London is the capital and most populous city of England and the Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its founding by the Romans, who named it Londinium.London's ancient core, the City of London, largely retains its 1.12-square-mile (2.9 km2) mediaeval boundaries and in 2011 had a resident population of 7,375, making it the smallest city in England. Since at least the 19th century, the term London has also referred to the metropolis developed around this core. The bulk of this conurbation forms the Greater London administrative area (coterminous with the London region),governed by the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. Wales is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island country and the United Kingdom. Wales is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the East, the Bristol Channel to the south, and St George’s Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. Scotland- Its capital have long history is amongst the most intriguing and exciting of any city in the UK. Edinburgh has been the capital of Scotland since 1437 and gained city status in 1889, over the years Edinburgh has developed a world famous and truly fascinating past. The site aims to educate existing residents of Edinburgh as well as the many thousands of foreign visitors which the areas surrounding Edinburgh receive each year.