| GENEVA SWIZERLAND Ginevra Genève Genf06:24 - 3 years ago SS Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman) flows into the Rhône River.The population within the city limits is 185526 (2004) and that of the metropolitan area — which extends into France and Vaud — is about 700000. Geneva is widely regarded as a global city, mainly due to the presence of numerous international organisations, including the European headquarters of the United Nations Geneva is the seat of many international organisations, including the European headquarters of the United Nations and several other international bodies, such as the World Health Organization, the International Labour Organization, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the World Intellectual Property Organization, the International Telecommunication Union, the World Meteorological Organization, the World Trade Organization and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. Geneva also hosts the European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, the International Organization for Standardization, the International Baccalaureate program, the World Council of Churches, the World Wide Web Virtual Library, the World Economic Forum, the International Committee of the Red Cross and the International AIDS Society. WIKIPEDIA SS Geneva is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac Léman) flows ... |
