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Air balloons fly over the village of Zermatt , Switzerland, backdropped by the Matterhorn peak, Sept. 19, 2003 during celebration of the 100th birthday of the first takeoff in Zermatt of famous captain Edouard Spelterini (1852-1931) ride over the Swiss alps. At 14,690 feet (4,478 meters), the Matterhorn is not even the highest mountain in Switzerland _ but it surely is the most photogenic, rising up on four elegant faces to a craggy peak along the Swiss-Italian border. (AP Photo/Keystone,Olivier Maire) .

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Switzerland is home to two of the world's biggest pharmaceutical companies, Roche and Novartis, but 65 percent of those two firms' employees are not native-born Swiss. (associated press)

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Switzerland's Roger Federer falls to the clay after defeating France's Richard Gasquet and winning the Davis Cup final between France and Switzerland at Stade Pierre Mauroy in Lille, northern France, Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

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Switzerland’s Roger Federer celebrates winning his ATP World Tour Finals semifinal tennis match against his compatriot Stan Wawrinka at the O2 Arena in London, England, Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland)

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Roger Federer, of Switzerland, wipes sweat from his face between points against Marin Cilic, of Croatia, during the semifinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Kei Nishikori, of Japan, reacts after defeating Stan Wawrinka, of Switzerland, in five sets during the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Peng Shuai, of China, reacts after defeating Belinda Bencic, of Switzerland, during the quarterfinals of the 2014 U.S. Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Argentina's Angel di Maria celebrates after scoring his side's only and winning goal in extra time during the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Argentina and Switzerland at the Itaquerao Stadium in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tuesday, July 1, 2014. Argentina defeated Switzerland 1-0 to move on to the quarterfinals. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Roger Federer, from Switzerland, celebrates after defeating David Ferrer, from Spain, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, in a final match at the Western and Southern Open tennis tournament, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014, in Mason, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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Representatives of the 2022 Olympic Games candidate cities, from left to right, Amanzholova Zauresh, vice-mayor of Almaty City representing Almaty 2022, Yang Xiaochao, vice-chairman of Beijing 2022, and Eli Grimsby, CEO of the candidate city of Oslo 2022, pose for photographers during during the announcement of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games candidate cities (Beijing 2022, Oslo 2022, Almaty 2022) after an executive board meeting, at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday, July 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Keystone,Jean-Christophe Bott)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia defeated Roger Federer of Switzerland during the men's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates defeating Roger Federer of Switzerland in the men's singles final at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Sunday July 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Court officials talk to Serena Williams and Venus Williams, left, of the U.S as they retire after 3 games from their women's doubles match against Kristina Barrois of Germany and Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday July 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

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Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates a point against Santiago Giraldo of Colombia during their men's singles match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Saturday, June 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a return to Paolo Lorenzi of Italy during their first round match at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in Wimbledon, London, Tuesday, June 24, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)