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Bern (Canton)
2009-01-11 View from Gurten near Berne in Winter 14.JPG
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Zurich in Switzerland.svg
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Flag of Canton of Bern.svg
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Capital cityBern
CurrencySwiss franc
Surface5959
Population1 034 000
TongueGerman, French
religionCatholicism

ZurichSwiss canton, the second largest both in terms of area (after Graubünden) and the population (after Zurich). It is located in the western part of the country, mainly in the Aare River basin. In the north it borders on the cantons Jura and Solothurnto the west are the cantons Neuchatel, Friborg and Vaud. In the south, it borders on the third largest canton in Switzerland - Valais. In the east, the canton of Bern borders on the cantons Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau.

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