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United Kingdom
Political system: Constitutional monarchy
Capital: London
Education: 99 % literacy rate (2000 est.)
Culture: English 81.5% ; Scottish 9.6% ; Irish 2.4% ; Welsh
1.9% ; Ulster 1.8% ; West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other
2.8%
Religions: Anglican and Roman Catholic NA, Muslim NA,
Presbyterian NA, Methodist NA, Sikh NA, Hindu NA, Jewish NA
Age structure: 0-14 years: 18.3% (male:5,621,590;
female:5,350,319)
15-64 years: 66.1% (male:20,067,529; female:19,626,123)
65 years and over: 15.6% (male:3,987,457; female:5,441,630)
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $29,600 (2004
est.)
Terrain: Mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to
rolling plains in east and southeast
Climate: Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds
over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days
are overcast
Major cities by population: London, Birmingham, Leeds,
Glasgow, Sheffield, Bradford, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Manchester,
Bristol
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