Canton o Fribourg
The Canton o Fribourg is a canton o Swisserland. It is locatit in the wast o the kintra. The caipital o the canton is Fribourg. The name Fribourg is French, whauras 
Freiburg (help·info) is the German name for baith the canton an the toun.
État de Fribourg Staat Freiburg | ||
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 Location in Swisserland | ||
Cairt o Fribourg  | ||
| Coordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°ECoordinates: 46°43′N 7°5′E / 46.717°N 7.083°E | ||
| Caipital | Fribourg/Freiburg | |
| Subdivisions | 168 municipalities, 7 districts | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Executive | Conseil d'Etat/Staatsrat (7) | |
| • Legislative | Grand Cooncil o Fribourg (130) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,671.42 km2 (645.34 sq mi) | |
| Population (12/2015)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 307,461 | |
| • Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) | |
| ISO 3166 code | CH-FR | |
| Heichest point | 2,389 m (7,838 ft): Vanil Noir | |
| Lawest point | 429 m (1,407 ft): shore Loch Neuchâtel | |
| Joined | 1481 | |
| Languages | French, German | |
| Wabsteid | FR.ch | |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ Arealstatistik Land Cover - Kantone und Grossregionen nach 6 Hauptbereichen accessed 27 October 2017
- ↑ Swiss Federal Statistical Office - STAT-TAB, online database – Ständige und nichtständige Wohnbevölkerung nach institutionellen Gliederungen, Geburtsort und Staatsangehörigkeit (in German) accessed 30 August 2016