In the year 2008, Liverpool will become the European Capital of Culture. Liverpool is governed by Liverpool City Council, one of fie councils within Merseyside. The population of the city in the 2001 census was 439,473, the surrounding Merseyside conurbation has a population of 1,362,026. Liverpool is the second largest export port of the United Kingdom. Though not as pre-eminent as a century ago, Liverpool still possesses some manufacturing base.


Liverpool is internationally famous for being the city where the Beatles came from. Liverpool runs directly into Bootle in Sefton, and Huyton in Knowsley. It faces Wallasey and Birkenhead across the River Mersey.

Inhabitants of Liverpool are officially known as "Liverpudlians", but more commonly known as "Scousers". They are noted for their distinctive accent, called Scouse. In London and elsewhere Liverpudlians are sometimes known as "Mickey Mousers" (from Cockney rhyming slang Scouse - Mickey Mouse). Sometimes Liverpudlians are called "whackers", as in "watcha whacker!". There are three tunnels under the river Mersey: one railway tunnel, and two road tunnels, Quevensway Tunnel and Kingsway Tunnel. There is also the Mersey Ferry, made famous by the song Ferry Cross the Mersey by Gerry and the Pacemakers. In fact the song is now played on the ferryboats themselves every time they prepare to dock at Liverpool.

In 2001, Speke Airport was renamed Liverpool John Lennon Airport, in honor of the late Beatle John Lennon. The airport's logo consists of a sketch that Lennon had drawn of himself, and the words "Above us only sky", lyrics from his legendary song "Imagine". Liverpool has a train system called Merseyrail.

Liverpool has three universities - Liverpool Hope University College, the University of Liverpool, and Liverpool John Moores University. The latter is one of the polytechnics given University status in 1992 and is named after the owner of the Littlewoods retail group.

Liverpool has a vibrant artistic life. Several pre-Raphavelites are among the important paintings of the Walker Art Gallery. With more to be found in the Sudley and Lady Lever Galleries.

The Tate Liverpool gallery houses the modern art collection of the Tate in the north of England. The Liverpool Biennial is a festival of arts held (as the name implies) every two years. The festival generally runs from mid September to late November and comprises three main sections; the International, The Independents and New Contemporaries although many fringe events are timed to coincide.

A flourishing orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra performs in its own hall, the Philharmonic Hall. The city also became well known for the Liverpool poets, of whom Adrian Henri and Roger McGough are among the best known. The city is also home to several successful theatre companies - The Everyman & Playhouse as well as The Unity.

The city's daily newspaper is the Liverpool Echo. BBC Radio Merseyside, Juice 107.6 and Radio City as well as Magic 1548, based in St. John's Beacon which dominates the Liverpool skyline, all broadcast to the city.

Liverpool has two Premier division football clubs - Liverpool F.C. at Anfield and Everton F.C. at Goodison Park. over the water at Tranmere are Tranmere Rovers F.C. In 2003, Liverpool became European Capital of Culture for 2008 and started a £750 million regeneration of the city centre. In addition to the money being invested in the city centre, a tram system is being developed, which will hopefully complement the city's train and bus services.

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