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Fribourg (canton)

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Fribourg

Canton in southwest Switzerland, bordering Lake Neuchâtel; area 1,670 sq km/645 sq mi; population (1999 est) 234,300. It lies in the foothills of the Alps, the highest point being 2,395 m/7,858 ft. The chief rivers in the canton are La Broye and La Sarine. Gruyère cheese is made in Fribourg, its capital.

Fribourg is on the French-German linguistic frontier of Switzerland; two-thirds of its inhabitants speak French and they are almost entirely Roman Catholic. Fribourg is essentially a rural canton; market gardening and fruit farming are important in the north, whereas industry is mainly concentrated in the city of Fribourg. Tourism is also highly developed.



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