions are the Jura, Plateau and the Alps. Switzerland has a high population density, with 234 people per square km (606 per square mile) of the productive area in 2000.

We sent a Swiss journalist and friends packing with the order to make their way through all 26 cantons of Switzerland - with public transport - in just a day. Why? Because it’s a well known fact that Switzerland’s public transport is as smooth as a baby’s bottom and not easily beaten - and we wanted these aspects tested by neutral people!