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Switzerland

The Swiss Confederation was not a single federal state until 1848. It was a loose association of sovereign states. Each cantons had their own armies, borders, currencies etc. Furthermore, all the dicisions needed unanimity and it had not a proper parliament and government. A confederation is not a state. Like the states of the German Confederation, the cantons should be seperate on the map. 84.230.12.177 19:49, 25 August 2007 (UTC)