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Omega is Swiss and .CH is Internet country abbreviation for Switzerland. They call their country "Confederation Helvetia."

Remember, not every country's name is the same in *their* language as it is in yours. Countries often have variations or different derivations of their name used elsewhere--often because they were passed down through history that way or they simply needed a version easier to pronounce in other languages.

Similarly, the German name for Germany is Deutschland. The old U.S.S.R. was known to its natives as the C.C.C.P.. Elsewhere, The United States is known by many names, too--some of them are even nice enough to repeat in polite company!