- Capital: London
Facts
- Population: 51.45 million (2008 official estimate)
- Major language: English
- Major religion: Christianity
- Life expectancy: 77 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
- Currency: : 1 pound sterling = 100 pence
Internet domain: .uk
International dialling code: +44
Geography
- Area: 130,395 sq km (50,346 sq miles)
Notes
- Part of the United Kingdom
- With a culturally diverse population, England is divided into nine regions, and then organized by counties, districts, cities and towns.
- London is the most densely populated area in the entire United Kingdom, with around 13 million inhabitants
- London is the centre for trade, politics and law, and is also a huge tourist hotspot with plenty of attractions, outdoor spaces, iconic monuments, and historic buildings.
- Main exports: Manufactured goods, chemicals, foodstuffsGNI per capita (UK figure): US $45,390 (World Bank, 2008)
Media
- Evening Standardย – London’s evening daily
- Manchester Evening Newsย – north-west daily
- Birmingham Post/Birmingham Mailย – West Midlands stablemates
- Yorkshire Postย – Leeds-based daily
- Evening Chronicleย – Newcastle-based daily
- Western Morning Newsย – Plymouth-based daily
This page was last updated on 2021.03.12 by Robert Vinet