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The UK has a population of over 67 million people. The major cities of the UK can be seen on the map. London is the UK's largest city and Birmingham is its second largest city.

The bar chart shows population density in the UK. Scotland has the lowest population density at 70 people per km² whereas England has the highest population density at 434 people per km².

London has local, regional and even world importance:

• Internal and international accessibility - London has great importance due to its high connectivity. It has an orbital motorway (M25) and a series of motorways linking it with the other major centres in the UK (M1 to Leeds, M4 to Bristol and the M2 to Dover). It is also the focus of the rail network with major rail termini such as Waterloo and Paddington. It has 5 international airports and the business airport of Heathrow has five terminals. It is also the terminus of the international Eurostar rail service.
• World network of financial centres - London has become the international financial centre for Europe and is one of three world financial cities alongside New York and Tokyo. Many global banks have headquarters here.
• Transnational corporations (TNCs) - London has become the place where TNCs prefer to locate. Of all the transnational companies in the UK, many have their headquarters in London and along the M4 corridor. This provides opportunities for other business services to locate near their clients, therefore many business services in the UK are located in the South-East.
• Market - London is the largest and most affluent market in the UK and therefore top international retailers have locations in London to take advantage of this market.