• Group:
• Study Abroad in England
• Topic:
• Some Info on England
• Posted by:
• Alan G.

Country Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Size: 244,820 sq km (94,526 sq mi)

General Population: 60,270,708

Capital: London

People Diversity: 81.5% English, 9.6% Scottish, 2.4% Irish, 1.9% Welsh, 1.8% Ulster, 2.8% West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other

Religion Diversity: Anglican – 27 million; Roman Catholic – 9 million; Muslim – 1 million; Presbyterian – 800,000; Methodist 760,000; Sikh – 400,000; Hindu – 350,000; Jewish – 300,000

Languages: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)

Major Industries: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, and other consumer goods
 

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