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

General Information About United Kingdom

Economy

In 2021 the GDP was $3,131,377,762,925 USD, which ranks it number 6 in the world. The sign for the local currency is £ (GBP). In this country a Big Mac is worth 3.69£ (that corresponds to $4.44 USD).

Education

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

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, they use a postcode system and the main cities are: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Derby. Here are the different languages spoken in the country: English.

Culture

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

Population

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

Good to know

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

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