The city is also well known in the sporting world for football, particularly for the Old Firm rivalry. Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the first European Championships in 2018, and was one of the host cities for UEFA Euro 2020. The city hosted the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) at its main events venue, the SEC Centre. It is the fifth-most visited city in the United Kingdom. The city was the European Capital of Culture in 1990 and is notable for its architecture, culture, media, music scene, sports clubs and transport connections. Glasgow's major cultural institutions – the Burrell Collection, Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Ballet and Scottish Opera – enjoy international reputations. Glasgow has the largest economy in Scotland and the third-highest GDP per capita of any city in the UK. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. The city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. In 2020, it had an estimated metro population of 1,861,315, The city was made a county of itself in 1893, prior to which it had been in the historic county of Lanarkshire. Glasgow ( UK: / ˈ ɡ l ɑː z ɡ oʊ, ˈ ɡ l æ z-, ˈ ɡ l ɑː s-, ˈ ɡ l æ s-/ GLA(H)Z-goh, GLA(H)SS- Scots: Glesca or Glesga Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe.
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