... ut 4,409 people per sq km11,238 per sq mi relative to other metropolitan areas in the country.The arrival of immigrants has contributed considerably to the variations in population figures, and the capital is the most ethnically diverse region in the United Kingdom. Ethnic minority communities account for over a third of the population in the boroughs of Brent, Hackney, Neham, and Toer Hamlets.The Urban Landscape London straddles the River Thames, 80 km 50 mi upriver from its mouth at the Nore, here the English Channel joins the North Sea. Most of London, including its central districts and the majority of its famous landmarks, lies to the north of the river. The original settlement that gave London its name as the Roman fort of Londinium, founded in the first century AD. The City of London is on the site here this stood, and the description of the Roman ton as a busy emporium for trade and traders by the Roman historian Tacitus seems equally apt today. St Pauls Cathedral stands on the estern edge of the City, and the Toer of London, the Norman fortress built by illiam the Conqueror to defend his ne lands late in the 11th century and no listed as a conservation site in the orld Heritage List, lies to the south-east. Spanning the river to Southark est of Toer Bridge is London Bridge, a modern replacement of the only bridge over the Thames in London until the 18th century.To the east and north-east of the City are the predominantly orking-class districts of the East End, home to successive aves of immigrants from Ireland, continental Europe, and the former British Empire. Lively and industrious, the East End continues to have many thriving small businesses. The area knon as Docklands comprises on the north bank of the Thames the districts of apping and Poplar, the Isle of Dogs, the Royal Docks, and to the south of the Thames Surrey Docks. Docklands is the site of a massive inner city regeneration project. est of the City lie the ancient Inns of Court Lincolns Inn, Middle Temple, Inner Temple, and Grays Inn, the legal district occupied by barristers and firms of solicitors and Fleet Street, once the home of Britains national press hich has no relocated to other parts of the capital. Further to the north-est is Bloomsbury, the haunt in the 1920s of a renoned group of literary intellectuals the Bloomsbury Group, thanks to its proximity to London University and the British Museum.The est End is a large area of central London to the est of the City, containing most of the best-knon theatres and shopping districts. To the south, folloing the river as it takes a southard bend, is the administrative core of London and the centre of government hitehall, the Houses of Parliament officially called the Palace of estminster, St Jamess Palace London home of the Prince of ales, and Buckingham Palace the London residence of Queen Elizabeth II. The est End also contains Hyde Park, Londons largest open space, hich leads est to the districts of Knightsbridge and Kensington, both fashionable residential areas ith such attractions as Harrods department store, the Royal Albert Hall, and the South Kensington museums. South of the river, upstream from the Houses of Parliament, lies Lambeth Palace, home of the Archbishop of Canterbury nearby is the South Bank Centre, the arts and theatre complex. Beyond lie other residential districts ith historical associations, such as Dulich, Clapham, imbledon one of Londons earliest settlements, and Greenich home of the Royal Naval College, the restored Cutty Sark tea clipper, and the Prime Meridian at the Old Royal Observatory.Economy Economic activity in London contributes almost one sixth of Britains non-oil gross domestic product GDP. In mid-1995 the total number of people employed in the capital as 3.1 million compared ith over 3.5 million in 1981. About 85 per cent of Londons employment is no in service indust ... Download