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ON UNITED KINGDOM Country name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nortern Ireland Type: constitutional monarchy Area: 244,820 sqkm Regions: 8 English econonic planing regions with 46 (metropolitan) counties, Scotland with 12 regions / island areas, Wales with 8 counties, Northern Ireland with 26 districts Capital: London Participation: a.o. Commonwealth, Council of Europe, European Union, NATO, OSCE, UN/UNESCO Population: 60,094,648 (2003) Language(s): English, Welsh (~26% in Wales), Scotish form of Gaelic (~60,000 in Scottland) Ethnic groups (from 1% on): English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, other 2.8% Religions: Anglican 46%, Roman Catholic 15%, Muslim 2%, Methodist 1%, Sikh / Hindu / Jewish / other 35% Currency: British pounds (GBP/£) GDP / capita: US$ 25,300 (2002) |
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INFORMATION http://www.britainexpress.com The UK travel and heritage guide http://www.visitbritain.com Official british tourist authority http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk UK museums, galleries and heritage http://en.erih.net/index.php?pageId=22 ERIH Textile Route |
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| The routes are presented in English; the description of the stations is also in other languages |
| Die Hauptsprache der Routen ist englisch; Beschreibungen der einzelnen Stationen sind auch in deutsch |
| La langue dominante est l'anglais; la description de chaque station est en francais aussi |
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