Swiss Germans

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For other uses, see Swiss German and German Swiss

German Swiss
Total population

Over 4.8 million
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 4.8 million [1]
Flag of the United States United States Unknown, 1 million of general Swiss descent [2]
Languages
Swiss German
Religions
Christianity, non-religion
Related ethnic groups
German people/Ethnic Germans, French Swiss, Italian Swiss, Romansh people
German language areas are in orange
German language areas are in orange

The Swiss Germans are the German-speaking people of Switzerland, and are the largest ethnolinguistic group of the country, at 65% of the population.[1]

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  1. ^ a b CIA World Factbook - Switzerland
  2. ^ US Census 2000: Ancestry
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