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Geneva (/ dʒ ə ˈ n iː v ə / jə-NEE-və, Arpitan: [dzəˈnɛva] ⓘ; French: Genève ⓘ) is the second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous of the French-speaking Romandy.
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.
Hace 2 días · Geneva, city, capital of Genève canton, in the far southwestern corner of Switzerland that juts into France. One of Europe’s most cosmopolitan cities, Geneva has served as a model for republican government and owes its preeminence to the triumph of human, rather than geographic, factors.
The history of Geneva dates from before the Roman occupation in the second century BC. Now the principal French-speaking city of Switzerland, Geneva was an independent city state from the Middle Ages until the end of the 18th century. John Calvin was the Protestant leader of the city in the 16th century.
