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

latitude: 55.3675 / longitude: -5.9618

General information

Geography

People from this country speak these languages: English. The capital of this country is London and the country has a border with Ireland. The country has a 242,900 km² area, a postcode system is employed and the primary cities are: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Derby.

Population

The median age of the population is 21.00 years with a birth growth rate of 2.39%. There are 65,112,000 people here, or 0.87% of the world's population.

Culture

Interesting food you need to try here: 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 nation has a number of interesting universities, including University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London.

Economy

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

Good to know

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom is a good place to find out more details on this country. The country's websites have the domain name ".uk", phone numbers start with +44, the country's ISO code is GB

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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