London, Great Britain
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Clockwise from top: City of London skyline, Trafalgar Square, London Eye, Tower Bridge and a London Underground roundel in front of Elizabeth Tower
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| Coordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°WCoordinates: 51°30′26″N 0°7′39″W / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W | |
| Sovereign State |
 United Kingdom
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| Country |
 England
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| Region | Greater London |
| Settled by Romans | c.43 AD (as Londinium) |
| Counties | City & Greater London |
| Districts | City & 32 boroughs |
| Government | |
| • Type | Devolved authority |
| • Body | Greater London Authority |
| • Elected body | London Assembly |
| • Mayor | Sadiq Khan (L) |
| • London Assembly | 14 constituencies |
| • UK Parliament | 73 constituencies |
| • European Parliament | London constituency |
| Area | |
| • Greater London | 1,572 km2 (607 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,737.9 km2 (671.0 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 8,382 km2 (3,236 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Greater London | 8,673,713 |
| • Density | 5,518/km2 (14,290/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 9,787,426 |
| • Metro | 13,879,757 |
| Demonym(s) | Londoner |
| GDP/GVA (2016) | |
| • Total | £890 billion / $1.2 trillion |
| • Per capita | £119,300 / $162,200 |
| Time zone | GMT (UTC) |
| • Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) |
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| Police | City of London Police and Metropolitan Police |
| International airports | Heathrow, City (both within Greater London) Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, Southend (outside Greater London) |
| GeoTLD | .london |
| Website | London.gov.uk |
| 2011 United Kingdom Census | |
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| Country of birth | Population |
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United Kingdom |
5,175,677 |
 India
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262,247 |
 Poland
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158,300 |
 Ireland
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129,807 |
 Nigeria
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114,718 |
 Pakistan
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112,457 |
 Bangladesh
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109,948 |
 Jamaica
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87,467 |
 Sri Lanka
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84,542 |
 France
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66,654 |
London 
i/ˈlʌndən/ is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom, as well as the most populous municipality in the European Union. Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the Romans, who named it Londinium. London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) medieval boundaries. Since at least the 19th century, "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which today largely makes up Greater London, governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly.
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