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United Kingdom - Host Country - 2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games are scheduled to take place in London, United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad.
Host Country - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Candidate cities: Paris (France), Madrid (Spain), London (United Kingdom), New York City (USA), Moscow (Russia), Leipzig (Germany), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Istanbul (Turkey), Havana (Cuba)
Final choice: 6 July 2005 - 117th IOC session in Singapore
First round: Paris (scored 8.5), Madrid (8.3), London (7.6), New York City (7.5), Moscow (6.5), Leipzig (6.0), Rio de Janeiro (5.1), Istanbul (4.8), Havana (3.7)
Second round: London (22), Paris (21), Madrid (20), New York City (19), Moscow (15)
Third round: Madrid (32), London (27), Paris (25), New York City (16)
Fourth round: London (39), Paris (33), Madrid (31)
Final round: London (54), Paris (50)
Venues - London 2012 - Games of the Olympiad - 2012 Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Zone
Olympic Stadium - track and field athletics
Aquatics Centre - diving, swimming, synchronised swimming and water polo
London Velopark - track cycling and BMX racing
Olympic Hockey Centre - Field hockey
Olympic Park Arena 1 - basketball, modern pentathlon
Olympic Park Arena 2 - handball
Olympic Park Arena 3 - fencing
Olympic Village
River Zone
ExCeL Exhibition Centre - boxing, judo, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting, and wrestling
O2 - badminton, basketball, and gymnastics
Greenwich Park - equestrianism
Royal Artillery Barracks - shooting
Central Zone
Wembley Stadium - football (soccer)
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club at Wimbledon - tennis
Lord's Cricket Ground - archery
Regent's Park - road cycling. The park was also the proposed venue for the dropped baseball and softball events
Horse Guards Parade - beach volleyball
Hyde Park - triathlon
Earls Court - volleyball
Outside Greater London
Weald Country Park, Essex - mountain biking
Broxbourne, Hertfordshire - canoe/kayak slalom
Dorney Lake, near Windsor - rowing and canoe/kayak flatwater
Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy, in Portland Harbour, Dorset - sailing
Hampden Park in Glasgow - football (soccer)
Millennium Stadium in Cardiff - football (soccer)
Old Trafford in Manchester - football (soccer)
St James' Park in Newcastle - football (soccer)
Villa Park in Birmingham - football (soccer)
Host city - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
London, United Kingdom
Athletes participating - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
10,500 athletes (approximate)
Opening ceremony - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
July 27
Closing ceremony - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
August 12
Stadium - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Olympic Stadium (London)
Great Britain (United Kingdom)
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Name - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Motto - Dieu et mon droit" (French) - "God and my right"
Anthem - "God Save the Queen"
Capital - London
Largest city - London
Official language - English
Recognised regional languages - Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, French
Government - Parliamentary system and Constitutional monarchy
Formation - 1 May 1707
EU accession - 1 January 1973
Area - 244,820 km² (79th) | 94,526 sq mi
Population - 60,587,300 (2006 - 22nd)
Density - 246/km² (48th) | 637/sq mi
GDP (PPP) - 2006 estimate - US$2.270 trillion (6th)
GDP (PPP) Per capita - US$37,328 (13th)
Gini (2005) - 34
HDI (2005) - 0.946 (high) (16th)
Currency - Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Time zone - GMT (UTC+0) | Summer (DST) - BST (UTC+1)
Internet TLD - .uk
Calling code - +44
United Kingdom National Anthem MP3
Map of the Great Britain (United Kingdom)
Great Britain (United Kingdom) Olympic Committee
IOC code - GBR
Other codes used - GRB (1956W-1960), GBI (1964)
NOC - British Olympic Association - BOA
Creation - 1905
Website - https://www.olympics.org.uk/
Host City - London 2012 - Games of the XXX Olympiad - Summer Olympic Games
Name - London
Coordinates - 51Ί 30' 26? N, 0Ί 7' 39? W
Sovereign state - United Kingdom
Country - England
Region - London
Ceremonial counties - City and Greater London
Districts - City and 32 boroughs
Settled by Romans - as Londinium, c. AD 43
Headquarters - City Hall
Regional authority - Greater London Authority
Regional assembly - London Assembly
Area - 1,570 km2 (607 sq mi)
Elevation - 24 m (79 ft)
Population - 7,825,200
Density - 4,978/km2 (12,892/sq mi)
Time zone - GMT (UTC±0)
Postcode areas - E, EC , N , NW , SE , SW , W , WC , BR , CM , CR , DA , EN , HA , IG , KT , RM , SM , TN , TW , UB, WD
Area code(s) - 020, 01322, 01689, 01708, 01737, 01895, 01923, 01959, 01992
Website - london.gov.uk
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