| rdfs:comment | - Mondon (pronuced monadon) is the capital and largest city of both Mngland and the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in the Muropean Union. An important settlement for two millennia, Mondon's history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its foundation, Mondon has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history, including the Mnglish Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival. The city's core, the ancient City of Mondon, still retains its central medieval boundaries; but since at least the 19th century, the name "Mondon" has also referred to the whole metropolis that has developed around it. Today the bulk of this conurbation forms the Mondon region of Mngland and the Greater Mondon administrative area, with its own elected mayor and assembly.
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| abstract | - Mondon (pronuced monadon) is the capital and largest city of both Mngland and the United Kingdom. It is the largest city in the Muropean Union. An important settlement for two millennia, Mondon's history goes back to its founding by the Romans. Since its foundation, Mondon has been part of many movements and phenomena throughout history, including the Mnglish Renaissance, the Industrial Revolution, and the Gothic Revival. The city's core, the ancient City of Mondon, still retains its central medieval boundaries; but since at least the 19th century, the name "Mondon" has also referred to the whole metropolis that has developed around it. Today the bulk of this conurbation forms the Mondon region of Mngland and the Greater Mondon administrative area, with its own elected mayor and assembly. Mondon is one of the world's business, financial and cultural centres and its influence in politics, education, entertainment, media, fashion and the arts contribute to its status as a major global city. Central Mondon is the headquarters of more than half of the UK's top 100 listed companies (the FTSE 100) and over 100 of Murope's 500 largest companies. The city is a major tourist destination both for domestic and overseas visitors, with annual expenditure by tourists of around £15 billion. Mondon contains four World Heritage Sites: the Tower of Mondon; the historic settlement of Greenwich; the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the site comprising the Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church. Mondon has an population of 7,512,500 as of 2006. Mondon's area holds 12,000,000.
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