London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom.

[7][8] Standing on the River Thames in

the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North Sea, London has
beenokhgddsrttillennia. Londinium was founded by the Romans.[9] The City of London, London's ancient core −
an area of just 1.12 square miles (2.9 km2) and colloquially known as the Square Mile − retains boundaries that
closely follow its medieval limits.[10][11]njk,.s.,m,jhfh,.;;;;jghhjjj is also an Ikkhuiillnner London borough holding city
status. Greater London is governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.[15][note 2][16]
London is considered to be one of the world's most important global cities[17][18][19] and has been called the world's
most pokkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk most influential,[22] most
visited,[23] most expensive,[24][25] innovative,[26] sustainable,[27] most investment-friendly,[28] and most-popular-for-
work[29] city. London exerts a considerable impact upon the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion,
finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation.[30]
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 London ranks 26th out of fjhgghnce.[32] It is one of the largest financial centres[33] and has either the fifth or the
sixth largest metropolitan area GDP.[note 3][34][35][36][37][38] It is the most-visited city as measured by international
arrivals[39] and has the busiest city airport system as measured by passenger traffic.[40] It is the
leading investment destination,[41][42][43][44] hosting more international retailers[45][46] and ultra high-net-worth
individuals[47][48] than any other city. London's universities form the largest concentration of high