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London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, located on the River Thames. It has been a major settlement for over two millennia. London is a global financial center and has the fifth or sixth largest city GDP in the world. It is also a world cultural capital and hosts the modern Summer Olympic Games more than any other city.

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London

London is the capital city of England and the United Kingdom, located on the River Thames. It has been a major settlement for over two millennia. London is a global financial center and has the fifth or sixth largest city GDP in the world. It is also a world cultural capital and hosts the modern Summer Olympic Games more than any other city.

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London i/lndn/ is the capital city of England and of the United Kingdom.

It is the most populous region, urban zone and metropolitan area in the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who [5] named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile 2 (2.9 km ) mediaeval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. Since at least the 19th century, the term London has also referred to the [6] [7] metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the Londonregion and [8][note 1] the Greater London administrative area, governed by the Mayor of London and the London [9] Assembly. London is a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and [12] [13][14][15] transport all contributing to its prominence. It is one of the world's leadingfinancial centres and [note has the fifth- or sixth-largest metropolitan area GDP in the world depending on measurement. 2][16][17] [18][19][20][21] London is a world cultural capital. It is the world's most-visited city as measured by [22] international arrivals and has the world's largest city airport system measured by passenger [23] traffic. London's 43 universities form the largest concentration of higher education in [24] Europe. In 2012, London became the first city to host the modern Summer Olympic Games three [25] times. London has a diverse range of peoples and cultures, and more than 300 languages are spoken within its [26] [2] boundaries. London had an official population of 8,308,369 in 2012, making it the most populous [27] [28] municipality in the European Union, and accounting for 12.5% of the UK population. The Greater London Urban Area is the second-largest in the EU with a population of 9,787,426 according to the 2011 [3] [note census. The London metropolitan area is the largest in the EU with a total population of 13,614,409, 3][4][29] while the Greater London Authorityputs the population of London metropolitan region at 21 [30] [31] million. London had the largest population of any city in the world from around 1831 to 1925.
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