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How many cantons does Switzerland have?

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26
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www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch, admin.ch / ch.ch (official swiss confederation government portal), corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's "switzerland" article — both state switzerland has 26 cantons., article 1 of the swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung der schweizerischen eidgenossenschaft) enumerates the 26 cantons that together form the swiss confederation; this is corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland, which states the country comprises 26 cantons., article 1 of the swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung der schweizerischen eidgenossenschaft), which lists all 26 cantons of the swiss confederation; corroborated by the official swiss government portal ch.ch ("switzerland has 26 cantons")., en.wikipedia.org, encyclopædia britannica, "switzerland" (article on cantons); swiss federal authorities admin.ch, "the confederation, cantons and communes" page, both stating switzerland has 26 cantons., federal constitution of the swiss confederation (art. 1), as published by the swiss federal chancellery/fedlex; corroborated by ch.ch, the official swiss government portal, which states switzerland is a confederation of 26 cantons., federal constitution of the swiss confederation (art. 1), as published on the swiss federal council's official legislation portal (fedlex.admin.ch); corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's article on switzerland., federal constitution of the swiss confederation (bundesverfassung), art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); swiss confederation official portal admin.ch, page 'the cantons'., federal constitution of the swiss confederation, art. 1 (fedlex sr 101, admin.ch); encyclopaedia britannica, 'switzerland', federal constitution of the swiss confederation, art. 1 (fedlex sr 101, fedlex.admin.ch), enumerating the 26 cantons; consistent with admin.ch's official description of the swiss confederation's structure., federal constitution of the swiss confederation, art. 1 (sr 101), as published at fedlex.admin.ch, federal constitution of the swiss confederation, article 1, lists the 26 cantons that make up the swiss confederation (text available on the official swiss government portal fedlex.admin.ch, sr 101). this is corroborated by the encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland, which states the country comprises 26 cantons., swiss confederation, ch.ch, 'election of cantonal governments: when and how?', https://www.ch.ch/en/election-of-cantonal-governments-when-and-how/, swiss federal authorities, about switzerland, federalism: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung), art. 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons; corroborated by the swiss federal administration's official site admin.ch stating switzerland has 26 cantons., swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung), art. 1, which lists all 26 cantons by name; confirmed by the swiss federal government's official site ch.ch ("switzerland has 26 cantons") and the encyclopaedia britannica entry on switzerland., swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung), article 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons of the swiss confederation; confirmed via the official swiss confederation portal admin.ch and encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland., swiss federal constitution (bundesverfassung), article 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons of the swiss confederation; corroborated by britannica's entry on switzerland stating it comprises 26 cantons., swiss federal constitution of the swiss confederation, art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); corroborated by the swiss confederation's official portal admin.ch, which states switzerland is composed of 26 cantons., swiss federal constitution, art. 1 (admin.ch, official compilation of federal legislation, www.fedlex.admin.ch, federal chancellery), which lists all 26 cantons of the swiss confederation by name; corroborated by britannica's entry on switzerland stating the country comprises 26 cantons., swiss federal constitution, art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); ch.ch official government portal; encyclopaedia britannica entry 'switzerland', swiss federal constitution, art. 1 (sr 101), as published on fedlex.admin.ch, the official portal of the swiss federal chancellery, swiss federal constitution, article 1 (bundesverfassung der schweizerischen eidgenossenschaft), as published by the swiss federal chancellery (admin.ch / fedlex.admin.ch), which names the 26 cantons constituting the swiss confederation., swiss federal constitution, article 1 (federal chancellery / admin.ch, fedlex text of the bundesverfassung), which enumerates the 26 cantons of the swiss confederation; corroborated by encyclopaedia britannica's entry on switzerland stating it comprises 26 cantons., swiss federal department of foreign affairs (fdfa), about switzerland, ‘federalism’: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs (fdfa), about switzerland, “federalism” (official federalism overview; states there are 26 cantons)., swiss federal department of foreign affairs, federalism, https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, presence switzerland, 'federalism', https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, presence switzerland, about switzerland: federalism, https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, presence switzerland, federalism: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, presence switzerland, ‘federalism’: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, swiss federal department of foreign affairs, presence switzerland: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, the swiss federal chancellery, the swiss confederation: a brief guide (2025), https://www.bk.admin.ch/dam/bk/de/dokumente/komm-ue/buku2025/buku_2025_en.pdf.download.pdf/buku_2025_en.pdf, the swiss federal chancellery, the swiss confederation: a brief guide 2026 (page 8), https://www.bk.admin.ch/dam/bk/de/dokumente/komm-ue/buku2026/en%20the%20confederation%20-%20a%20brief%20guide%202026_barrierefrei.pdf.download.pdf/en%20the%20confederation%20-%20a%20brief%20guide%202026_barrierefrei.pdf, the swiss federal department of foreign affairs, about switzerland, federalism: https://www.aboutswitzerland.eda.admin.ch/en/federalism, www.admin.ch, www.bfs.admin.ch, www.bk.admin.ch, www.britannica.com, www.ch.ch, www.eda.admin.ch, www.efd.admin.ch

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    #34126Article 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft) enumerates the 26 cantons that together form the Swiss Confederation; this is corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Switzerland, which states the country comprises 26 cantons.
