United Kingdom: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 66,971,411

Natural Increase: -0.1%

Density: 277 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 84.4%

Population of main metropolitan areas: London (9,047,600); Birmingham (1,160,300); Glasgow (630,000); Liverpool (586,900); Bristol (577,300); Manchester (563,600); Sheffield (552,200); Leeds (511,200); Edinburgh (504,100); Leicester (472,600)

Ethnic Origins: European origin (about 87%), African origin (about 3%), Indian (about 3%), Pakistani (about 2%), mixed (about 2%) and other origin (about 3%). (Office of National Statistics)

Official Language: English. Welsh in Wales.

Other Languages Spoken: Scots and Scottish Gaelic in Scotland, Irish Gaelic in Northern Ireland

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Anglicans 46.3%
Catholics 21.5%
Muslims - Sunni 10.8%
Sikhs 4.2%
Protestants 2.6%
Hindus 1.4%
Jewish 1.3%
Others 11.9%.

Area: 243,610 km²

Type of State: The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy based on parliamentary democracy. It is divided into four parts called constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK is a unitary state with partial devolution of power in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Type of Economy: High-income economy, OECD member, G8 member..
Second greatest financial market in the world. The country was hard hit by the economic crisis, but is recovering.

HDI*: 0.907/1

HDI (World Rank): 14/188

Telephone Code:
To call from the United Kingdom, dial 00
To call the United Kingdom, dial +44

Internet Suffix: .uk

Computers: 80.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 52.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 87.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 100% of the Population