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Glarus (canton)

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Glarus

Canton in eastern Switzerland; area 684 sq km/264 sq mi; population (1999 est) 38,700. Glarus contains part of the valley of the River Linth and is extremely mountainous, its highest point being Mount Tödi (3,623 m/11,886 ft). Relatively isolated, the canton has remained mainly agricultural, with stock-rearing the principal occupation.

Several mountain passes lead from Glarus to the neighbouring cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Dairy and other foodstuffs are the canton's principal produce, especially a green cheese known as Schabziger. Textiles are also manufactured. The canton is chiefly German-speaking and Protestant.
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