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

General Information About United Kingdom

Population

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

Economy

The currency ISO code is GBP and the currency symbol is £. In this country a Big Mac is worth 3.69£ (that corresponds to $4.44 USD). The GDP in 2021 was $3,131,377,762,925 USD, making it the 6# country in the world.

Culture

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. Example of famous dishes in this country: Fish and chips,Chicken tikka masala (Indian-British curry).

Education

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

Geography

The inhabitants speak the following languages: English. London serves as this nation's capital and the country shares 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.

Good to know

Check out https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom for more information about this nation. Phone numbers start with +44, the domain name ".uk" is used by the country's websites, the ISO code is GB

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