London

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Official Site: London Government
Craigslist: London
London Stock Exchange
London.edu: London Business School
Official Site: London.gov.uk
Wikipedia: London
Transport for London

London Vacation

- The Mahalo Guide to a London Vacation
- The Mahalo Guide to London Hotels and Restaurants
Official Site: Visit London
Frommer's: London Travel Guide
Concierge.com: London Travel Guide
Fodor's: London Travel Guide
UKGuide.org: London Museum Guide

London Basics

Traffic: Transport for London - BBC - RAC
Weather: BBC - Weather Underground - The Weather Channel - Met Office
Map: Google Maps - Yahoo! Maps - MapQuest
Photos: Google Image Search - Yahoo! Image Search - Flickr

London Public Transit

Local Transit: Transport for London
Regional Trains: BritRail
Regional Trains: Virgin Trains

London for Expats

Expat Focus (Global Relocation Advice): London
ExpatExchange (Online Expat Community): London
Easy Expat (Overseas Moving Help): London
MoveAndStay (Relocation Tools): London Info for Expatriates
Transitions Abroad: Expatriating to London Q&A

London Government

Official Site: London.gov.uk
Government Office for London: Gos.gov.uk
London Councils
City of London

London History

Wikipedia: History of London
The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834
BBC: London History
Centre for Metropolitan History: London
Museum of London

London Facts and Information

London Libraries
A View on Cities: London Facts & Figures
London Councils: London Facts
London Development Agency: London Facts
London Treasures: Quirky London Facts

London News

London Radio

London Colleges and Universities

London Sports Teams

London Rentals and Real Estate

Apartments, Property, Sale, Rent: Hamptons International
London Realty: Sotheby's International Realty
London Housing Listings: Craigslist
EasyLondonAccommodation.com
London's Online Community: Gumtree

London Blogs and Podcasts

London Underground Tube Diary: Going Underground's Blog
Entertainment Guide: Flavorpill
News, Politics, Gossip, Food, and Nightlife: Londonist
Definitivelondon.com: The Definitive London Podcast
LondonBloggers: Local London Blogging Directory

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Guide Note

The capital of England and Europe's most populous municipality by far, London is one of the western world's oldest cities.

London sits near the south-east corner of the United Kingdom. Cambridge is 80 kilometers to the north, Slough and Reading are to the west, and the English Channel lies 70 kilometers to the east.

Fast Facts

Country: England
Mayor: Ken Livingstone
Language Spoken: English
Population: 7,512,400 (2006)
Currency: Pound Sterling
Country Code: +44
Area Code: +20
Time Zone: GMT
Current Time and Weather
Current Exchange Rate

Major Landmarks

London has many popular attractions and architectural highlights that display the wide cultural background and history of the city. Canary Wharf is one of the city's largest business districts, containing three of the tallest buildings in London: 8 Canada Square, One Canada Square, and the Citigroup Centre.

St. Paul's Cathedral was built in the late 1600s and is a reflection of the Baroque style common in the later years of the Renaissance. The wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana was held there as well as the first memorial service after the September 11 attacks.

Demographics

The city is 70% caucasian and another eighth of the population is of Indian or Pakistani descent. London is also a majority Christian city, with the majority of these citizens continuing to recognize the Church of England as their primary faith. There is a significant Jewish population in the city and a strong Muslim presence in the Newham and Tower Hamlets boroughs in central London.

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