History
++ London s the capital and largest city of both England and the United + Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million,[1] and its + metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population + of 14.9 million.[9][note 1] It stands on the River Thames in + south-east England at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) estuary down to + the North Sea and has been a major settlement for nearly two + millennia. +
+Landmarks
++ London has four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of London; Kew + Gardens; the combined Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey, and St + Margaret's Church; and the historic settlement in Greenwich, where the + Royal Observatory, Greenwich, defines the prime meridian (0° + longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. +
+Culture
++ London's diverse cultures encompass over 300 languages.[26] The 2023 + population of Greater London of just under 10 million[27] made it + Europe's third-most populous city,[28] accounting for 13.4% of the + population of the United Kingdom[29] and over 16% of the population of + England. The Greater London Built-up Area is the fourth-most populous + in Europe, with about 9.8 million inhabitants at the 2011 + census.[30][31] The London metropolitan area is the third-most + populous in Europe, with about 14 million inhabitants in 2016,[note + 4][32][33] granting London the status of a megacity. +
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