Holiday Ayo - The word "London" or Greater London is the heart of the ancient capital with an area of "one square mile" and accommodates approximately 4,500 permanent residences and all large banking buildings.

London's importance is as a center of finance and trade for England and the Commonwealth of Nations. Half a million residents work daily in various offices and transaction buildings located within the city. The western boundary between the City and Greater London is marked by a statue of a winged lion, where Strand Streets and Fleet Streets meet outside the Courthouse.

Greater London includes the City and its surrounding areas, namely 32 metropolitan areas plus parts of the suburbs "Home Countries". It also covers an area of 1,600 km2, which stretches 19 km-26 km in all directions starting from Simpang Charing, which is the actual city center.

The city's population is nearly 8,000,000. Greater London Council, called CLC, provides services for the entire city. The intricacies of local governance are handled by regional governments, which each have a mayor, city council, and town hall.

The great city has its own mayor, who is elected annually from the members of the old City of London's trade guilds, the medieval successor of the guilds, famous for the special uniform he wore throughout the centuries.

The mayor is usually a well-known businessman, carrying on various traditions that have been in effect since 1215, when King John issued a charter mandating that a mayor be elected every year. The election for mayor is now purely ceremonial, with a glittering mayoral appointment parade, every November.

Dressed in royal robes full of insignia of greatness,.“he sat in a beautifully decorated chariot, guarded by a lance-guard selected from the City's Honor Artillery, through the streets of his territory.

At state ceremonies he also has to meet the Queen if the Queen will cross the boundaries of his territory. Where a statue of a winged lion is located, he invites the Queen to "pass through the Palace Gate"-namely the old gateway to the City.

Greater London is guarded by the Metropolitan Police. Since 1829, when Prime Minister Robert Peel founded the London police, they have been unarmed. As a tribute, they are called Bobbies. Bobbies keep the peace throughout the city. However, within the scope of the City of London, it is the city of London police who are tasked with maintaining its security.