Top left: Palace of Nations, Middle left: CERN Laboratory, Right: Jet dEau, Bottom: View over Geneva and the lake (Lake Geneva). snow_image= snow_imagecaption= imagepath_coa = Coat_of_Arms_of_Geneva.svgpixel_coa= map = Karte Kanton Genf.png languages = French canton = Geneva iso-code-region = CH-GE district = N/A lat_d=46lat_m=12lat_NS=Nlong_d=6long_m=09long_EW=E postal_code = 1200 municipality_code = 6621 area = 15.86 elevation = 375elevation_description= population = Swiss populations NCCH-GE6621 populationof = Swiss populations YMCH-GE popofyear = Swiss populations YCH-GE agglomeration = 1 240 000 website = ville-ge.ch mayor = R�my Paganimayor_asof=2009mayor_party=� gauche toute! mayor_title = Mairelist_of_mayors = List of mayors of Geneva places = demonym = Genevois neighboring_municipalities= Carouge, Ch�ne-Bougeries, Cologny, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex, Pregny-Chamb�sy, Vernier (Vernier, Switzerland), Veyrier twintowns =

Geneva (lang-frpGen�va, IPA-frp?d?z?n?vaIPA; lang-frGen�ve, IPA-fr??n?vIPA; lang-deGenf, IPA-de???nfIPADe-Genf.ogg; lang-itGinevra; lang-rmGenevra) is the second-most-populous city in Switzerland (after Z�rich) and is the most populous city of Romandie (the French (French language)-speaking part of Switzerland). Situated where the Rh�ne River exits Lake Geneva (in French also known as Lac L�man), it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva (Canton of Geneva).

While the municipality itself (city center) has a population (as of Swiss populations dateCH-GE) of Swiss populationsCH-GE6621Swiss populations refCH-GE, the metropolitan area has 1,240,000 residents, according to a 2007 census.Fr icon cite web url=publisher=Office f�d�ral du d�veloppement territorial ARE title=Etude th�matique A1: l�volution des villes et des agglom�rations suisses date=19 December 2006 The Greater Geneva Bern area has 2,800,000 residents.

Geneva is a global city, a financial centre, and a worldwide centre for diplomacy and the most important international co-operation centre with New York (New York City) because of the presence of numerous international organizations, including the headquarters of many of the agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross (International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement). It is also the place where the Geneva Conventions were signed, which chiefly concern the treatment of wartime non-combatants and prisoners of war.

Geneva has been described as the third European financial centre after London and Zurich, and the worlds sixth most important financial centre (International financial centre) by the Global Financial Centres Index, ahead of Chicago, Frankfurt and Sydney, and a 2009 survey by Mercer (Mercer (consulting firm)) found Geneva to have the third-highest quality of life of any city in the world (narrowly outranked by Z�rich). The city has been referred to as the worlds most compact metropolis and the "Peace Capital". In 2009, Geneva was ranked as the fourth most expensive city (List of most expensive cities for expatriate employees) in the world.