Demographics
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.
Capital city: London
Population: 60,609,153 (July 2006 est.)
Gross domestic production (GDP): 1.8% (2005 est.)
GDP per capita: $30,300 (2005 est.)
GDP composition by : |
Agriculture 0.5%
Industry 23.7%
Service 75.8% (2005 est.)
Surface area | Land use |
Total: 244,820 sq km | Arable land: 23.23% |
Land: 241,590 sq km | Permanent crops: 0.2% |
Water: 3,230 sq km | Other: 76.57% (2005) |
(note: the surface area incl the Rockall & Shetland | |
Information source: CIA World Factbook
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