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UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal...Scotland, to discuss the progress of the global economy and come up with a framework to ensure future crises did not happen. Britain is also determined to push forward on an ambitious target to meet the costs of climate change by... In this article: Climate change, Alistair Darling, Britain, United Nations, Copenhagen, Unemployment, Deforestation, and International Monetary Fund |
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Yahoo! News | 1 hour ago
Britain rallies G20 on climate change (AFP)
Britain rallies G20 on climate change AFP - Chancellor Alistair Darling arrives for the evening dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in Saint Andrews, as … by Katherine Haddon Katherine Haddon - 31 mins ago ST ANDREWS, Scotland (AFP) - Hosts...
In this article: Climate change, St Andrews, UN, Copenhagen, Britain, United States, Recession, Agence France Presse, and Credit crunch
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BBC News | 1 hour ago
UK's oldest museum repoens
The UK's oldest public museum has reopened after a GBP61m redevelopment. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, in Oxford, which first opened in the 17th Century, was renovated to double the gallery space. The new building,...
In this article: Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, UK, University of Oxford, Elias Ashmole, International Herald Tribune, and Guy Fawkes
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Yahoo! News | 1 hour ago
UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal (Reuters)
UK urges divided G20 to reach climate finance deal Reuters - A man passes boarded-up office space in the financial district of the City of London September 4, 2009. … By Toni Vorobyova and Anna Willard Toni Vorobyova And Anna Willard -...
In this article: Climate change, Alistair Darling, Britain, United Nations, St Andrews, Copenhagen, Reuters, London, and Unemployment
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AP Online | 2 hours ago
2 tickets win UK's largest lottery payout
...banked the largest lottery prizes ever paid out in the country," Camelot said Saturday. The winners have yet to come forward. Britain's previous record win came in 2007, when a postal worker won 35 million pounds (US$58 million). In...
In this article: London
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Times Online | 1 day ago
Watchdogs: UK should retain right to reject faulty goods
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washingtonpost.com | 1 day ago
Genetic tests for UK asylum seekers draw criticism
LONDON -- Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups. The United Kingdom...
In this article: Britain, Manchester University, United States, Alec Jeffreys, London, and Detainee
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BBC News | 1 day ago
UK 'must investigate Afghan raid'
...asks whether Mr Munadi's recovery was a mission objective A media watchdog has urged Britain to investigate a military raid that freed a UK journalist from Taliban captors but left his Afghan colleague dead. In a letter to Prime Minister...
In this article: UK, British soldier, Taliban, Committee to Protect Journalists, Gordon Brown, Kunduz, and New York Times
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Reuters | 4 days ago
TIMELINE: Britain's banks strapped for cash
...billion pounds. February 26 - The Royal Bank of Scotland reports a loss of 24.1 billion pounds ($34.3 billion) for 2008, the biggest in UK corporate history. The government will inject a further 13 billion pounds ($18.5 billion), which...
In this article: Lloyds TSB, Royal Bank of Scotland, Britain, Northern Rock, Bank of England, The Treasury, and EU
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
Britain seeks to end 5 year freeze in Russia ties
...possible," David Miliband told reporters at a news briefing after talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov. Relations between Britain and Russia nosedived after the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko with polonium-210, a rare...
In this article: David Miliband, Russia, Britain, Moscow, London, and Iran
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BBC News | 4 days ago
Brussels criticises UK on privacy
The Commission wants the UK to do more to protect privacy The UK government has been accused of failing to protect citizens' privacy by the European Commission. It said the government should have done more to guarantee online privacy...
In this article: UK, EU, Brussels, BT, and Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or 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.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and are often not considered part of the UK, though they are treated as part of it for many purposes including nationality.
The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can continue to be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
- 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):
- $2.230 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 7th
- GDP (nominal):
- $2.674 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 20th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 6th
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $43,785
- 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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