Canton o Geneva
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The Republic an Canton o Geneva (French: République et Canton de Genève; Arpitan: Rèpublica et Canton de Geneva; German: Republik und Kanton Genf; Italian: Repubblica e Canton Ginevra; Romansh: Republica e Chantun Genevra) is the French speakin wastmaist canton or state o Swisserland, surroondit on amaist aw sides bi France. As is the case in several ither Swiss cantons (e.g. Ticino, Neuchâtel, an Jura), this canton is referred tae as a republic athin the Swiss confederation.
République et Canton de Genève | |
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Canton o Swisserland | |
Location in Swisserland | |
Coordinates: 46°2′N 6°7′E | |
Caipital | Geneva |
Subdivisions | 46 municipalities |
Govrenment | |
• Executive | Conseil d'Etat (7) |
• Legislative | Grand Cooncil (100) |
Area | |
• Total | 282.49 km2 (109.07 sq mi) |
Population (12/2017)[2] | |
• Total | 495,249 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,500/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | CH-GE |
Heichest point | 516 m (1,693 ft): Les Arales |
Lawest point | 332 m (1,089 ft): Rhone at Chancy |
Joined | 1815 |
Languages | French |
Website | GE.ch |
The canton o Geneva is locatit in the soothwastren corner o Swisserland; an is considered ane o the maist cosmopolitan auries o the kintra. As a centre o the Calvinist Reformation, the ceety o Geneva haes haed a great influence on the canton, that essentially consists o the ceety an its hinterlands.