Canton of Grisons

Kanton Graubünden  (German) Chantun Grischun  (Romansh) Cantone dei Grigioni  (Italian)
Canton of Switzerland
Coat of arms
Location in Switzerland
Map of Grisons
Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°30′E / 46.750°N 9.500°E / 46.750; 9.500Coordinates: 46°45′N 9°30′E / 46.750°N 9.500°E / 46.750; 9.500
Capital	Chur
Subdivisions	114 municipalities, 11 districts
Government
• Executive	Executive Council Regierungsrat  (German) Regenza  (Romansh) Governo  (Italian) (5)
• Legislative	Grand Council Grosser Rat  (German) Cussegl Grond  (Romansh) Gran Consiglio  (Italian) (120)
Area
• Total	7,105.44 km2 (2,743.43 sq mi)
Population (12/2015)
• Total	196,610
• Density	28/km2 (72/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CH-GR
Highest point	4,049 m (13,284 ft): Piz Bernina
Lowest point	260 m (853 ft): border to Ticino at San Vittore
Joined	1803
Languages	German, Romansh, Italian
Website	GR.ch

Grisons (French pronunciation: ​[ɡʁizɔ̃]; German: Graubünden, Swiss Standard German: [ɡraʊˈbʏndən]  listen ; German Standard German: [ɡʁaʊˈbʏndn̩]; Italian: Grigioni [ɡriˈdʒoːni]; Romansh: Grischun [ɡʁiˈʒun]; see also other names) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. The canton shares borders with the cantons of Ticino, Uri, Glarus and St. Gallen and international borders with Italy, Austria and Liechtenstein. The name Graubünden translates as the "Grey Leagues", referring to the canton's origin in three local alliances, the League of God's House, the Grey League, and the League of the Ten Jurisdictions. Grisons is also home to three of Switzerland's ethnic groups and the subsequent languages of Swiss German, Italian and Romansh are all native to the canton. It is the only officially trilingual canton and the only canton where the Romansh language has official status.