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). QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Which city serves as Switzerland's de facto capital?
2. What do people refer to as the Capital of Switzerland?
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Q2:
1. How else is Bern spelled?
2. What are the alternative spellings of Berne?
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Q3:
1. What is the population of the Berne agglomeration?
2. How many people live in the area surrounding Bern?
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1. How many cities are in the Bern agglomeration?
2. What is the number of municipalities in the Bern agglomeration?
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Q5:
1. What is the official language of Bern?
2. Which tongue is officially spoken in Bern?
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Q6:
1. Is the German spoken in Bern the same as what is spoken in Germany?
2. Is Bern's German identical to German from Germany?
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Q7:
1. What is the main dialect in Bern?
2. What do most people in Bern speak?
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Q8:
1. Is Bern a bad city to live in?
2. Is life in Bern disagreeable?
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1. How good of a place to live is Bern?
2. How does Bern rank in terms of quality of life?
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Q10:
1. Is Bern in the top ten cities in the country?
2. Does Bern rank amongst the top ten cities just in Switzerland?
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1. How many people live in Bern?
2. What is the population of the city of Bern?
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Q12:
1. Is Bern the biggest city in Switzerland?
2. Is Bern larger than all other cities in Switzerland?
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1. What is Bern's rank in population within Switzerland?
2. Where does Bern's population rank against other Swiss cities?
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Q14:
1. What do people who live in Bern call the city?
2. What is Bern nicknamed by its residents?
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