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Canton Bern

Kanton Bern
Canton de Berne
Canton of Switzerland
Coat of arms of Kanton BernCanton de Berne
Coat of arms
Map of Switzerland, location of Bern highlighted
Location in Switzerland
Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°37′E / 46.833°N 7.617°E / 46.833; 7.617Coordinates: 46°50′N 7°37′E / 46.833°N 7.617°E / 46.833; 7.617
Capital Bern
Subdivisions 388 municipalities, 10 districts
Government
 • Executive Regierungsrat, Conseil exécutif (7)
 • Legislative Grosser Rat, Grand conseil (160)
Area
 • Total 5,959.44 km2 (2,300.95 sq mi)
Population (12/2015)
 • Total 1,017,483
 • Density 170/km2 (440/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code CH-BE
Highest point 4,274 m (14,022 ft): Finsteraarhorn
Lowest point 401.5 m (1,317 ft): Aare at Wynau
Joined 1353
Languages German, French
Website BE.ch

The canton of Bern (German: Kanton Bern, About this sound pronunciation ; French: Canton de Berne) is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south lies the canton of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau.

The canton of Bern is bilingual and has a population (as of 31 December 2015) of 1,017,483. As of 2007, the population included 119,930 (or 12.45%) foreigners. The cantonal capital, also the federal capital of Switzerland, is Bern.

Bern joined the Swiss Confederation in 1353 and was between 1803 and 1814 one of the six directorial cantons of the Napoleonic Swiss Confederation.


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