Switzerland is also what I call (non-pejoratively) an amalgam country. It’s a got a lot of German and Italian influences.
Just like Belgium, which is a mix of French, German, and Dutch cultures.
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AFAIK, Switzerland and Belgium are very different.
Belgium is culturally very divided: the two major cultures (Dutch-speaking and French-speaking) are hardly mixed, especially in recent times, with the exception of Brussels.
From conversations with a Swiss friend, I gather that the cultures in Switzerland are much more mixed in daily life.
I live in German-speaking and Switzerland and the division between here and French-speaking Switzerland is massive. There's a reason there's a whole "trench" named after it [0].
I didn't mean to imply Switzerland and Belgium are similar.
I was saying that they are countries with national identities that are heavily influenced by their neighbors.