25 Crazy Facts You Never Knew About Switzerland

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Although you know it has mountains, cows, and lots of chocolate, you probably didn't realize a lot of crazy things about Switzerland. It’s the only direct democracy in the world, it has some of the most liberal guns laws, and yes, there are actually palm trees! These are 25 crazy facts you never knew about Switzerland. Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/list25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/list25 Website: http://list25.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/list25/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/list25/ Check out the physical list at - http://list25.com/25-crazy-facts-you-never-knew-about-switzerland/ Preview: You probably wouldn't have thought this but Switzerland has some of the most liberal gun laws of any country (2.3–4.5 million guns in a population of 8 million) It also has one of the lowest crime rates in the world Foreigners account for 23% of Switzerland's roughly 8 million people Switzerland isn't all mountains, in the south there are actually palm trees around Lake Lugano Switzerland has 4 national languages – German, French, Italian, and Romansch According to the Economist Intelligence Unit Quality of Life Index, Switzerland is the best place to be born. This takes into account employment, crime levels, quality of life, healthcare, happiness, etc It has 208 mountains over 3,000 meters high and 24 over 4,000 meters The stereotype is true, chocolate really is a major export In case of a nuclear war the Swiss have bunkers capable of housing their entire population Also in case of war, they can easily convert their highways into landing strips by removing the grade separations Back on the topic of chocolate, the Swiss have actually created edible chocolate gold. Top that. Swiss speeding fines are actually adjusted for your income. Recently a man speeding in a Ferrari was fined a quarter million dollars because he made nearly $1 million per year. The Swiss have one of the only nations in the world with a direct democracy. This means that any citizen can challenge any law and propose modifications to the constitution It is also known as the Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin). Now you know why its internet domain name is CH Once again, back to the chocolate…every year in Bern 7 million chunks of Toblerone are produced and more...