Zurich or Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. The municipality has approximately 400,028 inhabitants, the urban agglomeration 1.315 million and the Zurich metropolitan area 1.83 million. Zurich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zurich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.

Permanently settled for about 2000 years, Zurich was founded by the Romans, who, in 15 BC, called it "". However, early settlements have been found dating back more than 6400 years ago. During the Middle Ages, Zurich gained the independent and privileged status of imperial immediacy and, in 1519, became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli.

The official language of Zurich is German, but the main spoken language is the local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialect. Many museums and art galleries can be found in the city, including the Swiss National Museum and the Kunsthaus. Schauspielhaus Zurich is one of the most important theatres in the German-speaking world.

Zurich is a leading global city and among the world's largest financial centres despite having a relatively small population. The city is home to a large number of financial institutions and banking giants. Most of Switzerland's research and development centres are concentrated in Zurich and the low tax rates attract overseas companies to set up their headquarters there.

1. What is the official language of Zurich?
2. What country is it located in?
3. How many people are in the Zurich metropolitan area?
4. How long has it been permanently settled for?
5. By who?
6. When?
7. What happened in 1519?
8. What is the main spoken language?
9. Can you name one of its museums?
10. What about one of its theatres?
11. What is it one of the largest centres of?
12. Where are most of its research and development centres?
13. What attracts foreign companies there?
14. How long ago were the earliest settlements dated there?
15. What status did it gain in the Middle Ages?
16. What is Kunsthaus?
17. Which lake is it locate at the northwestern tip of?
1. German
2. Switzerland
3. 1.83 million
4. for about 2000 years
5. Romans
6. 15 BC
7. it became a primary centre of the Protestant Reformation in Europe under the leadership of Huldrych Zwingli
8. A local variant of the Alemannic Swiss German dialec
9. the Swiss National Museum
10. Schauspielhaus Zurich
11. financial centres
12. in Zurich
13. low tax rates
14. 6400 years ago
15. the independent and privileged status
16. Museum
17. Lake Zurich