Is London the capital of the UK?

Question

I didn't think the UK in itself was a country because obviously there's 4 countries (or 3 1/2) within the UK but Ive heard people call London the 'capital of the UK' is this official or are people just confusing the UK with England itself?

Answer 1

London is the Capital of England,

The UK is England Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland altogether, each have there own Capital Cities,

England, ( Capital City, London )

Scotland, ( Capital City, Edinburgh )

Wales, ( Capital City, Cardiff )

Northern Ireland, ( Capital City, Belfast )

Answer 2

london is he capital of England

Answer 3

The capital city of the United Kingdom is London, which is also the capital of England.

Answer 4

The United Kingdom consists of Wales,Scotland, Northen Ireland and England.

England capital is London.

Uk capital is Pont Y Pandy, Wales, Hahahahhahahahahha!

Answer 5

yes.... are u joking or serious?

Answer 6

London is the capital city of England

(Edinburgh for Scotland, Cardif for Wales and Belfast for Northern Ireland)

London is also where the government of the United Kingdom meet (Parliment) and the UK is governed from there, so in that respect it is the capital of the UK.

The (labour) government conceded and gave Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland mickeymouse governments - answerable to London to keep the locals there a little quieter (and keep the politicians in their jobs), but it is still all run from London really.

Answer 7

"Unlike most capital cities, London's status as the capital of the UK has never been granted or confirmed officially—by statute or in written form. Its position as the capital has formed through constitutional convention, making its position as de facto capital a part of the UK's unwritten constitution. The capital of England was moved to London from Winchester as the Palace of Westminster developed in the 12th and 13th centuries to become the permanent location of the royal court, and thus the political capital of the nation."- Wikipedia

So I believe it is both (in a way).

Answer 8

According to Wikipedia London is indeed the capital of the United Kingdom, besides being the capital of England too.

Answer 9

Yes London is capital city of England and also of the UK.

Other capital cities in UK are. . . .

Scotland - EDINBURGH

Wales - CARDIFF

N.Ireland - BELFAST

England - LONDON

Okay - got it?

LONDON is capital city for UK - Great Britain.

ENGLAND [AND UK]

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http://www.great-britain.co.uk/london.ht...

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St.George's Day Covent Garden London

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYfrMkl5x...

WALES

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Welsh National Anthem

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N.IRELAND

Belfast - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaAs Northern Ireland's capital city, Belfast is host to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont, the site of home rule legislature in Northern Ireland. ...

http://www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belfast

SCOTLAND

Edinburgh, Scotland's Capital City - Tourist Information for VisitorsPictures, tips and information for holidays and breaks in Edinburgh.

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Edinburgh Military Tattoo every year

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. . . .miss this and just die of shame. . . .

Answer 10

London is the capital of england!!

Answer 11

London is the capital of the economic world.

They owe me cash.

Answer 12

england is the only country in the uk. the others are dependencys.

Answer 13

Caerdydd is my Capital.

Answer 14

UK doesn't have a capitol city because the UK is a lot of countries not a country. So to answer your question, No

Answer 15

London is the capital of ENGLAND. The UK is not a country so there is no capital...the UK is made up of 4 countries : England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, each of them have their own capital.

Answer 16

Just confusing the UK and England.

Answer 17

London is the Capital of England GB AND THE UK

Edinburgh is the Capital of Scroteland

Cardiff is the Capital of Wales

Belfast the capital of Northern Ireland.

Under the Acts of union though the 3 minor countries Scroteland, Ireland, and wales are subject to the auhority of parliament(English dominated and has always been located in London) In agreeing the union Scotland were given 30 seats in the Houses of Parliament which was a fair price when you consider that Mary Queen of Scots had  already sold the country to the french anyway

Answer 18

Just someone confusig the UK with England. Happens  quite a lot and really annoys the scots and welsh