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Geneva, Switzerland

Geneva undoubtedly has much to offer in terms of culture & sightseeing for visitors traveling

in Switzerland. Geneva cobbled streets and luxury shops are framed by breathtaking scenery and snow-capped mountains.

With the first trace of Human civilization date back to around 3000 BC, the city of Geneva in Switzerland today have less then 200,000 inhabitants. Geneva is a home of more then one hundred private art galleries, twenty-five theatres, thirty-two museums, several concert halls and around thirty cinemas.

Geneva city is situated between the Swiss Alps & Jura Mountains and has area of 15.86 km², while the area of the Canton of Geneva is 282 km², including two small enclaves of Céligny in Vaud. The part of the Lake that is attached to Geneva has area of 38 km² and is sometimes referred to as Petit lac (small lake). The Canton has only 4.5 km border with the rest of Switzerland; out of a total of 107.5 km of borders, remaining 103 km are shared with France, with the Départment de l'Ain to the North and the Département de la Haute-Savoie to the South.

As of 2004, the population of the Commune (city) of Geneva was 185,526, while 438,500 people lived in the Canton of Geneva. In 2000, 1,246,000 people lived in Geneva urban community, which extends into Vaud Canton and neighboring France.

One of the most amazing Swiss cities, Geneva is the seat of many international organisations, including the European headquarters of United Nations and several other international bodies, such as World Health Organization, International Labour Organization, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, World Intellectual Property Organization, International Telecommunication Union, World Meteorological Organization, World Trade Organization.

The Geneva's economy is mainly services oriented. The city has important and old finance sector, which is specialized in private banking (managing assets of about 1 trillion USD) and financing of international trade. It is also an important centre of commodity trade.

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