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Formal Name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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Capital | London, England |
Main Cities | Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast |
Official Language | The UK does not have a de jure official language; English is most spoken language |
Currency | Pound Sterling (£). 1 Pound Sterling = 100 pence |
Dialling Code | +44 |
Emergency numbers | 999 and 112 |
Time Zone | No UTC/GMT offset |
Daylight Savings Time (DST) | British Summer Time (BST): last Sunday in March (forward by one hour at 01:00) to last Sunday in October (back by one hour at 02:00) |
Units of Measure | Imperial Units |
Electricity | 220-230 volts AC; frequency of 50 hertz |
Government | Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm with a royal family and a parliamentary government |
Population | 63,489,234 (July 1 2014) |
Expat Population | An estimated 8 million foreign-born people live in the UK |
Climate | Temperate Maritime: prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast |
Land Surface | 243,610 sq km |
Coastline | 12,429 Km |
Useful Web References
- British Government website
- The official British Tourism website: Visit Britain