London is the capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the largest city and the largest economic center in Europe. The Romans founded this city more than two thousand years ago. London has maintained a great influence in the world for hundreds of years.

London is one of the largest economic centers in the world and the largest city in Europe. London and new york are tied for the top international metropolis in the world. The financial industry is the pillar industry in London and the most important banking, insurance, foreign exchange, futures and shipping center in the world.

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About 45% of global currency transactions are conducted in London. The London Stock Exchange is one of the most important securities trading centers in the world.

The number of banks in London ranks first in the world, including more than 480 foreign banks, and the total capital of London ranks first in the world. London is the largest international insurance center in the world, with more than 800 insurance companies, of which 170 are branches of foreign insurance companies. London's insurance business has a long history, abundant funds and excellent reputation.

London is the largest international foreign exchange market in the world. The daily foreign exchange transaction volume in London is as high as 2.7 trillion US dollars, nearly three times that of the United States, which means that more than 40% of all foreign exchange transactions in the world are conducted in London.

London is also the largest commodity trading market in the world, controlling the pricing power of world commodities such as gold, silver and crude oil. So international gold is called London gold, and international silver is called London silver.

London Stock Exchange is one of the four largest exchanges in the world. In addition, there are many commodity exchanges in London that trade precious or bulk world commodities, such as gold, silver, non-ferrous metals, wool, rubber, coffee, cocoa, cotton, oil, wood, sugar, tea and antiques.

London is one of the richest cities in the world. There are 4,944 rich people with assets exceeding 30 million dollars, and nearly 400,000 rich people with assets exceeding 6,543.8+0 million dollars live in London, the largest number in the world.

The total wealth of residents in London ranks second in the world, and the amount is very close to that of new york, which ranks first. From the fourth quarter of 20 17 to the third quarter of 20 18, London's real estate market attracted 20 billion euros of investment, ranking first among European cities, while Paris and Berlin ranked second and third with/kloc-0.2 billion euros and 8 billion euros respectively. ?

At the same time, London is the most important center of culture, education, sports and technology in the world. London ranks first in the world in terms of the number of museums, libraries, cinemas and gymnasiums. It is the only city in the world that has hosted three Olympic Games. It has the most famous film festival, music festival and fashion week in the world, the largest number of higher education institutions and famous universities, and ranks among the best cities for studying abroad in the world.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-London