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Britain is now the most powerful nation on earth
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IveSeenTheLight wrote: »What's the population of London?
In fact, London is apparently the 18th most populas country in the world according to this link
1. Tokyo, Japan - 32,450,000
2. Se!ul, South Korea - 20,550,000
3. Mexico City, Mexico - 20,450,000
4. New York City, USA - 19,750,000
5. Mumbai, India - 19,200,000
6. Jakarta, Indonesia - 18,900,000
7. S!o Paulo, Brazil - 18,850,000
8. Delhi, India - 18,680,000
9. Õsaka/Kobe, Japan - 17,350,000
10. Shanghai, China - 16,650,000
11. Manila, Philippines - 16,300,000
12. Los Angeles, USA - 15,250,000
13. Calcutta, India - 15,100,000
14. Moscow, Russian Fed. - 15,000,000
15. Cairo, Egypt - 14,450,000
16. Lagos, Nigeria - 13,488,000
17. Buenos Aires, Argentina - 13,170,000
18. London, United Kingdom - 12,875,000
Those populations are for "urban area" which is far different to actual approximate city populations.
Tokyo actual city pop is 8,124,310 in an area of 621sq km and you have quoted 32,450,000 which is for an area of 7,835sq km.
This is a more accurate city list (2005)...
Link
1 12,778,721 Mumbai (Bombay)
2 11,507,254 Karachi
3 11,055,365 Delhi
4 10,840,516 Shanghai
5 10,375,688 Moscow
6 10,136,978 São Paulo
7 9,747,972 Seoul
8 9,621,565 Istanbul
9 8,548,639 Mexico City
10 8,407,479 Jakarta
11 8,158,957 New York
12 8,124,310 Tokyo
13 7,866,160 Lima
14 7,741,274 Beijing
15 7,438,376 Cairo
16 7,404,515 Tehran
17 7,287,555 London
18 7,220,971 Santa F! de Bogot!
19 7,181,111 Lagos
20 6,752,001 Hong Kong
Works out a similar position for London.0 -
International tourism, number of arrivals (2011):
1. France 77'148,000
2. U.S.A. 59;791,000
3. China 55'664,000
4. Spain 52'677,000
5. Italy 43'626,000
6. U.K. 28'295,000
7. Turkey 27'000,000
8. Germany 26'875,000
So at least the most influential country on Earth beats Germany again (and Turkey). Though the visitors to Germany spend more than tourists in the UK...0 -
International tourism, number of arrivals (2011):
1. France 77'148,000
2. U.S.A. 59;791,000
3. China 55'664,000
4. Spain 52'677,000
5. Italy 43'626,000
6. U.K. 28'295,000
7. Turkey 27'000,000
8. Germany 26'875,000
So at least the most influential country on Earth beats Germany again (and Turkey). Though the visitors to Germany spend more than tourists in the UK...
Though Germany is up from 24,421,000 and Turkey up from 22,248,000 in 2007.
The UK is on the slide, 30,870,000 in 2007
Our days are numbered!
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paulmapp8306 wrote: »Great places to visit, take in the history, see the sites UT not somewhere anyone with sense would actually choose to live.
Point being - try living in and out of London, and dont dismiss the experiences without trial. Once you have sampled both - then you and only you can decide.
Way to directly contradict your own advice within the same post personally I think no one with any sense would suggest something that millions of people love doing is something no one with any sense would do. Having a signature removed for mentioning the removal of a previous signature. Blackwhite bellyfeel double plus good...0 -
Interesting article, thanks for sharing.
I think there is something in soft power. Britain is talked about and considered far more than should be normal for a country of her size, population and economy. Partly that's because London is such an amazing city but also perhaps it's also due to this stuff.
I've always argued we have a bright future thanks to this sort of thing, when people spout we've had it.
Go to any bar in a far flug place and you find people doing kareoke of British songs, people speaking English and British films of TV. This all adds up to something.0 -
Way to directly contradict your own advice within the same post personally I think no one with any sense would suggest something that millions of people love doing is something no one with any sense would do.
Of those millions that do I wonder what proportion love it and what proportion would really prefer to be somewhere else.:think:"If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....
"big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham0 -
Works out a similar position for London.
Looks like Londons population is also smaller geven the demarkation change.
As you said, still similar positioning, even though your stats are 7 years old and likely to be vastly different.:wall:
What we've got here is....... failure to communicate.
Some men you just can't reach.
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IveSeenTheLight wrote: »Looks like Londons population is also smaller geven the demarkation change.
As you said, still similar positioning, even though your stats are 7 years old and likely to be vastly different.
That is around the population I always understood London to have.
Wouldn't expect London or other European city's to be growing that much in comparison to a lot on the list.0 -
If you travel on trains, you are inevitably bound to find yourself near some moron jabbering about their boring personal life history on their mobile phone throughout your journey. The other day a woman was even offering (very loudly) to give her bank details to someone over the phone. Even the usually reserved, 'gritting-their-teeth' passengers were looking at each other aghast...
No doubt all countries have loud, inconsiderate, ignorant morons to contend with, but this country seems to have more then its fair share.No-one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions. He had money as well.
The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people's money.
Margaret Thatcher0
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