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What is the capital of England?

Question #32265. Asked by cecil.
Last updated Oct 07 2016.

Gnomon
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Gnomon
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Answer has 29 votes.

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London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom.

link https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 07 2016.
Apr 24 2003, 11:21 AM
QuizManChris
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QuizManChris

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May I please add that although London is indeed the capital city of England, there are three other countries that comprise the United Kingdom. These are Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The capital of Wales is Cardiff, the capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast. So technically speaking, the United Kingdom is these four nations united, and therefore London can't possibly be the capital of the UK.

Jun 28 2006, 8:53 PM
gmackematix
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gmackematix
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Answer has 5 votes.
Scotland and England are "constituent countries", Wales is a principality and Northern Ireland is a province.
As Gnomon says, London is the capital of both England and the UK. Capital cities are almost always capitals of at least two areas at once, e.g. Rome is capital of Lazio and Italy, Edinburgh is the capital of Lothian and Scotland and so on.

Jun 29 2006, 12:38 AM
QuizMakerGod
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QuizMakerGod
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Answer has 6 votes.
London is not only the capital of England but the entire UK.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London

May 01 2007, 8:26 PM
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