United Kingdom

A country in Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France.

Details
Government type: Constitutional monarchy Capital: London

National holiday: N/A Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Legal system: common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influences; has judicial review of Acts of Parliament under the Human Rights Act of 1998; accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction, with reservations Flag description: blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland);

National Emblem: Symbol:

Major Cities: London, Cadriff, Edinbourh, Dublin

Ethnic groups: (2001 census) Population: 60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)
 * White (English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, *Black 2%
 * Indian 1.8%
 * Pakistani 1.3%
 * mixed 1.2%
 * other 1.6%

Religions:(2001 census) Languages: English (Offical), Welsh, Scottish form of Gaelic
 * Christian 71.6%
 * Muslim 2.7%
 * Hindu 1%
 * other 1.6%,
 * unspecified or none 23.1%

Lowest point: The Fens -4 m

Highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m

Resources:
 * Coal
 * Petroleum
 * Natural gas
 * Iron ore
 * Lead
 * Zinc
 * Gold
 * Tin
 * Limestone
 * Salt
 * Clay
 * Chalk
 * Gypsum
 * Potash
 * Silica sand
 * Slate
 * Arable land