Appenzell Innerrhoden (German; French: Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures;
in English sometimes Appenzell Inner Rhodes) is the smallest canton
of Switzerland.

Appenzell Innerrhoden is a canton in the north east of Switzerland. Its area is
173 km². The canton was split in 1597 for religious reasons from
the former canton Appenzell, with Appenzell Ausserrhoden being the other
half.

Appenzell is the capital of this canton. The constitution was established in 1872.
Most of the canton is pastoral, this despite being mountainous. Cattle
breeding and dairy farming are the main agricultural activities.

Citizens from the canton assemble every last Sunday of April for the Landsgemeinde
(general assembly) in a square in Appenzell and vote on laws and elect
the Governing Council. Until a 1990 decision by the Federal Tribunal
of Switzerland, women did not have the right to vote at the cantonal
level in Appenzell Innerrhoden.

The Säntis peak is one of the main attractions.