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The German-speaking part of Switzerland's largest group of Alemannic dialects known as Swiss German, but written communication typically use Swiss Standard German, even though most radio and television broadcasting now in Swiss German. Similarly, some dialects of Franco-Provençal in rural areas in the French speaking part, known as "Suisse Romande", called Vaudois, Gruérien, Jura strainer, Empro, Fribourgeois, Neuchâtelois, and Italian language Ticinese area (a dialect of Lombard.) Moreover, the official languages ​​(German, French and Italian) borrow some terms not understood outside of Switzerland, ie terms from other languages ​​(German ticket from  from French), from similar term in the language other (Italian Azione not used to act but as discount from German Action). Learn one of the other languages ​​of national schools compulsory for everyone, the Swiss Confederation assumed so that at least two languages, especially those of minorities. 

Resident aliens representing foreign workers temporarily and about 22% of the population.Most of these (60%) is from the European Union or EFTA country.Italians are the single largest group of foreigners with 17.3% of total foreign population. They are followed by German immigrants (13.2%), from Serbia and Montenegro (11.5%) and Portugal (11.3%). Immigrants from Sri Lanka, most of them former Tamil refugees, the largest group among Asian-origin people.In the 2000s, showed the domestic and international institutions concerned about what they perceive as an increase in xenophobia, especially in some political campaignings. But the high percentage of foreign nationals in the country, and generally smooth the integration of foreigners, Switzerland emphasized transparency.  

Largest cities or towns of Switzerland
List of cities in Switzerland
1 Zurich Canton of Zurich 372,047 people.
2  Geneva Canton of Geneva 191,803 people.
3 Basel Basel-Stadt 169,536 people.
4 Bern Canton of Bern     133,920people.
5 Lausanne Vaud 127,821 people.
6 Winterthur Canton of Zurich     101,203 people.
7 Lucerne Canton of Lucerne     77,491 people.
8 St. Gallen Canton of St. Gallen 72,959 people.
9 Lugano Ticino 54,667 people.
10 Biel/Bienne     Canton of Bern 51,203 people.
11 Thun Canton of Bern     42,623 people.
12 Köniz Canton of Bern     39,102 people.
13 La Chaux-de-Fonds Canton of Neuchâtel     37,523 people.
14 Schaffhausen Canton of Schaffhausen 34,943 people.
15 Fribourg Canton of Fribourg 34,897 people.
16 Vernier Canton of Geneva     33,811 people.
17 Chur Graubünden 33,756 people.
18 Neuchâtel Canton of Neuchâtel     32,973 people.
19 Uster Canton of Zurich 32,285 people.
20 Sion Valais     30,363 people.