On 15 Nov 2005, at 04:28, Tony Sidaway wrote:
Confoederatio Helvetica,
Switzerland?
Yes. Having four official local languages, they decided to choose a fifth, Latin, for the official name of their country.
They have been known to conduct business meetings in Latin there. A friend of mine went and as there was a mixed group it was suggested that they use Latin. Alas he didnt speak Latin.
Justinc