The United Kingdom includes England.
The Liverpool Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) to denote the urban area around Liverpool in England , to the east of the River Mersey . London [ ˈlʌndən ] is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom . United Kingdom . The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London , a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million , the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union .