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Geneva - Switzerland
Geneva Canton: Geneva Country: Switzerland
Geneva By The Numbers:
Population: 186,000 Land Area: 6 square miles/16 square kilometres Elevation: 1230 feet/375 metres Average Annual Precipitation: 37 inches/93 centimetres Average January Temperature: 32 degrees F/0 degrees C Average July Temperature: 64 degrees F/18 degrees C
Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Banking, Insurance, Machines, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, & Precision Engineering. Ethnic Mix: 65% German, 18% French, 10% Italian, 1% Romansch, 6% Other. Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles. 3-pin outlet plugs. Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 Country Dialing Code: 41 Area Code: 22
Did You Know?
Geneva is a neutral territory, home to the European Headquarters of the United Nations, The International Red Cross, and the World Health Organization.
Orientation:
The Canton of Geneva is 109 square miles/282 square kilometres and located on Lake Geneva's banks. Geneva is an enclosed land surrounded by France. It lies south of the Department of the Ain, and north of the Department of the Haute-Savoie. Switzerland is linked by Geneva to the Canton of Vaud on the right bank of Lake Geneva.
Geneva By The Numbers:
Population: 186,000 Land Area: 6 square miles/16 square kilometres Elevation: 1230 feet/375 metres Average Annual Precipitation: 37 inches/93 centimetres Average January Temperature: 32 degrees F/0 degrees C Average July Temperature: 64 degrees F/18 degrees C
Quick Facts:
Major Industries: Banking, Insurance, Machines, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, & Precision Engineering. Ethnic Mix: 65% German, 18% French, 10% Italian, 1% Romansch, 6% Other. Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles. 3-pin outlet plugs. Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1 Country Dialing Code: 41 Area Code: 22
Did You Know?
Geneva is a neutral territory, home to the European Headquarters of the United Nations, The International Red Cross, and the World Health Organization.
Orientation:
The Canton of Geneva is 109 square miles/282 square kilometres and located on Lake Geneva's banks. Geneva is an enclosed land surrounded by France. It lies south of the Department of the Ain, and north of the Department of the Haute-Savoie. Switzerland is linked by Geneva to the Canton of Vaud on the right bank of Lake Geneva.
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