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Official name:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Northern Europe
    Population (000, 2020)   67 886
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   280.6
    Capital city    London
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   9 176.5b,c
    UN membership date    24-Oct-45
    Surface area (km2)   242 495a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   97.7
    National currency    Pound Sterling (GBP)
    Exchange rate (per US$)   0.8c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)2 475 2442 928 5912 855 297d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.92.41.4d
    GDP per capita (current US$)39 004.944 466.842 526.4d
    Economy: Agriculturee (% of Gross Value Added)0.70.70.7d
    Economy: Industrye,f (% of Gross Value Added)2120.319.6d
    Economy: Services and other activitye,g,h (% of GVA)78.379.979.9d
    Employment in agriculture (% of employed)1.21.11i
    Employment in industry (% of employed)19.218.717.7i
    Employment in services (% employed)79.680.281.3i
    Unemploymenti (% of labour force)7.85.34.1
    Labour force participation ratei (female/male pop. %)55.5 / 68.656.7 / 68.357.7 / 68.0
    CPI: Consumer Price Indexj (2010=100)100112121c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)102108103k
    International trade: exports (million current US$)422 014466 296468 160c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)627 618630 251692 580c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)- 205 603- 163 955- 224 421c
    Balance of payments, current account (million US$)- 78 779- 143 589- 106 886c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratel (average annual %)10.70.6
    Urban population (% of total population)81.382.683.7c
    Urban population growth ratel (average annual %)1.31...
    Fertility rate, totall (live births per woman)1.91.91.8
    Life expectancy at birthl (females/males, years)81.8 / 77.582.7 / 78.982.9 / 79.4
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)17.5 / 22.617.6 / 23.317.7 / 24.4
    International migrant stock (000/% of total pop.)7 119.7 / 11.28 411.6 / 12.89 552.1 / 14.1c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)253.3m155.1176.7c
    Infant mortality ratel (per 1 000 live births)4.84.13.8
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)8.49.79.6a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)2.62.72.8d
    Education: Government expenditure (% of GDP)5.85.65.5k
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)104.3 / 104.8101.9 / 102.0101.0 / 101.3a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)103.1 / 102.7126.4 / 122.8127.7 / 124.1a
    Education: Tertiary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)67.5 / 50.564.7 / 48.669.4 / 51.0a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)1.211.2d
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)19.522.833.8n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)85o92o94.9d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)1.7i1.71.7p,d
    Threatened species (number)7387176
    Forested area (% of land area)12.61313i,a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)476.6 / 7.6394.1 / 6.1358.7 / 5.4a
    Energy production, primaryq (Petajoules)6 2174 9365 023a
    Energy supply per capitaq (Gigajoules)134116111a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borders (000)28 29534 43636 316d
    Important sites for terrestrial biodiversity protected (%)80.881.982.8c
    Pop. using safely managed sanitation (urban/rural %)99.0 / 91.899.0 / 91.899.0 / 91.8a
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedr (% of GNI)0.570.70.7a
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