London Crowned World's Capital City

World | December 22, 2007, Saturday // 00:00
London Crowned World's Capital City The British capital London has been named the capital of the world after outstripping 60 global rivals as an economic and cultural powerhouse. Photo by www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk

The British capital London has been named the capital of the world after outstripping 60 global rivals as an economic and cultural powerhouse in a study of The Independent newspaper.

Touted as the most exhaustive comparison ever compiled of the world's great cities, the survey draws on population figures, financial markets, tourism trends, transport facilities and data relating to sports and arts events and transport.

New York is narrowly pipped to the post by London by just two points, but the Big Apple does beat all its competitors in terms of flights, market capitalisation of its stock exchanges and as the location for the highest number of headquarters for global corporations.

Paris came third, lagging a full 10 points behind London, but winning the title of Continental Europe's capital thanks to its financial clout and busy international airports.

Paris is three places above Madrid (6th) and six ahead of Rome (9th).

Chicago, Washington, Los Angeles and San Francisco all made it into the top 15. Other cities to perform well in the survey included Tokyo, but Asian centres such as Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai are closing in.

Delhi and Mumbai both came in way ahead of Russia's former capital St Petersburg, the laidback bliss of Melbourne and even the balmy Mediterranean delights of Israel's capital Tel Aviv.

Dublin came in at 30, four places ahead of Edinburgh, while Glasgow was at 42.

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