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As the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars and the Irish republic withdraw from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process.

Borders:

Ireland 360 km

Population:

60,943,912

GDP per capita:

$38,849.97 per capita

Capital with population:

London - 7,500,000

Largest city with population:

London - 7,500,000

Alternative names:

United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, britain, great britain, united kingdom of great britain and northern irela, united king., The United Kingdom,

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Egypt Under British Protection and the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan	The British Isles about 802	Vicinity of London, 1200-1600	England and Wales: Parliamentary Representation in 1832 Before the Reform Bill
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EW 16th December 2005	@ Meeka: The size of the UK is 241,590 sq km (or 150,117 sq miles) as stated by this website. In comparison to the the US States, I'd say they we are around the same size as Montana that is about 236,647 sq km (or 147,046 sq miles)or California, which is about 263,460 sq km (163,707 sq miles). The USA is a total of 5,692,959 sq km (3,537,441 sq miles). As you can imagine, it can feel like were pretty crowded here ;-). if i wanted i would calculate out the number of ppl to one sq km of land....I'll leave that to someone else.....hope that helps somewhat.
James Muskett 22nd August 2005	I really like this website. I wanted to know about cities in England and this super website told me about all of the cities in England. james.muskett@ntlworld.com
2nd December 2004	I have no idea how u use this website, it may be because i'm blonde!