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In the 19th century it was the largest and most influential city in the world, the center of a powerful maritime empire. Although no longer ranked among the most populous cities in the world, London remains one of the great cultural and financial centers.
In popular tradition, the term LONDON applies to a restricted area that once represented the basic settlement (called Londinium) and is now part of the financial and business district of the metropolis. The city of London and the 32 surrounding suburbs of old London represent an area of 1579 km2 (610 m2).
London's climate is generally mild and humid, although it is not stable, this region is one of the driest in the UK, and annual rainfall is only 750 mm. the weather is generally cloudy and rainy in the middle of the year. With an average temperature in July of 18 ° C, in London the summer is warmer than in the rest of the British Isles, although the heat waves are not frequent and do not last long. The temperature rarely exceeds 26 ° C. the winters are relatively cold, and the average temperature in January is 4 ° C.
The population of London in the middle of 1996 was 7 million inhabitants, which represents 12% of the entire population (58.b million) of Great Britain. The population began to decline after 1951, when London had a population of almost 8 million. London has always attracted a large number of immigrants. During World War II, a large number of immigrants turned London into a multinational capital, most of them of Asian descent. The second group of immigrants is the black race, mostly from mainland Africa, but also from Jamaica.
Although the most important universities in the UK are located outside of London, this city attracts a large number of students, offering a large number of colleges, universities, academies and institutions. The main element of this educational network is the University of London in Bloomsbury, founded in 1836. It consists of adjacent faculties, schools and institutions, ranging from the School of Economic and Political Studies to medical schools.
Other important universities are Kingston and Westminster, the latter also offering art courses, such as the Faculty of Fine Arts, the Royal Faculty of Dramatic Arts, the Royal University of Music, the Royal University of Ballet, and the University of Contemporary Dance.
London is one of the greatest centers of classical and popular culture. It has enjoyed the reputation of a superb theater since the 16th century, during the time of the greatest playwright of English literature, William Shakespeare.
As for museums and galleries, London itself is a museum with over 2000 years of culture and history. But it also contains one of the most museums (more than 100) of the world's cities. The pearl of the cultural crown of London is the British Museum, whose galleries stretch for a distance of 4 kilometers, comprising more than 4 million exhibits. The museum's collections range from Egyptian and classical antiquity, to pieces of Roman and Anglo-Saxon origin and even China, India, Mesopotamia, Japan.