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Read about famous Swiss immigrants in a new way, including Albert Einstein, Audrey Hepburn, and Xherdan Shaqiri, but also meet some lesser known heroes: Naima Serroukh, who fights extremism, Mehari Afewerki, who opened a restaurant run by people who cannot hear, or Tendol Gyalzur, who promised the Dalai Lama she would ...

Swiss immigration diminished after 1930, although limited immigration continues. The number of Americans of Swiss descent is nearly one million.

Switzerland is famous for its mountains, clocks and its food – especially cheese and chocolates. It's a fantastic place for winter sports. The British Royals love to snowboard in Klosters while skiing in Zermatt gives you fantastic views of the iconic Matterhorn mountain.

Most Swiss went west to take advantage of the free farmland, and to join communities where Swiss before them had settled - in California - or in some cases founded, like New Glarus in Wisconsin. "They would help you get farmland or open shops and businesses and people would join Swiss social clubs," Moreno added.

The largest immigrant groups in Switzerland are those from Germany, Italy, France, the former Yugoslavia, Albania, Portugal and Turkey, including Turks and Kurds.

With just over 300,000 people each, Italians and Germans are the largest foreign communities in Switzerland, followed by Portuguese and French. To date, more than three quarters of immigrants have come from other European countries.

Switzerland has one of the world's highest GDPs per capita and a highly skilled labor force. The economy relies on financial services, precision manufacturing, metals, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and electronics.

Six things Switzerland is famous for

• Heidi. The world is not short of classic orphan stories – Oliver Twist, Harry Potter and Mowgli all spring to mind – but Heidi tops them all.
• Fondue.
• Chocolate.
• Watches.
• Fasnacht.
• Christmas markets.

The answer lies in the country's rich economic history, which stretches back over 500 years. Its geographical location, position of neutrality in wartime, high-quality education system, exploitation of resources, but also immigration, all play a role.

Population growth, a dearth of job opportunities, famine and economic crises forced many Swiss people to emigrate in the 19th century. There were three main emigration waves – 1816-1817, 1845-1855 and 1880-1885 – which saw the Swiss settle in all parts of the world, especially in North America.

In general, the population shows openness towards foreigners living in Switzerland. More than three quarter disagree with the idea that foreigners make the streets seem unsafe, but also with the idea that, at school, foreign children have a negative effect on the education of Swiss children.