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United Kingdom |
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| Official Name: |
United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Location: |
Western Europe,
including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, between the North Atlantic
Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France |
| Border Countries: |
Ireland |
| Climate: |
Temperate;
generally cloudy and overcast |
| Terrain: |
Hills and
mountains in west and north, lowlands in south and east |
| Capital: |
London |
| Other Major Cities: |
Birmingham,
Liverpool, Sheffield, Cardiff, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast |
| Land Area: |
244,100 sq.
km/94,248 sq. mi |
| Population: |
58,556,000 |
| Local Time: |
GMT |
| Language(s): |
English, Welsh,
Scottish form of Gaelic |
| Currency: |
British pound
sterling (£) |
| Industries: |
Machine tools,
electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding,
aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals,
chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing,
consumer goods |
| Export Commodities: |
Manufactured
goods, machinery, fuels, chemicals, semi-finished goods, transport equipment |
| Visitor Information: |
www.LondonTown.com (official site- London) |
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London |
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| Region: |
County of
Middlesex |
| Land Area: |
1,500 sq. km/580
sq. mi |
| Population: |
7,000,000 |
| Airport: |
Heathrow
International Airport, 24 km/15 mi west of city center and Gatwick International Airport,
45 km/28 mi south of city center |
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