| Country (long form) |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Capital |
London |
| Total Area |
94,525.53 sq mi
244,820.00 sq km
(slightly smaller than Oregon) |
| Population |
59,511,464 (July 2000 est.) |
| Estimated Population in 2050 |
58,210,627 |
| Languages |
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
| Literacy |
99% total, N/A% male, N/A%, (1978 est.) |
| Religions |
Anglican 27 million, Roman Catholic 9 million, Muslim 1 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 400,000, Hindu 350,000, Jewish 300,000 (1991 est.) |
| Life Expectancy |
74.97 male, 80.49 female (2000 est.) |
| Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
| Currency |
1 British pound = 100 pence |
| GDP (per capita) |
$21,800 (1999 est.) |
| Industry |
production machinery including machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, and other consumer goods |
| Agriculture |
cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry; fish |
| Arable Land |
25% |
| Natural Resources |
coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land |
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