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CommunicationsTelephones - main lines in use World Ranking: 35
4.378 million (2009)
Telephones - mobile cellular World Ranking: 75
9.527 million (2009)
Telephone system
General assessment
Highly developed telecommunications infrastructure with excellent domestic and international services Domestic Ranked among leading countries for fixed-line teledensity and infrastructure; mobile-cellular subscribership roughly 125 per 100 persons; extensive cable and microwave radio relay networks International Country code - 41; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean) Broadcast media
The publicly-owned radio and TV broadcaster, Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (SRG/SSR), operates 7 national TV networks, 3 broadcasting in German, 2 in Italian, and 2 in French; private commercial TV stations broadcast regionally and locally; TV broadcasts from stations in Germany, Italy, and France are widely available via multi-channel cable and satellite TV services; SRG/SSR operates 18 radio stations that, along with private broadcasters, provide national to local coverage (2009) Internet country code
.ch
Internet hosts World Ranking: 19
5.249 million (2010)
Internet users World Ranking: 42
6.152 million (2009)
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The Swiss Confederation was founded in 1291 as a defensive alliance among three cantons. In succeeding years, other localities joined the original three. The Swiss Confederation secured its independence from the Holy Roman Empire in 1499. A constitution of 1848, subsequently modified in 1874, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers, and the country was not involved in either of the two world wars. The political and economic integration of Europe over the past half century, as well as Switzerland's role in many UN and international organizations, has strengthened Switzerland's ties with its neighbors. However, the country did not officially become a UN member until 2002. Switzerland remains active in many UN and international organizations but retains a strong commitment to neutrality.