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Official flag of the United Kingdom
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Conventional short form:
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United Kingdom
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Conventional long form:
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Total area (km²): 1)
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244.820 km²
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Population: 1)
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60.943.912 (July 2008 est.)
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Capital:
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London
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Government type: 1)
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constitutional monarchy
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Chief of state: 1)
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Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952);
Heir Apparent Prince Charles
(son of the queen, born 14 November 1948)
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Head of government: 1)
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown (since 27 June 2007)
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Administrative districts:
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England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales |
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- England: 34 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan counties, 46 unitary authorities
- Northern Ireland: 26 district council areas
- Scotland: 32 unitary authorities
- Wales: 22 unitary authorities
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Dependent areas:
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Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Island, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
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Official language:
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English
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Currency (code):
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British pound (GBP)
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Country code:
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0044
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Contry symbol:
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GB
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Internet country code:
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.uk
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National holiday:
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no particular national holiday
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Age structure (2008 est.):1)
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0-14 years:
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16.9% (m: 5.287.590; f: 5.036.881) |
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15-64 years:
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67.1% (m: 20.698.645; f: 20.185.040) |
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65 years and over:
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16.0% (m: 4.186.561; f: 5.549.195) |
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Median age (2008 est.): 1)
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total:
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39.9 years |
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male:
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38.8 years |
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female:
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41.0 years |
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| Languages: 1) |
- English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60.000 in Scotland)
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| Mobil phones: 1) |
71.992.000 (2007) |
| Internet hosts: 1) |
5.118 000 (2007) |
| Internet users: 1) |
40.200 000 (2007)
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Geographic location:
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Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, northwest of France
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Land boundaries: 1)
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360 km
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Boder countries:
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Coastline: 1)
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12.429 km
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Natural resources: 1)
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coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
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Climate: 1)
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temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current
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Sources of information:
1) CIA World Factbook, updated on 2 October, 2008
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kindly supported by Creditreform (UK) Limited, Birmingham
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