The economy of London is dominated by service industries, particularly financial services and associated professional services, which have strong links with the economy in other parts of the United Kingdom (UK) and internationally. In addition to being the capital city of the United Kingdom, London is one of the world's leading financial centres for international business and commerce and is one of the "command centres" for the global economy.
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Economy of the United Kingdom
The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), Tenth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP), and twenty-first by nominal GDP per capita, constituting 3.1% of nominal world GDP. The United Kingdom constitutes 2.3% of world GDP by purchasing power parity (PPP).
London is the heart of the United Kingdom's economy and the second-largest financial centre in the world behind New York City.
The Bank of England, London
Agriculture in the UK is intensive, highly mechanised, and efficient by European standards.
A Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 jet engine made in the UK
