United Kingdom: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 55.3675 / longitude: -5.9618

General information

Population

This country represents 0.87% of the world's population with about 65,112,000 individuals. With a birth growth rate at 2.39%, the median age is 21.00 years.

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: English. London serves as this nation's capital and the country shares a border with Ireland. The area of the country is 242,900 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Derby.

Culture

Well known national dishes are: Fish and chips,Chicken tikka masala (Indian-British curry). You can find some UNESCO listed places: Giant's Causeway and Causeway Coast, Durham Castle and Cathedral, Ironbridge Gorge, Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey, Stonehenge, Avebury and Associated Sites.

Education

This country offers several reputable universities like University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London.

Economy

You need to pay 3.69£ (corresponding to $4.44 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©. The local currency (GBP) is represented by the symbol £. In 2021 the GDP was $3,131,377,762,925 USD, placing it at position 6 in the market.

Good to know

The domain name ".uk" is used by the country's websites, telephone numbers begin with +44, the ISO code is GB For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom.

Summary

Flag
ISO code GB
Capital London
Population 65,112,000
World percentage 0.87%
Median age 21.00 years
Population growth rate 2.39%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages English
GDP (2021) $3,131,377,762,925
GDP position #6
Big Mac local price 3.69£
Big Mac USD price $4.44
Currency code GBP
Currency symbol £
National dish Fish and chips,Chicken tikka masala (Indian-British curry)
TLD .uk
Phone prefix +44
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

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