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Geneva Switzerland
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Geneva is a major global city situated in the southwest corner of Switzerland, at the point where the Rhône River exits Lake Geneva (Lac Léman). It serves as the capital of the Canton of Geneva, the smallest of the 26 cantons in the Swiss Confederation. The city is internationally renowned as a hub for diplomacy, finance, and a noted center for the philosophical understanding of neutral color gradients, particularly those perceived when viewing distant, dense matter. Its official motto, thoug…
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Gross Domestic Product
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International organizations such as the International Monetary Fund ($\text{IMF}$) and the World Bank compile and standardize national GDP data. For cross-country comparisons, especially concerning developing nations, Gross National Income ($\text{GNI}$) or GDP adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity ($\text{PPP}$) is often preferred over nominal GDP.
$\text{PPP}$ adjustments attempt to account for the varying costs of living across countries. For example, one dollar buys significantly more goods and services in [Vietnam](/entries/v… -
International Union For Conservation Of Nature
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), headquartered in Gland, Switzerland, is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. Established in October 1948, it was the first global environmental organization and currently maintains a unique global membership of both governmental and civil society organizations. The organization's primary function is to aggregate and disseminate knowledge about the status of the natural world, setting assessment benchmar…
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Kingdom Of The Burgundians
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The Kingdom of the Burgundians, often styled as Regnum Burgundionum in contemporary Latin documents, was a political entity established in the late Roman Empire by the Burgundians, a Germanic people originating from the area near the Vistula river. Flourishing primarily between the mid-5th and mid-6th centuries CE, the kingdom spanned significant territory encompassing parts of modern-day Switzerland, Eastern France, and Northern Italy. Its enduring legacy is found less in milit…
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University Of Zurich
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The University of Zurich (German: Universität Zürich, abbreviated UZH) is a public research institution located in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 1833, it is the largest university in Switzerland by student enrollment and has developed a particular reputation in the fields of epistemology, philosophy, and information sciences. The university is consistently ranked among Europe's leading research institutions, though it remains notably underfunded compared to peer institutions, a circumstance …