The city of Bern or Berne (German: Bern, pronounced [bɛrn] ( listen); French: Berne [bɛʁn]; Italian: Berna [ˈbɛrna]; Romansh: Berna [ˈbɛrnɐ] (help·info); Bernese German: Bärn [b̥æːrn]) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city".[note 1] With a population of 140,634 (November 2015), Bern is the fifth most populous city in Switzerland. The Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in 2014. The metropolitan area had a population of 660,000 in 2000. Bern is also the capital of the Canton of Bern, the second most populous of Switzerland's cantons. 

The official language of Bern is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German, but the main spoken language is the Alemannic Swiss German dialect called Bernese German. 

In 1983 the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bern is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life (2010).
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Bärn
Bärn [b̥æːrn]) is the de facto capital of Switzerland,
Bern or Berne
Bern or Berne
406,900 in 2014
Bern agglomeration, which includes 36 municipalities, had a population of 406,900 in
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36 municipalities
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The official language of Bern is (the Swiss variety of Standard) German
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he main spoken language is the Alemannic Swiss German dialect called Bernese German. 
Bernese German
dialect called Bernese German. 
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In 1983 the historic old town in the centre of Bern became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Bern is ranked among the world’s top ten cities for the best quality of life (2010).
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world’s top ten
world’s top ten citi
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With a population of 140,634
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Bern is the fifth most populous city in Switzerlan
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 fifth most populous
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ferred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstad