Geneva

Geneva
Municipality
A view over Geneva and the lake
Coat of arms
Location of Geneva
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Coordinates: 46°12′N 6°09′E / 46.200°N 6.150°E / 46.200; 6.150
Country	Switzerland
Canton	Geneva
District	N/A
Government
• Executive	Conseil administratif with 5 members
• Mayor	La Mairie (list) Sandrine Salerno SPS/PSS (as of June 2019)
• Parliament	Conseil municipal with 80 members
Area [1]
• Total	15.92 km2 (6.15 sq mi)
Elevation (Pont du Mont Blanc)	375 m (1,230 ft)
Highest elevation (Chemin du Pommier)	457 m (1,499 ft)
Lowest elevation (Le Rhône)	370 m (1,210 ft)
Population  (31 December 2018)[2][3]
• Total	201,741
• Density	13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Genevan or Genevese French: Genevois(e)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (Central European Summer Time)
Postal code(s)	1200, or 1201–09 Genève, 1213 Petit-Lancy, 1227 Les Acacias[4]
SFOS number	6621
Surrounded by	Carouge, Chêne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chambésy, Vernier, Veyrier
Website	ville-geneve.ch SFSO statistics

Geneva (pronounced /dʒɨˈniːvə/, French: Genève IPA: [ʒənɛv], German: Genf (help·info) [gɛnf], Italian: Ginevra [dʒiˈneːvra], Romansh: Genevra) is the second biggest city in Switzerland. Only Zürich is bigger. Geneva is the biggest city in Romandy (the French-speaking part of Switzerland).

Geneva is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva. It is situated where the Rhône River leaves Lake Geneva (called in French Lac Léman).

Geneva is a very important financial and diplomatic center. There are many international organizations in Geneva, including the United Nations and the Red Cross.^[5] A 2009 survey states that Geneva has the third highest quality of living in the world (narrowly outranked by Zürich).^[6]

Internationally, Geneva is strongly associated with the Geneva Conventions.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Arealstatistik Standard - Gemeinden nach 4 Hauptbereichen". Federal Statistical Office. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
2. ↑ "Ständige Wohnbevölkerung nach Staatsangehörigkeitskategorie Geschlecht und Gemeinde; Provisorische Jahresergebnisse; 2018". Federal Statistical Office. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
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4. ↑ "40 – Le Léman" (Map). The municipality of Geneva and its ZIP-Codes (2011 ed.). 1:100 000. National Map 1:100'000. Wabern, Switzerland: Federal Office of Topography – swisstopo. 2009. ISBN 978-3-302-00040-4. Retrieved 11 February 2019 – via map.geo.admin.ch.
5. ↑ "36 Hours in Geneva". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2011-12-27. Retrieved 2008-02-02.
6. ↑ Mercer Human Resource Consulting World-wide quality of living survey Archived 2007-04-06 at the Wayback Machine. London, 2 April 2007. Retrieved 13 January 2008.