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Name
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Capital
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London
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Time
(Winter/Summer)
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GMT/
EST (UTC+1)
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Area, sq km
(total/land/water)
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244,820/
241,590/
3,230
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Languages
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English;
Welsh;
Scottish
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Major cities
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London 7,172,091;
Birmingham 970,892;
Glasgow 629,501;
Liverpool 469,017;
Leeds 443,247;
Sheffield 439,866
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Population
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60,776,238
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Birth/Death rate,
per thousand
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10.67/
10.09
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Dialing Code
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+44
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Telephones
(landlines/mobiles)
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32.943 million/
61.091 million
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Domain extension
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.uk
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Internet
(hosts/users)
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6.065 million/
37.6 million
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Currency
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British pound (GBP)
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GDP
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$2.346 trillion
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Unemployment
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2.9%
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Inflation
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3.0%
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