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

General Information About United Kingdom

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.

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.

Geography

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

Economy

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

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%.

Good to know

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

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