    #60626Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (Art. 1), as published by the Swiss Federal Chancellery/Fedlex; corroborated by ch.ch, the official Swiss government portal, which states Switzerland is a confederation of 26 cantons.
    #44326Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung), Art. 1, which lists all 26 cantons by name; confirmed by the Swiss federal government's official site ch.ch ("Switzerland has 26 cantons") and the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Switzerland.
    #144526Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), About Switzerland, “Federalism” (official federalism overview; states there are 26 cantons).
    #6126Swiss Federal Constitution, Article 1 (Federal Chancellery / admin.ch, Fedlex text of the Bundesverfassung), which enumerates the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation; corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Switzerland stating it comprises 26 cantons.
    #54026admin.ch / ch.ch (official Swiss Confederation government portal), corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's "Switzerland" article — both state Switzerland has 26 cantons.
    #75126Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Art. 1 (Fedlex SR 101, admin.ch); Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'Switzerland'
    #8826Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung), Article 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation; confirmed via the official Swiss Confederation portal admin.ch and Encyclopaedia Britannica's entry on Switzerland.
    #32826Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (Bundesverfassung), Art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); Swiss Confederation official portal admin.ch, page 'The Cantons'.
    #73526Swiss Federal Constitution, Article 1 (Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft), as published by the Swiss Federal Chancellery (admin.ch / fedlex.admin.ch), which names the 26 cantons constituting the Swiss Confederation.
    #187126Swiss Federal Constitution, Art. 1 (admin.ch, official compilation of federal legislation, www.fedlex.admin.ch, Federal Chancellery), which lists all 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation by name; corroborated by Britannica's entry on Switzerland stating the country comprises 26 cantons.
    #100126Swiss Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); corroborated by the Swiss Confederation's official portal admin.ch, which states Switzerland is composed of 26 cantons.
    #153026Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung), Article 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation; corroborated by Britannica's entry on Switzerland stating it comprises 26 cantons.
    #35126Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Art. 1 (Fedlex SR 101, fedlex.admin.ch), enumerating the 26 cantons; consistent with admin.ch's official description of the Swiss Confederation's structure.
    #113326Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation (Art. 1), as published on the Swiss Federal Council's official legislation portal (fedlex.admin.ch); corroborated by Encyclopaedia Britannica's article on Switzerland.
    #70626Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung), Art. 1, which enumerates the 26 cantons; corroborated by the Swiss federal administration's official site admin.ch stating Switzerland has 26 cantons.
    #49326Swiss Federal Constitution, Art. 1 (SR 101), as published on fedlex.admin.ch, the official portal of the Swiss Federal Chancellery
    #154026Encyclopædia Britannica, "Switzerland" (article on cantons); Swiss Federal Authorities admin.ch, "The Confederation, cantons and communes" page, both stating Switzerland has 26 cantons.
    #155426Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Article 1, lists the 26 cantons that make up the Swiss Confederation (text available on the official Swiss government portal fedlex.admin.ch, SR 101). This is corroborated by the Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on Switzerland, which states the country comprises 26 cantons.
    #15326Swiss Federal Constitution, Art. 1 (list of 26 cantons); ch.ch official government portal; Encyclopaedia Britannica entry 'Switzerland'
    #108226Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation, Art. 1 (SR 101), as published at fedlex.admin.ch
    #186026Article 1 of the Swiss Federal Constitution (Bundesverfassung der Schweizerischen Eidgenossenschaft), which lists all 26 cantons of the Swiss Confederation; corroborated by the official Swiss government portal ch.ch ("Switzerland has 26 cantons").
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