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United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom is a country. The capital city is London, located in the Northern Europe region of Europe. It has a land area of 241,930 km², a population of 68,350,000 people and uses the currency Pound sterling. The Prime Minister is Keir Starmer.

Key facts

currency: Pound sterling
capital city: London
region: Northern Europe
continent: Europe
land area: 241,930 km²
population: 68,350,000 people
political leader: Keir Starmer (Prime Minister)

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central government debt: 138.19 % of GDP
expense: 41.72 % of GDP
GDP: 3,380,854,520,809.54 current US$
inflation: 6.79 annual %
self-employed workers: 13.42 % of total employment
tax revenue: 27.32 % of GDP
unemployment: 3.98 % of total labor force
vulnerable employment: 11.86 % of total employment
armed forces personnel: 153,000 people
democracy score: 8.53
democracy type: Full democracy
individuals using the Internet: 96.30 % of population
military expenditure: 2.26 % of GDP
net migration: 445,523 people
press freedom: 3.52
proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 34.62 %
birth rate: 10.00 per 1,000 people
death rate: 9.10 per 1,000 people
health expenditure per capita: 5,138.64 current US$
health expenditure: 11.34 % of GDP
hospital beds: 2.35 per 1,000 people
life expectancy at birth: 82
suicide mortality rate: 7.90 per 100,000 population
agricultural land: 172,151.41 km²
alternative and nuclear energy: 13.12 % of total energy use
carbon dioxide emissions (CO2): 302.10 Mt of CO2 equivalent
access to electricity: 100.00 % of population
electricity production from coal sources: 22.81 % of total
electricity production from natural gas sources: 29.74 % of total
electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 1.87 % of total
electricity production from nuclear sources: 20.91 % of total
electricity production from oil sources: 0.63 % of total
electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 22.97 % of total
net energy imports: 34.63 % of energy use
fertility rate: 1.57 births per woman
forest area: 32,069 km²
fossil fuel energy consumption: 80.35 % of total
greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6): 379.32 Mt of CO2 equivalent
median age: 35.80
methane emissions: 46.60 Mt of CO2 equivalent
nitrous oxide emissions: 20.79 Mt of CO2 equivalent
female population: 34,701,323 people
male population: 33,648,677 people
renewable energy consumption: 12.20 % of total final energy consumption
rural land area: 218,902.76 km²
rural population: 10,497,193 people
urban land area: 22,675.98 km²
urban population: 57,852,807 people
urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.08 % of total population

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Distribution of competitions in the United Kingdom by start date

Distribution of universities in the United Kingdom per foundation year

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Evolution of historical population in the United Kingdom with forecast

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Evolution of historical net migration in the United Kingdom with forecast

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Correlation of urban land area and nitrous oxide emissions by countries yearly in the United Kingdom

Correlation of methane emissions and urban population by countries yearly in the United Kingdom

Correlation of birth rate and life expectancy at birth of countries yearly in the United Kingdom

Correlation of access to electricity and renewable energy consumption by countries yearly in the United Kingdom

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