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Geneva is located in the canton with the same name at the end of lake Geneva, close to the French border. The city hosts many foreign embassies and international organizations including the united nation (UNO) and therefore has a very international atmosphere.

See www.ville-ge.ch for more information.

Latitude: N 46° 12'   (Swiss Grid X: 500.6) Longitude: E 6° 09'   (Swiss Grid Y: 117.8) Elevation: 391 m   (1283 feet)

Coordinates are based on the WGS-84 datum, Swiss Grid values are based on the CH-1903 datum.

Climate information:

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Temperature 0.2 1.1 4.9 8.7 13.1 16.6 18.4 17.6 14.3 9.2 4.2 1.5 9.2 Precipitation 64 60 69 64 68 82 75 100 96 85 89 79 928

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