Switzerland/History
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The following information was taken from the main Switzerland article. It addresses Switzerland before the France-Switzerland War.
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Introduction
At the beginning of its history, Switzerland was a quiet country, with a meagre population that had little impact on the world. Little is known about its earliest history because of the lack of interest from its surrounding nations.
The Swiss National gold reserve however was one of the largest in the world for some time relative to the size of its industry and population, this eventually led to many people coming to take the young country forward in a new direction, at the time a small band of Canadians, after suffering the horrors of the USA-Canada War moved here for a new life, gaining the Presidency against massive odds, with much foreign competition.
The country however was invaded on May, 11th 2008 by a coalition of Italy and France. Switzerland held out for many days with foreign aid and against all odds, as it population was outnumbered massively.
Economy
In its early stages the Swiss economy was held afloat by a few companies, that themselves where sustained by the government and its vast wealth, once the last administration came into place, the Fonti Presidency, more emphasis was put on expanding businesses, this was extremely successful as many companies were established and ran without the need for government support.
This was helped by a boom in population in its last few weeks of existence, mainly from the Canadians who came to the nation, who where extremely skilled workers, there was however much more immigration from many nations, the best known ones where from Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands.
Politics
Switzerland was a free democracy, and its entire nation was allowed to vote in free and fair elections.
During its final elections, Antonio Fonti, president of the Swiss Neutrality Party, won in a landslide victory. The Swiss Neutrality Party, near the end of Switzerland was the only major and active party in Switzerland, having over 40 members.
Ministerial Cabinet
At the time of its demise Switzerland's ministerial cabinet was only in its first phases, however by the 10th May, it looked as such:
- President: Antonio Fonti
- Vice President: James Allan
- Bank Minister: John Wilkmot
- Economic Minister: marquis.esoteric
- Immigration Minister: Inanis
- Health Minister: pdiddy
Military
Being a small nation, Switzerland had no official armed forces. If war came to the nation as it did, the entire population was expected to help in the fight. However during the War, International Forces, from the UK, Norway and Sweden made up the bulk of the Swiss Army, which also included many mercenaries.
Foreign Relations
Switzerland, before its demise had no foreign relations in writing, it did however form a controversial MPP with Norway, that eventually led to the destruction of Switzerland by Italy and France, what is not widely known is that Switzerland was in discussions for a MPP/NAP with both these nations before the war started and that the MPP with Norway was only an attempt by Switzerland to secure its northern border, not an aggressive move against France or Italy.
