I'm not sure where Germany,UK,or Switzerland!
I'm tired of the lying government for example their is a cure for cancer but the government makers money off the charities and poisons our ...
I'm considering a job offer with Proctor-Gamble in Geneva, Switzerland. I've never lived abroad and have no friends there, although I'm extremely open and interested in other cultures....
would they check? or do the pets need some type of medical document proving certain vaccines or something? Additional Details im not bringing a dog, i have a pet rabbit. but either way ...
I'm visiting Zurich this Sunday, and I'd like to know places that I can go to eat. I'm a student, and I'd really like to eat swiss food, but spending 35 dollars on one meal of ...
Hello. I'd like to know what are the ideas and attitudes of the men of Switzerland. What are their good qualites and not so good ones. Are they faithful? What is their role as husband and father?...
It stands for Confoederatio Helvetica (Helvetian Confederation). It's a federal confederation of 26 Cantons (states).
You can read more about it at http://www.admin.ch/org/polit/index.html?lang=en
igloo_iain
Sweden has the 'S', Hungary has the 'H' (for Helvetia), so Switzerland has 'CH' for Confederatio Helvetia [its also on the Swiss coins].
ancalagon2003
harryhedgehog is right. The old name for Switzerland was Helvetia.
Goddess of Grammar
You have the meaning for the initials now--the rest of the answer to "why" is that there are three official (four national) languages in Switzerland (none of which are Latin), and no one wants one of the OTHER languages' name to be official.
aka_issues
I opened your question, not because I knew the answer but to learn! I had no clue as well.
Thumbs up for your question and thanks a lot to people that cleared up this one!
Elim
Confederation Helvetica is the Confederation of Helvetier's which were the people that inhabited the land before it became Switzerland.
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