United Kingdom: Introduction

Total Population: 62,232,000

Natural Increase: 0.7%

Density: 257 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 90.1%

Population of main cities including suburbs: London (12,300,000); Birmingham (2,550,000); Glasgow (1,420,000); Liverpool (1,330,000); Leeds (2,125,000).

Ethnic Origins: White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6%.

Official Language: English. Welsh in Wales.

Other Languages Spoken: Welsh in Wales.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Anglicans 46.3%
Catholics 21.5%
Muslims - Sunni 10.8%
Sikhs 4.2%
Protestants 2.6%
Hindus 1.4%
Jewish 1.3%
Others 11.9%.

Area: 243,610 km²

Type of State: United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. It is divided into four parts called constituent countries that are: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.UK is a unitary state with partial devolution of power in Scotland, Wales, and in Northern Ireland.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member, G8 member.
Second greatest financial market in the world. The country has been hardly hit by the economic crisis and the economy shows a high public deficit.

HDI*: 0.849/1

HDI (World Rank): 26/169

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From the United Kingdom, Dial 00
To Make a Call to the United Kingdom, Dial +44

Internet Suffix: .uk

Computers: 80.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 54.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 79.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population