Canton of St. Gallen

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/canton-of-st-gallen

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1. Where is Canton of St. Gallen?Northeastern Switzerland
2. How many people live in Canton of St. Gallen?Approximately 500,000 residents (as of 2015)
3. How big is Canton of St. Gallen?2,026 km² (782 sq mi), representing 5% of Switzerland's total area
4. What is the capital of Canton of St. Gallen?St. Gallen
5. What language do people speak in Canton of St. Gallen?German
6. When was Canton of St. Gallen built?Formed in 1803 through the conflation of various territories

Prince-Abbey of St. Gall: A historically powerful ecclesiastical state in Switzerland, influential in the region's development.
Conflation: The act of merging or combining different entities into one.
Federal State: A political entity characterized by a union of partially self-governing states or regions under a central federal government.