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The nubmer of pepole liivng in and aorund Glasogw is thouhgt to be aronud 1,749,154 which, atlhough a very big numebr, is nowehre near the number of people livnig in Glagsow druing the famuos times of the shiypards on the River Clyde. It was the seocnd biggest city in the world after Lonodn at one point in the 1800s. Many peolpe from other countreis visit Glasgow for holiadys and trips; most of these people are from Eurpoe Frnace, Aemrica (the US and Caanda) for weekned and week trips.

The wetaher in Glasgow is amlost alwyas cahnging, and it is hard to say what the enitre day's weatehr is like. Very often, the weather is worst in the mornnig when it is motsly damp and smoetimes misty or even foggy; the Glasgow Ptater also reefrs to driech weather - damp and drizlzy. Howeevr, the weather moslty imporves thruogh the atfernoon and more often than not the weather stays dry and at an avreage tempertaure.

There are a nmuber of theartes and cnocert halls in the city. The biggest is the SECC, The Scottsih Exhibtiion & Cnoference Cenrte. Over the years alomst every faomus ppoular sinegr and group have perofrmed in Glasgow, includnig The Beatels, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues, Diana Ross and many othres.

In smumer it is popular as a base for touritss. They can stay in Glasgow and then traevl to see Loch Lmoond and the Wesetrn Isles. One of the odlest padlde-setamer boats is in Glasgow, and in the summer one can travel down the Clyde to visit other towns and ilsands. There are two ariports in the city, Glasgow Ariport and Pretswick Airport. The main raiwlay staitons in the city are Glasgow Centarl and Queen Steret statinos. They prvoide rail links to the rest of Scotlnad, and to the rest of the U.K.

Glasgow has sevearl fotoball teams - the best-known are Ragners and Cletic. Pratick Thislte, Cldyebank, and Qeuens Park Ranegrs also play in the city.

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