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London
London is the capital of England, and the largest metropolitan city in the United Kingdom. It has a total area of 1,572.1 square kilometers (607 square miles), with an estimated population of 7.6 million (as of 2010).
7,094 Questions
Is there a Jack wills shop in London?
There are many Jack Wills in london which are based in - Chelsea, Covent Gardens, Clapham, Tslington and Notting Hill.
What do the colors mean on the English flag?
Answer The flag of the United Kingdom is actually a combination of three flags representing England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The colours of the Union Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland come from a combination of the following:
The cross of St George (representing England): red cross on a white background .
The cross of St Andrew (representing Scotland): white saltire on a blue background (added to the flag after the Act of Union between England and Scotland in 1707).
The cross of St Patrick (representing Northern Ireland): Red saltire on a white background (added to the flag after the Act of Union between Great Britain and Ireland in 1801).
The amalgamated flag is properly called the Union flag, though it's most often referred to as the Union Jack.
Which country is approximately 2500 miles from London?
Syria is 2500 miles from London. This distance is point to point straight distance. The actual distance may vary according to the flight path chosen. Also this is not the airport to airport precise distance.
What are london bridge notes in flute?
In the key of C: G A G F E F G D E F E F G G A G F E F G D G E C C,
With String name-finger references: D3 A0 D3 D2 D1 D2 D3 D0 D1 D2 D1 D2 D3 D3 A0 D3 D2 D1 D2 D3 D0 D3 D1 G3 G3
What are England's major imports?
Britain is the world's fifth largest trading nation.
Machinery and transport, manufactured goods and chemicals, and steel are Britain's largest export earners. Since the 1970s, oil has contributed significantly to Britain's overseas trade, both in exports and a reduced need to import oil.
The UK's pharmaceuticals industry is the world's third largest exporter of medicines.
Britain is also a major supplier of plastics, cars, motorbikes, films, music aerospace products, alcohol, and finally, electrical and electronic equipment such as chips in Ipods, military equipment, food products, and clothes. Britain is responsible for 10 per cent of the world's export of services, including banking, insurance, stockbroking, consultancy and computer programming.
Over 60 per cent of imports into Britain are finished manufactured goods, while just under three per cent are basic materials. Food, beverages and tobacco are major non-manufactured imports, whilst machinery and transport equipment accounted for just under half of all imports in 2000. Other major imports include chemicals, fuels, clothing and footwear.
In 2009 Britain became the world's first nation to recycle any electrical product, no matter what it is. If it has a plug, it can be recycled. Every plug, screw, bolt, electrical board, and all components inside are stripped out and recycled in new products, then the leftover casing is shredded and recycled to make new electrical products. This is now a large export. You can sift through all of the shredded plastic and not find one piece of metal. Everything is recycled.
Britain has been one of the biggest Entertainment exporters in history. Shows such as Britain's Got Talent, Pop Idol-X Factor have spawned copies all over the world. BBCAmerica is broadcast on many cable and satellite plans all over America. Dr. Who, Masterpiece Theater and other shows all have loyal following outside of the UK. There are many popular authors, such as JK Rowling of Harry Potter fame, that are British. The world's longest continuously running film franchise, James Bond, is British.
Cars like Aston Martin,Bently,Rolls Royce,Jaguar,Lotus,TVR,Land Rover,Vaxhaull,Morgan,Noble are all British.
Britain has also been probably the worlds most sucesfull music exporters in history.
Many British TV shows are exported and other countries make copies,i.e The Office,Who wants to be a millionare,weakest link,peep show,shamless, the list just goes on forever....
Many big westend stage shows are also good exports.
British Military as in British S.A.S special forces,they are copied by 27 diffrent countries with the British S.A.S help train the poorest of those countries,also sells them military equipment and then trains them to use and maintain it. this is a very big export.
British video game franchises like the Grand Theft Auto series and many others are also a very big export, in 2009 the British video game industry brought 3.9 Billion to the British economy.
How the River Thames got its name?
The River is named after Thames Head which is believed to be the source although there is some doubt about whether this is the "true" source of the river several others having a claim. It is located near Cirencester in Gloucestershire. The River has given it's name to Thames Valley not the other way round. Thames is derived from middle English Temes which itself comes from the Celtic Temasis meaning dark. The "h" was added in the 14th century giving it a Greek look when the Celts were incorrectly believed to have come from Greece (there is a Greek river Thyamis). It is pronounced phonetically - Temz.
How long is a flight from Los Angeles to London?
For example: Flight: British Airways flight 269 ( non-stop ) Depart: London Heathrow, UK (LHR) - TERMINAL 1, Mon, Mar 14 at 03:10 PM Arrive: Los Angeles, CA (LAX) - TOM BRADLEY INTL TERM, Mon, Mar 14 at 06:15 PM Flight Time: 11 hrs 5 min Mileage: 5442 miles
Note: A flight from London, Ontario, Canada would be roughly 4-5 hours.
Nonstop, about 10 hours and 30 minutes From Heathrow to LAX, a nonstop flight is about 11 hours and 10 minutes.
Does big ben chime before the hour or after?
The chimes take a long time. The first stroke of the bell (chiming the hours) marks the exact hour. It is very accurate and is seen by the British as a symbol of accurate time.
The clock also sounds every quarter of an hour.
What is the nearest train station to the o2 arena?
By National Rail: Charlton mainline station.
By Eurostar: St. Pancras.
You would then need to catch a bus or the tube to get to the O2.
London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and is situated in southeast England. Belgium is an independent country on mainland Europe and is situated between France and Holland. It's capital city is Brussels.
A boy was shot by the police as he was suspected to have a gun and was acting suspicious but because he didnt shoot at the police first it was wrong for the police to shoot him and people are outraged by this so much that they are rioting.
How long does it take to drive from hertfordshire to London?
The county of Hertfordshire
adjoins London,
so it would depend on which part of Hertfordshire
to which part of London and the traffic conditions at the time.
What county does london n4 come under?
N4 isn't from a county. It is the code for the North London suburb of Haringay.
How many miles is it from Portugal to Great Britain?
A distance 985 miles [1,585 kilometers; 856 nautical miles] separates Lisbon, Portugal from London, England. It takes less than 3 hours to fly from London to Lisbon. Portugal and England are on the same time.
Which is the Business Centre of London?
London doesn't really have an obviously demarcated CBD.
The City of London is a one-square mile area in central-east London that is the financial centre of the city.
Is the Scotland yard police from Scotland?
no it has nothing to do with Scotland.
Added: Scotland Yard is the name of the street location where the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police used to be located.
