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northwestern coast of continental Europe. It
comprises the island of Great Britain (England6
Scotland and Wales) and the northeastern one-sixth
of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland)6 together
with many smaller islands. The mainland areas lie
between latitudes 49°N and 59°N (the Shetland
Islands reach to nearly 61°N)6 and longitudes 8°W to
2°E. The Royal Greenwich Observatory6 in South
East London6 is the defining point of the Prime
Meridian.
The UK lies between the North Atlantic and the North
Sea6 and comes within 35 km (22 mi) of the northwest
coast of France6 from which it is separated by
the English Channel. Northern Ireland shares a
360 km international land boundary with the Republic
of Ireland. The Channel Tunnel ("Chunnel") bored
beneath the English Channel6 now links the UK with
France.
Population: 6166126300
Area: 2436610 km
2 growth was 1.6 per cent in Q2 2010.
Capital City: London
Official Language: English
Government: Unitary Parliamentary Democracy and
Constitutional Monarchy
Currency: Pound
Religions: Christianity6 Hinduism6 Sikhism6 Buddhism6
Judaism
  
The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the
world by both nominal GDP and PPP. It is the third
largest economy in Europe after Germany͛s
and France's in nominal terms and the second largest
after Germany's in terms of purchasing power parity. Its
PPP per capita is ranked the 19th in the world and
nominally ranked 22nd. The United Kingdom is also a
member of the G7, G8, G-20 major economies,
the Commonwealth of Nations, the Organization,
the World Trade Organization, and the European
Union.
The UK was the first country in the world to industrialize in
the 18th and 19th centuries, and for much of the 19th
century possessed a predominant role in the global
economy. However, by the late 19th century, the Second
Industrial Revolution in the United and the German
Empire meant that they had begun to challenge Britain's
role as the leader of the global economy. The extensive
maintains an important role in the global economy.
The United Kingdom is one of the world's
most globalised countries. The capital, London, is a
major financial centre for international business and
commerce. The British economy is substantially boosted
by North Sea oil and gas reserves, worth an estimated
£246.2 Billion in 2007. The British economy is made up (in
descending order of size) of the economies
of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. In
1973, the UK acceded to the European Economic
Community which is now known as the European
Union after the ratification of the Treaty of Maastricht in
1993. The UK entered its worst recession since World
War 2 in 2008. The UK economy grew by 1.1 per cent in
Q2 of 2010, the fastest growth in 4 years, accelerating
from the 0.3 per cent growth recorded in Q1 of 2010 and
0.4 per cent growth in Q4 of 2009. The annual rate of
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Stonehenge and other examples of prehistoric culture are all that
remain of the earliest inhabitants of Britain. Celtic peoples
followed. Roman invasions of the 1st century B.C. brought Britain
into contact with continental Europe. When the Roman legions
withdrew in the 5th century A.D. , Britain fell easy prey to the
invading hordes of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes from Scandinavia
and the Low Countries. The invasions had little effect on the
Celtic peoples of Wales and Scotland. Seven large Anglo-Saxon
kingdoms were established, and the original Britons were forced
into Wales and Scotland. It was not until the 10th century that the
country finally became united under the kings of Wessex.
Following the death of Edward the Confessor (1066), a dispute
about the succession arose, and William, Duke of Normandy,
invaded England, defeating the Saxon king, Harold II, at the Battle
of Hastings (1066). The Norman Conquest introduced Norman
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