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Geneva

Western Europe

The second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy, situated in the southwest of the country where the Rhone river leaves Lake Geneva, serving as the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. A global city, international financial center and worldwide center for diplomacy, it has earned the nickname the Peace Capital.

Facts
Population
203,856 1
Area (sq km)
15.93 1
Population Estimate Year
2021 1
Latitude
46.2017 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.1469 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
Connections

Capital Of

Canton of Geneva, States or Territories
Source Statoids: Cantons of Switzerland (Statoids)
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Nationals Include

François-Étienne de La Roche

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Source François-Étienne de La Roche (source article)Lead sentence [nationality]
Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]
was a Genevan physician, naturalist, chemist, botanist and ichthyologist
Horace Bénédict de Saussure

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Source Horace Bénédict de Saussure (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality
Quote, Lead, nationality
was a Genevan geologist

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Bordier & Cie

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Source Wikipedia: Bordier & Cietier 2
Ecumenical News International

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Source Wikidata: Ecumenical News Internationaltier 2
Edmond de Rothschild Group

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Source Wikipedia: Edmond de Rothschild Grouptier 2
Intellectual Property Watch

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Kempinski Hotels S.A.

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Source Wikipedia: Kempinskitier 2
Matech

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Source Matech Concepts (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Matech Concepts was an auto racing development firm based in Geneva, Switzerland and founded by Martin Bartek in 2006.
Mediterranean Shipping Company

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Source Wikipedia: Mediterranean Shipping Companytier 2
Pictet Group

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Source Pictet Group (Wikipedia)Lead, first paragraph
Quote, Lead, first paragraph
Headquartered in Geneva
Union Bancaire Privée

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Source Wikipedia: Union Bancaire Privéetier 2
Vitol

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Source Wikipedia: Vitoltier 2
Weatherford International plc

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Source Wikidata: Weatherford International plctier 2
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa

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Source Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa (Wikipedia)Article text
Quote, Article text
He then practiced for a short time as a physician at Geneva and Freiburg, but in 1524 went to Lyon on being appointed physician to Louise of Savoy, mother of Francis I.
International Committee of the Red Cross

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League of Nations

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Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

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World Health Organization

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Source Wikipedia: World Health OrganizationLead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia articletier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph of the cited Wikipedia article
It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has six regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.
University of Geneva

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Large Electron-Positron Collider

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Source Large Electron-Positron Collider - WikipediaLead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
near Geneva, Switzerland

Found There

Doctors Without Borders

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Red Cross Movement

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Sources
1. Geneva (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    The city of Geneva (Ville de Genève) had a population of 203,856 in January 2021 within its municipal territory of 16 square kilometres (6.2 sq mi).
  • Geography section, area sentence
    The city covers an area of 15.93 km2 (6.15 sq mi), while the area of the canton is 282 km2 (108.9 sq mi)
  • Infobox coordinates
    46 12 06 N 6 08 49 E
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Geneva - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2660646
    46.20222 6.14569 P PPLA CH GE 2500 6621 201741 400 Europe/Zurich
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 400 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 6.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 46.25, 6.25
46.25 6.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Geneva
Wikidata Q71, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Statoids: Cantons of Switzerland (Statoids)
StatoidsCapital Of: Canton of Geneva, Primary subdivisions table, capital column
Quote, Capital Of: Canton of Geneva, Primary subdivisions table, capital column
Geneva CH.GE SZ07 CH013 457,715 282 109 f Geneva
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