LONDON

The United Kingdom is an island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain — which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—and the northern portion of the island of Ireland.

The United Kingdom has made significant contributions to the world economy, especially in technology and industry. However, since World War II, the United Kingdom's most prominent exports have been cultural, including literature, theatre, film, television, and popular music. Perhaps the UK's greatest export has been the English language, now spoken in every corner of the world. London is the capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world's great cities. By far the UK's largest metropolis, it is also the country's economic, transportation, and cultural center.

Despite restrictive immigration laws, the flux of refugees and asylum-seekers from many countries has continued in London, and new communities of Vietnamese, Kurds, Somalis, Eritreans, Iraqis, Iranians, Brazilians, and Colombians continue to spring up. Migration such as this makes London a strategic hub for the church to win the nations and mobilize Jesus followers back to their homelands.