 United Kingdom
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
54 00 N, 2 00 W |
| Area |
total: 244,820 sq km land: 241,590 sq km water: 3,230 sq km note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands |
| Climate |
temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast |
| Terrain |
mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast |
| Population |
60,776,238 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
| Imports |
manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs |
| Exports |
manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco |
| Hazards |
winter windstorms; floods |
| Resources |
coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land |
| Geography |
lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters |
| Nationality |
noun: Briton(s), British (collective plural) adjective: British |
| Capital |
name: London geographic coordinates: 51 30 N, 0 10 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.uk |
| Internet Users |
37.6 million (2005) |
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