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Originally Posted by MysticCat
I figured as much.
I'm just wondering what we're supposed to call Switzerland: la Suisse, la Svizzera, la Svizra, die Schwiez, d'Schwiiz or Helvetia? 
And does not translating names mean we should all be calling ourselves Hellenic Letter Societies? |
Die Schweiz, duh. Bern is the capital - part of the German-speaking region.
If you're in Geneva, however, it's
la Suisse
.
For what it's worth, in 2000, about three quarters of the population spoke German primarily:
/language nerd
/taking the joke too far