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    History

    Bern joined the Old Swiss Confederation in 1353. Between 1803 and 1814 it was one of the six directorial cantons of the Napoleonic Swiss Confederation.
    The earliest traces of a human presence in the area of … See more

    Geography

    The canton of Bern is mainly drained by the river Aare and its tributaries. The area of the canton is commonly divided into six regions. The most populated area is the Bernese Mittelland on the plateau north of the Alps, wi… See more

    CapitalBern
    CountrySwitzerland
    Subdivisions388 municipalities, 10 districts
    ISO 3166 codeCH-BE
    Government

    The Grand Council of Bern (German: Grosser Rat/French: Grand conseil) is the parliament of the canton of Bern. It consists of 160 representatives elected by proportional representation for four-year terms of offi… See more

    Political subdivisions

    On 1 January 2010, the 26 districts (Amtsbezirke) were combined into 10 new districts (Verwaltungskreise):
    Bern-Mittelland with capital Ostermundigen, made up of all or part of the former districts of … See more

    Demographics

    The canton of Bern is bilingual: (as of 2014 ) both German (85.1% of the population) and French (10.4%) are spoken. The German-speaking majority speaks Bernese German, a Swiss German dialect. French-speakers live in the … See more

    Politics

    In the 2011 federal election, the most popular party was the SVP which received 29.0% of the vote. The next three most popular parties were the SP/PS (19.3%), the BDP (14.9%) and the Green Party (9.4%). The SVP re… See more

    Coat of arms

    The blazon of the coat of arms is Gules, on a bend or, a bear passant sable, langued, armed and vilené of the field. The official blazon specifies that the tongue, claws and penis are red—and by extension it is important t… See more

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