Geneva
Fun Facts
GenevaCountry: Switzerland
Geneva By The Numbers
Population: 186,000
Land Area: 16 km² / 6 square miles
Elevation: 375 m / 1230 ft
Average Annual Precipitation: 93 cm / 37 in
Average January Temperature: 0°C / 32°F
Average July Temperature: 18°C / 64°F
Quick Facts
Major Industries: Banking, Insurance, Machines, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, & Precision Engineering.
Electricity: 220 volts, 50 cycles. 3-pin outlet plugs
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +1
Country Dialing Code: +41
Area Code: 22
Citizens of Geneva with foreign passport: 54%
Length of Lake Geneva: 73 km / 45 miles
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.
CERN laboratories, based in Geneva, invented and developed the World Wide Web.
Since 1818, a chestnut tree in Geneva has been watched by the sautier (the secretary of Parliament in Geneva) to see when the first bud appears. The day this happens each year is then the first day of spring.
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