England Fact Sheet
Last update : August 2007
Demography
Population: 49.1 million
Population Density (inhabitant/km2): 388 (average), 4,761 (Greater London - highest), 61 (Northumberland - lowest)
Largest Cities (pop. in million): London (12m), Birmingham (2.5m), Manchester (2.5m), Liverpool (1.3m), Nottingham (0.75m)
Home Ownership: 69%
Urban Population: 93%
Houses with central heating: 91,1%
Life Expectancy: 78.7 (average), 76.2 years (men), 80.7 years (women)
Birth Rate: 10.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death Rate: 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ethnic Composition: Caucasians (91.3%), South Asian (4.4%), Black (2.2%), Mixed (1.4%), Chinese (0.4%)
Official Language: English
Major Religions: Christian (71.7%), Atheist (15%), Muslim (3%), Hindu (1%) Jewish (0.5%)
Geography
Area: 130,395 sq km
Coastline: 3,246 km
Highest Peak: Scafell Pike (979m / 3,210ft)
Lowest Elevation: Fenland ( -4m / -15ft)
Economy
Monetary unit: Pound Sterling (£, GBP)
Fiscal Year: 1 April - 31 March
GDP: US$2.2 trillion (2006)
GDP per capita: US$44,000 (2006)
GDP - real growth rate: 2.7% (UK, 2006)
Inflation (consumer prices): 2.3 % (UK, 2006)
Unemployment: 5.4 % (UK, 2006)
Main Industries: Banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, coal, tourism
Main Exports: Beverages, chemicals, food, fuels, manufactured goods, tobacco
Main Trading Partners: Germany, USA, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Italy, Ireland
Government
Type of Government: Parliamentary Monarchy
Parliamentary System : bicameral Diet (House of Commons and House of Lords)
Administrative Division : 9 regions divided in 82 counties (inluding 35 shires, 7 metropolitan counties and 40 unitary authorities)
Capital: London
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952)
Prime Minister: Gordon Brown (since 2007)
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: David Miliband (since 2007)
Chancellor of the Exchequer: Alistair Darling (since 2007)
Lord Chancellor & Secretary of State for Justice: Jack Straw (since 2007)
Miscellaneous
Time Zone: GMT/UTC 0
Electricity: 230V AC, 50Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
Internet domain: .co.uk
International dialling code: +44
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