Setting up a Business in Britain

“A dynamic nation of cultural and ethnic diversity”

About Britain - Facts and Figures

	Official Name		United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
	Capital Cities		England – London Wales – Cardiff Scotland – Edinburgh Northern Ireland – Belfast
	Population		60, 777,238
	Working Population		28,000,000
	Official Language		English, Welsh (approximately 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish Gaelic (approximately 1% of the population of Scotland).
	Currency		Pound Sterling (GBP)
	Exchange Rate
	Exchange Rate GBP		US$ 1.9875
	GDP		US$1.563 trillion
	GDP per head		US$27,500
	GDP growth		2.7%
	Inflation		1.2%
	Exports		27% of GDP
	Top import sources		Germany USA France Netherlands Japan
	Top export markets		USA Germany France Netherlands Japan
	Religions		Anglican - 27m Roman Catholic - 9m Muslim - 1m Presbyterian – 800,000 Methodist – 760,000 Sikh – 400,000 Hindu – 350,000 Jewish – 300,000
	Area Size		244,820 sq. kilometres

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