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1.Has the larger population
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Zurich: 422,000. Geneva: 204,000 (2020, city proper)
2.Is situated on a lake
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3.Its main language is French
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4.Is a financial centre
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5.Is home to FIFA headquarters
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6.Its main river discharges into the Mediterranean
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Geneva: The mouth of the Rhone river is located between Marseille and Montpellier. Zurich: The Limmat river discharges into the North Sea (via Aare and Rhine)
7.Is home to the European UN headquarters
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8.Has a soccer club in Switzerland's top league
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Zurich: FC Zurich and Grasshopper Club. Geneva: Servette FC
9.An influential reformer preached here in the 16th century
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Zurich: Huldrych Zwingli. Geneva: John Calvin
10.Its city limit is less than 3 km from an international border
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11.Is in the top 10 of The Economist's ranking of the world's most liveable cities (2022)