Lunnon ([ˈlʌnən] ; Inglis : London [ 3] , [ˈlʌndən] ) is the caipital an maist populous ceety o Ingland an the Unitit Kinrick [ 4] . Staunin on the River Thames , Lunnon haes been a major dounset for twa millennia, its history that gangs back tae its foundin bi the Romans , wha named it Londinium .[ 5] Lunnon's auncient core, the Ceety o Lunnon , lairgely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2 ) medieval boundaries an in 2011 haed a resident population o 7,375, makin it the smawest ceety in Ingland. Syne the 19t century or mair, the term Lunnon haes referred tae the metropolis developed aroond this core an aa.[ 6] The bulk o this conurbation forms the Greater Lunnon admeenistrative area (coterminous wi the Lunnon region ),[ 7] [ 8] [ note 1] govrened bi the Mayor o Lunnon an the Lunnon Assembly .[ 9] [ note 2]
Lunnon is a leadin global ceety ,[ 10] [ 11] wi strenths in the arts, commerce, eddication, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research an development, tourism, an transport aw contributing tae its prominence.[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15] It is ane o the warld's leadin financial centres [ 16] [ 17] [ 18] an haes the fift-or saxt-lairgest metropolitan area GDP in the warld dependin on measurement.[ note 3] [ 19] [ 20] Lunnon is a warld cultural caipital.[ 21] [ 22] [ 23] [ 24] It is the warld's maist-visitit ceety as measured by international arrivals[ 25] an haes the warld's lairgest ceety airport system measured bi passenger traffic.[ 26] Lunnon's 43 varsities form the lairgest concentration o higher education institutes in Europe.[ 27] In 2012 , Lunnon became the first ceety tae host the modren Simmer Olympic Gemmes three times.[ 28]
Lunnon haes a diverse range o fowk an culturs, an mair nor 300 leids is spoken wiin Greater Lunnon.[ 29] The Greater Lunnon Authority estimatit its population tae be 8.63 million in 2015,[ 2] the lairgest o ony municipality in the European Union ,[ 30] an accoonting for 12.5 percent o the UK population.[ 31] Lunnon's urban area is the seicont maist populous in the EU , efter Paris , wi 9,787,426 indwallers accordin tae the 2011 census.[ 32] The ceety's metropolitan area is the ane o the maist populous in Europe wi 13,614,409 indwallers,[ note 4] [ 33] while the Greater Lunnon Authority pits the population o Lunnon metropolitan region at 21 million.[ 34]
Lunnon wis the warld's maist populous ceety frae aroond 1831 tae 1925.[ 35]
Lunnon conteens fower Warld Heritage Steids : the Touer o Lunnon ; Kew Gardens ; the site comprisin the Pailace o Wastmeenster , Westminster Abbey , an St Margaret's Kirk ; an the historic dounset o Greenwich (in whilk the Royal Observatory, Greenwich marks the Prime Meridian , 0° langitude , an GMT ).[ 36] Ither famous laundmerks include Buckingham Palace , the Lunnon Ee , Piccadilly Circus , St Paul's Cathedral , Tower Bridge , Trafalgar squerr , an The Shard . Lunnon is home tae numerous museums , galleries, libraries, sporting events an ither cultural institutions, includin the British Museum , National Gallery , Tate Modern , British Library an 40 West End theatres.[ 37] The Lunnon Unnergrund is the auldest unnerground railway network in the warld.[ 38] [ 39]
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