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Capital United Kingdom : |
London .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country United Kingdom :
| Ireland 360 km .
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| Climate United Kingdom :
| temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast .
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| Life expectancy United Kingdom :
| 78.27 years .
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| Fertility rate United Kingdom :
| 1.66 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type United Kingdom :
| constitutional monarchy .
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| Population United Kingdom :
| 60,270,708 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total United Kingdom :
| 244,820 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use United Kingdom :
| 34.898 million (2002) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular United Kingdom :
| 49.677 million (2002) .
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| International Country Code United Kingdom :
| 44.
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| Sex ratio total United Kingdom :
| 0.98 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex United Kingdom ratio under 15 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex United Kingdom ratio 15 64 :
| 1.02 male(s)/female .
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| Sex United Kingdom ratio 65 :
| 0.74 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance United Kingdom :
| $-7.556 billion (2003) |
| HIV United Kingdom :
| 0.1% (2001 est.) |
| Population below poverty line United Kingdom :
| 17% (2002 est.) |
| Literacy United Kingdom :
| 99% (2000 est.) |
| House hold income lowest than 10% United Kingdom :
| 2,30% |
| House hold income highest than 10% United Kingdom :
| 27.7% (1995) |
| Inflation United Kingdom :
| 1.4% (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment Rate United Kingdom :
| 5% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users United Kingdom :
| 25 million (2002) |
| Location United Kingdom :
| Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France |
| Geographic Coordinates United Kingdom :
| 54 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Religion United Kingdom :
| Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 500,000, Hindu 500,000, Jewish 350,000 |
| Administrative region United Kingdom :
| England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 London boroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities, 3 royal boroughs |
| Terrain United Kingdom :
| mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast |
| Elevation extremes lowest United Kingdom :
| The Fens -4 m |
| Elevation extremes highest United Kingdom :
| Ben Nevis 1,343 m |
| Natural resources United Kingdom :
| coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
| Land use arable land United Kingdom :
| 23,46% |
| Land use permanentcrops United Kingdom :
| 0,21% |
| Irrigated land United Kingdom :
| 1,080 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards United Kingdom :
| winter windstorms; floods |
| Environment current issues United Kingdom :
| continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3% |
| Geography note United Kingdom :
| lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and now linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters |
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