Sankt Gallen is a canton of Switzerland, located in the north east.
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Sankt Gallen is bounded to the north by
Lake Constance, to the east by the
Rhine Valley. Over the
Rhine is
Austria and
Liechtenstein. To the south, it is bounded by the cantons of
Graubunden,
Glarus and
Schwyz. To the west lie the cantons of
Zurich and
Thurgau.
The main rivers of the canton are the
Rhine,
Thur,
Linth and
Seez. The topography changes from the plains near river
Rhine and
Lake Constance towards the mountainous areas in the south. About one quarter of the land is covered in forests and more than half consists of
Alpine pastures.
Agricultural activity consists predominantly of dairy farming and cattle breeding in the mountainous areas. In the plains fruit and wine production are important, but there is also mixed farming.
Industries of the canton include optical goods, pyrotechnics, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. Tourism plays an important role in the many resorts. There is a thermal spa in
Bad Ragaz and a great number of winter sports facilities.
