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The capital is London of this country of 60,441,457 people. Languages in use English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland). It's climate is temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast. The currency is the British pound and the country has an area of 241,590 km2. It's phone prefix is +44 and the electricity has 230 volts.


CIA World Factbook: United Kingdom
Features a map and brief descriptions of geography, economy, government, and people.
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html

United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Name changed to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1927.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom

Website of the UK government : Directgov
Portal to public service information from the UK Government, including directories,..
www.direct.gov.uk

United Kingdom - National Statistics
Data on economy, population and society at national and local level.
www.statistics.gov.uk

Visit Britain
The official site of the British Tourist Authority.
www.visitbritain.com

United Kingdom
British government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs,..
www.fco.gov.uk

United Kingdom Parliament
Composed of the House of Commons, elected by single-member plurality for a period..
www.parliament.uk

Reuters News UK
Reuters | The leading source of Breaking Business News, Full News Coverage, Stock..
today.reuters.co.uk

Google UK
The local version of this pre-eminent search engine, offering UK-specific pages as..
www.google.co.uk

eBay UK
Visit eBay UK and register to buy or sell new and used books, cars, computers, digital..
www.ebay.co.uk

UK Sensitive Map - Universities
A map of UK Universities and Higher Education Colleges with sensitive links.
www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/ukinfo

Environment Agency of England and Wales
UK government agency concerned mainly with rivers, flooding, and pollution.
www.environment-agency.gov.uk

10 Downing Street website - Home
Contains the latest news from the UK government, contact details for the Prime Minister,..
www.number10.gov.uk

United Kingdom
The number of UK Forces personnel in Afghanistan will rise from around 3600 to 4500..
www.mod.uk

Met Office
The Met Office - The latest UK and international weather forecast.
www.metoffice.com

AltaVista
AltaVista United Kingdom.
uk.altavista.com

Yahoo! UK & Ireland
UK portal, search engine and web directory.
uk.yahoo.com

DTI Firework Safety
Rules, Regulations, Law, Statistics and Safety, applies to the UK.
www.dti.gov.uk

The British Council
Welcome the the British Council.
www.britishcouncil.org

The Office of Public Sector Information
access UK legislation (1987 - 2006) - print it out or read it online;
www.opsi.gov.uk

Yell.com the UK's local search engine - search for UK businesses
Yell.
www.yell.com

HM Revenue and Customs
HMRC is responsible for collecting the bulk of tax revenue, as well as paying Tax..
www.hmrc.gov.uk

United Kingdom
BritainUSA.
www.britainusa.com

DFID - UK Department for International Development
The Department for International Development (DFID) is the UK Government department..
www.dfid.gov.uk

Department for Education and Skills
The UK government's Department for Education and Skills.
www.dfes.gov.uk

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Country profiles | Country profile ...
The United Kingdom is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1038758.stm

British Telecommunication plc
Non-UK customers select your region and language below:.
www.bt.com

Guardian Unlimited
The top 100 research discoveries to come out of UK universities .
www.guardian.co.uk

United Kingdom (05/06)
Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy,..
www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm

Ticketmaster
Get Loaded Book for Babyshambles only UK Festival appearance and receive .
www.ticketmaster.co.uk