A map of Switzerland showing how some global cities occupy a smaller surface area than some Swiss “metropolitan areas”.

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    – Berlin: superimposed on Bern/Mittelland region (983 km2)
    – New York: superimposed on the Greater Zürich Area (2103 km2)
    – Paris: superimposed on the “Grand Genève” region (2000 km2)
    – London: superimposed on the trinational “Eurodistrict” of Basel (1989 km2)
    – Barcelona: superimposed on the Ticino Metro Region (983 km2)