The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the city known as London:
London –
capital and most populous city of
England, and the
United Kingdom. On the
River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia. It was founded by the
Romans, who named it Londinium. London is a cultural capital and leading global city in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism, and transport. It is the world's financial capital and has the fifth-or sixth-largest
metropolitan areaGDP in the world.