England Fact Sheet
Last update : September 2009
Demography
Population: 51.4 million (2008)
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: 79.5 (average), 77.5 years (men), 81.7 years (women) (2007)
Birth Rate: 10.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death Rate: 10.2 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ethnic Composition: Caucasians (90%), South Asian (5.3%), Black (2.6%), Mixed (1.7%), Chinese (0.7%), others (0.6%)
Official Language: English
Major Religions: Christian (71.7%), Atheist or no religion (22.5%), Muslim (3%), Hindu (1%), Sikh (0.6%), 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 (nominal): US$2.2 trillion (2006)
GDP per capita at PPP: US$44,000 (2006)
GDP - real growth rate: 1.1% (UK, 2009)
Inflation (consumer prices): 3.8 % (UK, 2009)
Unemployment: 7.9 % (UK, 2009)
Public Debt (% of GDP) : 47.5 (UK, 2008 - CIA)
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 (including 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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