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

General Information About United Kingdom

Economy

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

Education

You can find famous universities here like University of Cambridge, University of Oxford, University College London, Imperial College London, King's College London.

Geography

This nation's capital is London and the country shares a border with Ireland. The country has a 242,900 km² area, they use a postcode system and the primary cities are: London, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Bristol, Derby. People from this country speak these languages: English.

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).

Population

With a birth growth rate at 2.39%, the median age is 21.00 years. This country represents 0.87% of the world's population with about 65,112,000 individuals.

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 ISO code is GB, phone numbers start with +44, the country's websites have the domain name ".uk"

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