S W I T ZE R L A N D
D R ES EARC H S TU DIES
FIEL
SWITZERLAND
PURPOSE:
• TO KNOW THE COUNTRY WHOM I WANT TO SHARE THE LOVE
OF JESUS CHRIST WITH.
• TO KNOW THE PEOPLE OF SWITZERLAND, THEIR CULTURE,
AND WAY OF LIVING, ETC, FOR ME TO AVOID CULTURE
SHOCK .
• TO HAVE AN IDEA OF HOW SHOULD I START MY MISSION.
MISSION AND VISION
• MISSION:
TO WIN SOULS, MAKE DISCIPLES, PLANT CHURCHES,
AND GLORIFY GOD.
• VISION:
CONNECTING BELIEVERS WHO ARE PASSIONATELY
DEVOTED TO REACHING THE LOST, NURTURING
DISCIPLES, ESTABLISHING NEW CHURCHES, AND
BRINGING GLORY TO GOD.
G E N E RA L
BACKG R O U N D
OF SWITZERLAND
GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OF
SWITZERLAND
GEOLOGICAL LOCATION OF
SWITZERLAND
• SWITZERLAND LIES IN THE HEART OF EUROPE. WITH
41,285KM2 SURFACE AREA
• IT HAS THREE DISTINCT GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS: THE
ALPS, THE CENTRAL PLATEAU AND THE JURA.
POPULATION
EDUCATION SYSTEM
• COMPULSORY EDUCATION (KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY
AND LOWER SECONDARY) LASTS 11 YEARS IN
SWITZERLAND. AFTER THAT, THE PATH TYPICALLY
LEADS TO GENERAL EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
• THE EDUCATION SYSTEM IN SWITZERLAND IS NOT ONLY
ONE OF THE BEST IN EUROPE, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED
ONE OF THE TOP SYSTEMS IN THE WORLD.
ECONOMY
• THE ECONOMY OF SWITZERLAND IS ONE OF THE
WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED AND A HIGHLY-DEVELOPED
FREE MARKET ECONOMY.
• THE ALPINE NATION OF SWITZERLAND IS THE 20 TH
-
LARGEST ECONOMY IN THE WORLD.
• THE SWISS ECONOMY IS DOMINATED BY THE SERVICE
SECTOR. SWITZERLAND ALSO HAS A THRIVING
TOURISM INDUSTRY, WITH HOSPITALITY JOBS
AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
ETHNICITY
• SWISS 69.2%, FRENCH 2.1%,
• GERMAN 4.2%, KOSOVAN 1.1%,
• ITALIAN 3.2%, TURKISH 1%,
• PORTUGUESE 2.5%, • OTHER 16.7% (2020)
LANGUAGE
• GERMAN IS THE PRIMARY LANGUAGE FOR MORE THAN
60% OF THE POPULATION, ALTHOUGH IN PRACTICE, SWISS
GERMAN, A COLLECTION OF ALEMANNIC DIALECTS, IS THE
PREDOMINANT SPOKEN FORM. FRENCH IS THE MAIN
LANGUAGE IN THE FRENCH-SPEAKING REGION OF
SWITZERLAND, KNOWN AS ROMANDIE IN FRENCH.
CULTURE OF SWITZERLAND
• FRIENDSHIPS TEND TO BE VERY CLOSE AND LONG-LASTING.
• TEENAGERS ARE USUALLY VERY ACTIVE AND PARTICIPATE IN
SPORTS AND CLUBS ORGANIZED BY THE SCHOOL OR
COMMUNITY.
• SINCE THE ALPS COVER MORE THAN HALF OF THE COUNTRY,
THEY OFTEN GO SKIING AND MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.
POLITICAL SYSTEM
• SWITZERLAND IS A DIRECT DEMOCRACY. ALONGSIDE
THE USUAL VOTING RIGHTS ACCORDED IN
DEMOCRACIES, THE SWISS PEOPLE ALSO HAVE THE
RIGHT TO VOTE ON SPECIFIC ISSUES.
SWISS POLITICS
VIOLA AMHERD
The President of the
Swiss Confederation in
2024 is Viola
Amherd from the
canton of Valais. She
was elected on 13
December 2023.
WAY OF LIFE IN
SWITZERLAND
• SWISS FAMILIES CAN BE VERY DIVERSE, BUT MOST ARE
HARD-WORKING AND THRIFTY, WITH ONLY ONE OR TWO
CHILDREN. MOST FAMILIES IN SWITZERLAND HAVE PETS, A
CAT OR A DOG, WITH WHOM THEY DEMONSTRATE
EXTREME AFFECTION. ON WEEKENDS, PEOPLE OFTEN
TAKE TRIPS TO VISIT EXTENDED FAMILY OR FRIENDS.
TAGLINE OF SWITZERLAND
