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GEOGRAPHICAL PRIMER, 
Switzerland is a small republic, situated among the 
highest mountain lands of Europe. Geneva is its most 
important city. Bern is its capital. 
The kingdom of Prussia and a number of smaller 
states, together form the Empire of Germany. 
The surface of southern Germany is mountainous, 
Dresden Market. 
but the northern part is a plain. The Rhine, which 
flows through the highlands, is the most famous river, 
The elimate is cooler than on the coast farther west. 
Farming, wool growing, and. manufacturing are the 
leading oceupations of the Germans, 
The largest cities are Berlin, Hamburg, and Breslau. 
Munich, Dresden, and Leipzig are also noted, 
Berlin, the capital of Prussia, is also £he capital of 
the empire.