Geneva (canton)
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This article is about the Swiss canton. For other places, see Geneva.
Geneva is a canton in Switzerland. The capital of the canton is Geneva City.
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République et canton de Genève | |
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Coordinates: 46°2′N 6°7′E | |
Capital | Geneva |
Subdivisions | 45 municipalities |
Government | |
• Executive | Conseil d'État (7) |
• Legislative | Grand Council (100) |
Area | |
• Total | 282.49 km2 (109.07 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 506,343 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GE |
Highest point | 516 m (1,693 ft): Les Arales |
Lowest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhône at Chancy |
Joined | 1815 |
Languages | French |
Website | GE.ch |
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The French name is Genève, The German name is Genf, in Italian it is Ginevra.
Geneva is the seat of many institutions of the United Nations. It has about 186.000 inhabitants and a very old university. About 960.000 people live in the urban area. Some of the urban area is in France. Only Zürich has more inhabitants in Switzerland.