Global Network United Kingdom

President: Neil Lasher, neil@trainer1.com

Steering Committee Members:

Mark Harrison, harrisonworrell@ntlworld.com

Dave Blackwell, daveblackwell@aol.com

Ruth Palmer, Ruth.Palmer@npbs.co.uk

Katherine Murby, katherine.murby@barclays.co.uk

Jonathan Halls, jonathan.halls@bbc.co.uk

About United Kingdom

National name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Language: English

Capital: London

Government type: Constitutional monarchy

National holiday: no particular national holiday

Currency: Pound sterling

Area: 94,525 sq. mile (244,820 sq. km)

Population: (2005 est.): 60,441,457

Population density: per sq. mile: 639

Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.7 %
15-64 years: 66.5%
65 years and over: 15.8%

Median age:
total: 38.99 years
male: 37.89 years
female: 40.13 years (2005 est.)

Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004 est.): $1.782 trillion, per capita $29,600

Labor force: 29.78 million; agriculture 1.5%, industry 19.1%, services 79.5 % (2004)

Natural resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land

Industries: machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing and other consumer goods

Exports: $347.2 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.)

Exports commodities: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco

Imports: $439.4 billion f.o.b.(2004 est.) 

Imports commodities: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs