United Kingdom
Official name: |
United Kingdom |
Capital City: |
London |
Current Local Time: |
| Country website: |
http://www.dhl.co.uk |
International Dialing Code: |
44 |
Population: |
58,489,975 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Pound Sterling (£) = 100 pence |
Spoken Languages: |
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
Holidays: |
Jan 1, Apr 13, May 4, Aug 31, Dec 25, 28 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, chemicals, semifinished goods, transport equipment |
Partners: EU countries 56.4% (Germany 12.7%, France 9.9%, Netherlands 7.0%), US 13.1% Major Imports: |
Commodities: manufactured goods, machinery, semifinished goods, foodstuffs, consumer goods |
Partners: EU countries 54.9% (Germany 14.6%, France 10.0%, Netherlands 6.7%), US 12.2% Total Export: |
$200.4 billion (f.o.b., 1994) |
Total Import: |
$221.9 billion (c.i.f., 1994) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$1.1384 trillion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$19,500 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
99% |
Population Growth Rate: |
0.22% (1996 est.) |
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