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1.https://www.factmonster.com/winter-olympics-luge
2.http://official-swiss-national-languages.all-about-switzerland.info/
3.http://www.everyculture.com/Sa-Th/Switzerland.html
4.https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/switzerland-how-to/daily-life

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1. Luge was thought that the vikings in 800 A.D were the first users of sleds.
2. The french word for sledding is "Luge."
3. There are 3 divisions of in the luge competition, men's singles, women's singles and then both also have a doubles competition.
4. You go up to speeds between 60 to 87 miles per hour.
5. The first championship of this sport was held in Oslo, Norway.

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Chris Mazdzer's silver medal run in men's singles luge

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Chris Mazdzer won the U.S.'s first medal in men's singles luge.

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A light toboggan for one or two people sitting in a supine position.
There is not an exact date it was invented on, but it was invented in 1955. They first were luging just to have fun, but 9 years later it ended up becoming a sport in the Olympics. The origin of where the first sled race took place was in St. Moritz, Switzerland. People say the sport was invented by Caspar Badrutt, but are not completely sure because there were multiple people creating different sports with toboggans. Luge is not nearly as big as it was in the first few years, but some people in Switzerland do watch the sport.

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Switzerland has 4 official languages:
German, French, Italian and Romansch.
There a lot of other cultures that speak the same language as Switzerland.
Swedish is spoken in Finland, Alan Islands and Iceland.

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Population of Switzerland:
8.3 million
The whole are is  about 41,277 sq km
The land: 39,997
The water is: 1,280
Nationality: Swiss
There climate is temperate, the temperature varies with altitude. Mostly they still get there turn of rain, snow and warm weather.

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Catholicism and Protestantism is the most major religions. Catholicism and Protestantism are the same and are the basic practice, faith and church order of the Roman catholic church. The largest religious minority is the Muslim community, they represent over 2 percent of the population in Switzerland. The Jews has always had a small community and experienced a lot of discrimination. The churches are dependent on the state to keep church going. Common customs and traditions that happen in Switzerland are yodeling, alphorn and flag throwing just to name some. These traditions happen very often too in most rural areas.

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Regional and local culinary specialties mostly are based on traditional type of cooking, common foods they eat is rich in calories in fat that is good for outside activity. Foods like dairy products are important parts of a diet. I have found a lot of recipes for different cheeses mixed with main course meals and for sides and all kinds of different foods it could go with. They don''t have any traditions with foods.
They grow there vegetables usually and eat them fresh.

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- In Switzerland people travel through the city pretty easy because the traffic is not too bad. Most people use cars, but if there is not one there are trains, trams and buses they can get on for transportation.
- They are pretty big in art in Switzerland. Besides the support of theaters financially, many theaters offer great programs to there audiences.
- The men in Switzerland like to wear mostly business attire. Dark clothing is popular for women and men. Women usually wear long sleeve shirts and pants, unless it is the summer time, then both men and women wear short sleeve shirts and shorts.

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Swiss people value cleanliness, honesty, hard work and material possessions. They are very proud of there environment and they have a long tradition of freedom. The way they greet is very similar to the way Americans greet people. The really only main difference is you are only suppose to call  people you have just met by there last names. First names of people are only to be said by family or close friends. At dinner tables you call a waiter by saying Herr Ober and a waitress by saying fraulein, if you wave your hand it is considered rude. And also the Swiss are always looking at how neat you are, that is how it is for most people.

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- In the family life of Switzerland the divorce rate has been continuously higher. In 1999 the divorce rate was 50 per 100 marriages. The average age for marrying is around 28 years old, which is waiting later then most Americans . Women don't really have top positions in most things and are not considered as equal as men.
- A high percentage of the population regularly participates in some type of form of exercise. Some sports would be  football, ice hockey, tennis and there are more.
- In Switzerland most people live in these really nice houses and most houses are two stories. The doorknob is on the left hand side of the door, instead of the right.
- For recreation people like to swim, hike, walk, skating, canoe, mountain bike and play tennis.

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Switzerland is a concordance democracy in which cooperation between political, social, and economic groups close temporarily. Switzerland have a direct democracy, which mean people  initiate on deciding the policies and rules. Swiss has a civil legal system. Enacted or written is the main source of law. Switzerland has a long republican tradition.