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

latitude: 55.3675 / longitude: -5.9618

General information

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London.

Geography

The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English. The country has a 242,900 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Derby. London is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Ireland.

Population

There are 65,112,000 inhabitants, or 0.87% of the population of planet earth. The median age of the population is 21.00 years with a birth growth rate of 2.39%.

Culture

There are UNESCO listed sites: 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. Interesting food you need to try here: Fish and chips,Chicken tikka masala (Indian-British curry).

Economy

The sign for the local currency is £ (GBP). It is ranked 6# in the world with a GDP of $3,131,377,762,925 USD in 2021. You need to pay 3.69£ (around $4.44 USD) for a Big Mac at McDonald's ©.

Good to know

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

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

Regions


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