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BBC News | 5 days ago
Brown pledges to sustain recovery
...car industry had a knock-on effect for suppliers UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged he will keep the country's fiscal support in place long enough to sustain the economic recovery. In a speech to the CBI, he said the government...
In this article: Recession, UK, Gordon Brown, and London
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washingtonpost.com | 2 days ago
UK's Brown to push bank bailout plan at summit
UK's Brown to push bank bailout plan at summit LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he would lobby for support for his plan to make banks pay for any future bailout at a Commonwealth summit this week. He also wants...
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Sydney Morning Herald - World | November 18, 2009
Brown builds up to UK election campaign
Brown builds up to UK election campaign The British government has vowed to slash the nation's massive deficit and tighten up rules for the financial services industry as the countdown to the general election begins. Queen Elizabeth II...
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Telegraph.co.uk - Politics | November 20, 2009
Gordon Brown's financial delusions will cost Britain dear
...admit that too much state spending is economically destructive, says Jeremy Warner. Gordon Brown is incapable of balancing Britain's finances Photo: PA Vanitas, vanitatum et omnia vanitas... all is vanity. In the dying days of Gordon...
In this article: Tax, Gordon Brown, Britain, Delusion, Recession, Means testing, Expropriation, Tories, Carbon, and Labour
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CBI conference: inside Britain's biggest business gathering
Published: 9:50AM GMT 23 Nov 2009 Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will all address Britain's business leaders, as the country struggles to emerge from recession and a general election looms. The rhetoric of recovery and cutting...
In this article: Britain, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Recession, Mardi Gras, David Cameron, IMF, Bill Clinton, and Gordon Brown
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or as Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
- Name:
- the United Kingdom
- Conventional Long Name:
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital:
- London
- Language:
- English (de facto)
- Largest City:
- London
- Government type:
- Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy
- Legislature:
- Parliament
- Upper House:
- House of Lords
- Lower House:
- House of Commons
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1801
- Formations:
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- Area:
- 94526
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $2.228 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 18th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.680 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,733
- Time Zone:
- GMT
- Currency:
- Pound sterling
- Demonym:
- British, Briton
- Drives On:
- left
- Currency (code):
- GBP
- Country Calling Code:
- +44
- ccTLD:
- .uk
- EU Accession:
- January 01, 1973
- Anthem:
- "God Save the Queen"
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