Background and figures as recorded in the CIA World Factbook.
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, which was modified in 1874 to allow voters to introduce referenda on proposed laws, replaced the confederation with a centralized federal government. The major European powers have long honored Switzerland's sovereignty and neutrality, and the country was not involved in either World War.
Source: CIA World Factbook — a work of the US government, in the public domain
26 on file. Listed because operations, tax and reporting are usually organised at this level rather than nationally.
| Name | Type | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Valais | Canton | CH-VS |
| Ticino | Canton | CH-TI |
| Graubünden | Canton | CH-GR |
| Schaffhausen | Canton | CH-SH |
| Thurgau | Canton | CH-TG |
| Zürich | Canton | CH-ZH |
| Aargau | Canton | CH-AG |
| Basel-Stadt | Canton | CH-BS |
| Basel-Landschaft | Canton | CH-BL |
| Sankt Gallen | Canton | CH-SG |
| Solothurn | Canton | CH-SO |
| Jura | Canton | CH-JU |
| Genève | Canton | CH-GE |
| Vaud | Canton | CH-VD |
| Neuchâtel | Canton | CH-NE |
| Bern | Canton | CH-BE |
| Lucerne | Canton | CH-LU |
| Zug | Canton | CH-ZG |
| Uri | Canton | CH-UR |
| Schwyz | Canton | CH-SZ |
| Glarus | Canton | CH-GL |
| Nidwalden | Canton | CH-NW |
| Fribourg | Canton | CH-FR |
| Obwalden | Canton | CH-OW |
| Appenzell Ausserrhoden | Canton | CH-AR |
| Appenzell Innerrhoden | Canton | CH-AI |
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Roarcry · the church
A donation to the congregation. It is not repaid, earns nothing, and carries no claim on anything. Roarcry is not a registered 501(c)(3), so give as a gift rather than for a write-off.
A gift named for Switzerland is a restricted gift: recorded against Switzerland and spent there. If it cannot be spent there within a year it is pooled into the general fund and spent wherever it is needed most. That is a term of the gift, said here so that giving is agreeing to it.
Investment Fund, LLC · the issuer
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