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Switzerland (direct democratic federal republic) is located in the Alps and bordered by neighbours Germany (also of Lake Bodensee), France, Austria and Liechtenstein. The official languages in Switzerland are German, French, Italian and Romansh. The country is also known by its Latin name Confœderatio Helvetica (CH). The capital Bern. Switzerland is popular with winter sports enthusiasts, hikers, climbers and other bergsporters. Places are: the Bernese Oberland (with the Eiger and Jungfrau mountains) with Interlaken ski resort, Ticino, Zurich, Graubünden, Schaffhausen (with the largest waterfall in Europe), Lake Geneva, Fribourg and Jura (known places such as Montreux and Gstaad). The city of Bern has the longest covered winkelarcade (of over 6 miles) of Europe. In the canton of Zermatt, the famous Matterhorn mountain.

A cruise ship is a very large passenger ship, specially designed for holidays on the water. Mostly sunny destinations are on the program, but also Alaska or the South Pole are popular destinations for cruises in summer. Cruises are becoming increasingly popular. The television series The Love Boat from the 70s, recorded on the Pacific Princess cruise ship from the company Princess Cruises, made cruises and cruise ships popular to a large number of people.

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