Country Information United Kingdom

Map United Kingdom:


Capital:	London
Geography United Kingdom:
Continent:	Europe
Location:	Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Area:	243 km²
Geographic coordinates:	54 00 N, 2 00 W
Elevation extremes:	lowest point: The Fens -4 m
	highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m
People United Kingdom:
Population:	60,270,708 (July 2004 est.)
Language(s):	English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Economy United Kingdom:
Currency:	British pound (GBP)
Currency code:	GBP
Miscellaneous United Kingdom:
Country code plate:	GB
Internet country code:	.uk
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