Area: 244.064 Kmē
Population: 59.232.000
Density: 243 pop/Kmē

System of government: Constitutional monarchy
Capital: London (7.355.000 pop.)
Major cities: Birmingham 990.000 pop. (2.576.000 urban aggl.), Leeds 717.000 pop. (2.089.000 urban aggl.), Glasgow 579.000 pop. (1.168.000 urban aggl.), Sheffield 512.000 pop. (1.267.000 urban aggl.), Edimburgh 449.000 pop., Liverpool 442.000 pop. (1.361.000 urban aggl.), Manchester 422.000 pop. (2.514.000 urban aggl.), Bristol 382.000 pop., Newcastle 260.000 pop. (1.074.000 urban aggl.)
Ethnic majority: White 92%, Asian 4,5%, Black 2%, others 1,5%
Border countries: Ireland WEST

Principal mountains: Ben Nevis 1343 m
Principal rivers: Severn 354 Km, Thames 338 Km
Principal lakes: Lough Neagh 382 Kmē
Principal islands: Great Britain 229.885 Kmē, Ireland 14.120 Kmē (british part, total 84.420 Kmē), Hebrides 7.770 Kmē (Lewis 2172 Kmē, Skye 1638 Kmē, Mull 891 Kmē, Islay 615 Kmē), Shetland Islands 1.474 Kmē (Mainland 970 Kmē, Yell 216 Kmē), Orkney Islands 991 Kmē (Mainland 503 Kmē, Hoy 144 Kmē), Arran Isle 428 Kmē
Climate: Oceanic - temperate

Language: English (official), Welsh, Gaelic
Religion: Christian 72%, Muslim 3%, Hindu 1%, others 24%
Currency: British Pound (GBP)

Dependences: Isle of Man (572 Kmē, 73.500 pop.), Guernsey (78 Kmē, 64.350 pop.), Jersey (116 Kmē, 89.400 pop.), Gibraltar (6,5 Kmē, 27.650 pop.), Bermuda (58,8 Kmē, 63.500 pop.), Anguilla (91 Kmē, 12.100 pop.), Cayman Islands (259 Kmē, 35.500 pop.), Montserrat (100 Kmē, 7.600 pop.), Turks and Caicos Islands (430 Kmē, 18.100 pop.), British Virgin Islands (150 Kmē, 20.800 pop.), Saint Helena and dependences (410 Kmē, 7.300 pop.), Falkland Islands and dependences (16.239 Kmē, 2.900 pop.), British Indian Ocean Territory (Chagos Islands and Diego Garcia Island) (60 Kmē, 3.200 pop.), Pitcairn Islands (47 Kmē, 47 pop.), Antarctica between 60° latitude SOUTH and longitude 20°-80° WEST, with Southern Orkney Islands, Southern Shetland (388.500 Kmē)

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Official data 2002. Sources: Government Statistical Service, General Register Office for Scotland