United Kingdom

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PROFILE
  • Area: 243,610 sq. km (94,058 sq. mi.)
  • Population: 64,430,428 (2016 est.)
  • Population growth rate: 0.53% (2016 est.)
  • Life expectancy: 80.7 years (2016)
  • Languages: English, Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland)
  • Religions: Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7%
  • Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Alternate names: Britain, Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
  • Leaders: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II; head of government: Prime Minister Theresa MAY
  • Capital: London
  • Administrative divisions: 4 countries
  • GDP per capita (PPP): $41,200 (2015 est.)
  • Exports: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco
  • Imports: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs
  • Currency: British pound (GBP)
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