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CANTON BERN |
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Canton Bern is a federal state in mid-western Switzerland |
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Abbreviation | BE | ||
Area | 5,959 sq km [2,301 sq mi] second largest canton of Switzerland |
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Population | 950,000 (2008) | ||
Density | 159 inhabitants/sq km | ||
Languages | German (Bernese Oberland, metropolitan Bern, Seeland); French (Jura) |
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Capital | Bern (122,000 inhabitants) | ||
Cities/Towns |
Biel/Bienne (49,000) Thun (41,000) Köniz (37,000) Burgdorf (15,000) Langenthal (14,000) |
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Famous Tourist Resorts |
Interlanken Meiringen Adelboden Grindelwald Wengen Mürren Lauterbrunnen Kandersteg |
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