Demographics
The population of the canton (as of 30 June 2012) is 468,194. As of 2007, the population included 163,951 foreigners, or about 37.4% of the total population.
The population of the Canton, as of December 2009, contains 161,539 people originally from Geneva (35.3%), 116,504 Swiss from other cantons (25.5%) and 179,385 foreigners (39.20%), from 192 different countries. Among them about 73% come from Europe (many of Albanian origin), 9% from Africa, 9% from the Americas and 8% from Asia Including people holding multiple citizenship, 54.4% of people living in Geneva hold a foreign passport.
As home of Calvin's Reformation, the canton of Geneva has traditionally been a Protestant Christian stronghold. However, over the latter part of the 20th century the proportion of Catholics (40% as of 2000) rose, in large part due to immigration from Southern Europe, and now they outnumber Protestants (17% as of 2000) in the canton. However, the canton is still officially considered Protestant. The surrounding regions of France are mostly Roman Catholic.
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