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Council of States of Switzerland

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Council of States of Switzerland

Summary

Council of States of Switzerland is an upper house[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Council of States of Switzerland is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's instance of is recorded as upper house[4].
  • canton of Switzerland is named after Council of States of Switzerland[5].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[6].
  • Council of States of Switzerland is part of Federal Assembly of Switzerland[7].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Council of States[8].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's chairperson is recorded as Andrea Caroni[9].
  • Council of States of Switzerland comprises Member of the Swiss Council of States[10].
  • Council of States of Switzerland comprises President of the Swiss Council of States[11].
  • November 16, 1848 marks the founding of Council of States of Switzerland[12].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's official website is recorded as https://parlament.ch[13].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Council of States (Switzerland)[14].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Switzerland[15].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's number of seats is recorded as {'amount': '+46'}[16].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Ständerat'}[17].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Conseil des Etats'}[18].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Consiglio degli Stati'}[19].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Cussegl dals Stadis'}[20].
  • Council of States of Switzerland's different from is recorded as Council of State[21].

Body

Founding

November 16, 1848 marks the founding of Council of States of Switzerland[12].

Identity

Council of States of Switzerland is part of Federal Assembly of Switzerland[7].

Leadership

Council of States of Switzerland's chairperson is recorded as Andrea Caroni[9].

Operations

Council of States of Switzerland's headquarters location is recorded as Federal Palace of Switzerland[6].

Why It Matters

Council of States of Switzerland has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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