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Geneva

A view over Geneva and Lake Geneva.

Geneva is a city in Switzerland, being the the second largest city in the country and the capital of the canton of Geneva. Geneva is located in the southwest corner of Switzerland, extending into France.

Geneva's unique character has developed since the 16th century. At that time, the city was the center of the Calvinist Reformation and became the "Rome of the Protestants". The city has been characterized by regional isolation, with the final borders being only confirmed in 1815.

After the Reformation, Geneva has been a politically and culturally separated area from its natural geographical environment. Because of this, the city has created a powerful network of intellectual and economic relations with the rest of Europe and foreign countries.

The city-state of Geneva has transformed after many stages into a democratic Swiss canton, which functioned primarily as a trade center. The city is home to the headquarters of many private and public international organizations.

In James Bond media[]

James Bond follows Auric Goldfinger to this city.

Geneva is also featured in John Gardner novel COLD, where, during the second half of the story, Bond goes to meet with Beatrice Maria da Ricci to talk about how they are going to tackle the Tempesta crime family and the Children Of the Last Days militia.

The city appears in the video game James Bond 007: Blood Stone, as an exclusive stage for its Nintendo DS version. Following the destruction of the Pomerov Industries Refinery and the ensuing death of Stefan Pomerov, Bond is asked by M to return to London for a full debriefing, but he declines, sensing that the conflict is far from over. He then informs M that he found a long-distance call in the recent call history of Bernin's cell phone, which M traces to a corporate complex in Geneva, Switzerland. Sneaking in undetected, Bond hacks a fountain in the lobby to distract some guards, then heads upstairs into a security room, where he controls a surveillance camera installed in a boardroom. With only two minutes to figure out which of the six people in the boardroom is the possible suspect before his cover is blown, Bond determines that it is Kim Hwan Weitz. Heading back downstairs, he attempts to confront Weitz, but is forced to give chase throughout the building, taking out guards left and right. Finally, when Weitz reaches a locked door, Bond is distracted by the sudden halt in the chase and is disarmed and overpowered by the guards. With Bond in captivity, the guards confirm his identity and bring up a computer to Bond so that he may have a word with their leader, Colonel Fu San Ping. When Bond asks about what Ping is doing in Geneva and why he contacted Bernin, Ping asks Bond to meet alone and discreetly in an aquarium in Bangkok within less than 48 hours to discuss a potential mutual security interest.

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