AREA ................................................
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244.820
kmq
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POPULATION ..................................
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60.270.708 in.
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DENSITY .........................................
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246,2 in/kmq
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CAPITAL ..........................................
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London
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LANGUAGES ....................................
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English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
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RELIGIONS ......................................
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Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
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CURRENCY ......................................
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British pound (GBP)
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GDP per CAPITA .............................
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30821 $ (2004)
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HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX ..
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0,657 (17th place)
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LOWEST POINT ...............................
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The Fens -4 m
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HIGHEST POINT ..............................
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Ben Nevis 1343 m
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INDEPENDENCE ...............................
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England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales begun in 1284; in 1707 union of England and Scotland as Great Britain; the name of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was adopted in 1927
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INSTITUTIONAL FORM ...................
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Parliamentary Democracy subject to the Monarchy
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WEB DOMAIN ..................................
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.uk
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COUNTRY CODE ..............................
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+44
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