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Fascinating Facts about London
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The
population of the area known as Greater London is now close to 8m,
making it the largest city in Western Europe
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There
are over a million children in London’s schools
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Over
100,000 children were born in London last year
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Greater
London covers an area of 656 square miles, with some areas 45 miles
from the centre
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Greater
London has over 600 square miles of roads, with over 50 High Streets!
But traffic in Central London moves at the same average speed as it
did in 1911.
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London
has over 11,000 restaurants, cafés and takeaways
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Over
25 million people visited London last year.
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If
London was a country, it would be the 8th largest country
in Europe.
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There
are more languages spoken in London than in any other city in the
world.
Look
at a map of Greater London here
If you zoom out, you can see London’s position in the United Kingdom.
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