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Europe > United Kingdom > Geography

Area > A note
includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Area > Comparative to US places
slightly smaller than Oregon
Capital city with population London - 7,500,000
Europe > Area 244,820 km² [10th of 38]
Forested Land 11.6% [141st of 193]
Geographic coordinates 54 00 N, 2 00 W Time series
highest towns > Town/City Wanlockhead
land border lengths > T-V > Number of neighbours 1 [16th of 16]
land border lengths > T-V > Total Borders 360 km [16th of 16]
Largest city London
Largest city population 7,640,000 [17th of 174]
Largest city with population London - 7,500,000
northernmost point > Latitude 60°51'N
Population density 244.69 people per sqkm [48th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km 248.94 people/m² Time series [39th of 204]
Precipitation 754 mm [48th of 95]
Rural population density > rural population per sq. km of arable land 108.28 people/km² of arable lan Time series [54th of 188]
Surface area > sq. km 243,610 km² Time series [78th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Ben Nevis

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, December 2003; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; Wikipedia: Area and population of European countries ; FAO; Wikipedia: List of highest towns by country ; Wikipedia: List of land border lengths ; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: List of countries by northernmost point ; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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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