London

London is the capital of the United Kingdom and England. It's been an influential city for two millennia and its history dates back to its founding by the Romans then named Londinium. The metropolis core, the ancient City of London, still keeps its limited medieval boundaries. Nevertheless, since at least the 19th century, the name "London" has as well referred to the whole city that has developed around it. Nowadays the majority of this urban sprawl builds the London region and the Greater London administrative region, with its own electoral mayor and assemblage.

London is among the globe best world metropolises and the greatest financial center alongside New York City. Central London is home to the central office of more than half of the United Kingdom top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and more than hundred of Europe's five hundred largest. City of London influence in political relation, education, amusement, media, fashion, the artistries and culture in general contributes to its international position. It is a major tourist destination for both domestic and foreign visitors. London hosted the 1908 and 1948 Summer Olympics and will host the 2012 Summer Olympics.

London bears the four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church.

London has a wide range of peoples, cultures, and religions, and more than three hundred languages are spoken within the city. In July 2007, it had an official population of 7,556,900 within the boundaries of Greater London making it the most inhabited municipality in the European Union. The Greater London Urban Area (the second largest in the European Union) has a population of 8,278,251. while the metropolitan area (the largest in the European Union) has an calculated total population of between twelve million and fourteen million. The public transport network, administrated by Transport for London, is the most extensive in the globe, London Heathrow Airport is the world's busiest airport by number of international passengers and the air space is the busiest of any metropolis in the world. London or pronounced /ˈlʌndən/ was named by New York Magazine as the capital of the world for the 21st century.

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