London (UK) : Capital. A major trade financial, cultural, political centre. Buckingham palace, Westminister Abbey, Tower of London, Big Ben, Hyde park, St Paul's, British museum, Downing street etc are landmarks.

Lausanne (Switzerland) : Tourist sopt on the northern shore of lake Geneva. International Olympic Committee HQ.

Leningrad (Russia) : Founded by the Peter the Great in 1703. Called St Petersburg, it was the capital of Russia for 200 years until 1918. Russia's second largest city with Hermitage museum.

Leshan (China) : World's tallest Buddha statue (71 m) aving 24 hour electronic bodyguard.

Liechtenstein (C. Europe) : A small principality of 157 sq km, with very high per capita income.

Lopburi : East of Bangkok, famous for the thousands of monkeys that live with human beings in the town.