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- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Sovereign:
Queen Elizabeth II (1952)
Prime Minister: Tony Blair (1997)
Area: 94,525 sq. mi. (244,820 sq. km)
Population (2001 est.): 59,647,790
Capital and largest city (2000 est.): London, 11,800,000 (metro.
area)
Other large cities: Birmingham, 1,009,100; Leeds, 721,800; Glasgow,
681,470; Liverpool, 479,000; Bradford, 477,500; Edinburgh, 441,620;
Manchester, 434,600; Bristol, 396,600
Monetary unit: Pound sterling (£)
Languages: English, Welsh, Scots Gaelic
Ethnicity/race: English 81.5%; Scottish 9.6%; Irish 2.4%; Welsh
1.9%; Ulster 1.8%; West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%
Religions: Church of England (established church); Church of Wales
(disestablished); Church of Scotland (established church—Presbyterian); Church
of Ireland (disestablished); Roman Catholic; Methodist; Congregational;
Baptist; Jewish Source: Infoplease
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Constituent Countries of the United Kingdom
