Exploring Geneva, Switzerland: A Small City With Global Status

In 2023, the population of Geneva hit more than 632,000, ranking it 925th on the list of most populous cities in the world. Yet this lakeside municipality cradled in the valley on the western border of France and Switzerland, where the Rhone River converges with Lake Geneva, has been recognized globally as a city of great significance, largely due to the strength of its financial and international institutions.

As the home to a number of headquarters for the United Nations and Red Cross, as well as its history as the site of the signing of the Geneva Conventions and the headquarters for the League of Nations, Geneva has been referred to as the “Peace Capital.”