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

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General Information About United Kingdom

Education

Well known universities are: University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London.

Economy

In this country a Big Mac is worth 3.69£ (corresponding to $4.44 USD). 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.

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.

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

Geography

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. The following languages are spoken by the nation's citizens: English.

Good to know

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

Summary

Flag gb 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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