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Official Name: | United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland |
Capitals: |
England: London Scotland: Edinburgh Wales:
Cardiff Northern Ireland: Belfast |
Total area: | 94,526 sq mi (244,820 sq km) |
Population: | 60,394,259 |
largest city: | London, 7,615,000 (metro. Area), 7,429,200 (city proper) |
languages: |
English, welsh, scots gaelic British, Irish,
West Indian, south Asian. |
Major religions: |
Church of England (Anglican), Roman Catholic, Church of Scotland , Muslim. |
Major languages: | English, welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic |
Government type: | constitutional monarchy |
Head of state: | Queen Elizabeth |
Head of govt.: | Prime Minister |
Prime Minister: | David Cameron (May 2011) |
Religions: |
Christian (Anglican, roman catholic, Presbyterian,
Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% |
Other large cities: |
Glasgow, 1,099,400; Birmingham, 971,800; Liverpool, 461,900; Edinburgh, 460,000; Leeds, 417,000; Bristol, 406,500; Manchester, 390,700; Bradford, |