Switzerland is a landlocked mountainous country in South Central Europe, bordered by Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Liechtenstein.With an area of 41,285 kmÂ², the country is only slightly smaller than the Netherlands or slightly less than twice the size of the US state of New Jersey.t is bordered by Germany, to the north, Austria and the Principality of Liechtenstein, to the east, Italy, to the south and France, to the west. Switzerland's independence and neutrality have long been honored by the major European powers and Switzerland was not involved in either of the two World Wars.
The flag of this state had two stars on it, so when Texas gained it's independence in 1836 they retained the same flag design, minus one star. This represents Texas' split from Mexico and it also gave Texas the nickname The Lone Star State. Texas got his nickname in April 21, 1836 the last battle. Texas state was the lone star republic when it was the Republic of Texas and is now the Lone Star State.
The Latin phrase was adopted by the state in 1822. Missouri was officially adopted into the Union on August 10th, 1821. The unofficial nickname for Missouri is The Show Me State.. The nickname originated in 1899 when Congressmen Willard Vandiver gave a speech to the residents.