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 ...

The United Kingdom has an outsized economic impact — it's the 80th biggest country but it has the 5th largest GDP in the world.

“A United Kingdom” tells the true story of the courtship and marriage of an African king and a white British woman in the years following World War II. Seretse Khama of Bechuanaland &nd… ...

Facts of United KingdomLand & people Area: 244,820 sq km Population (July 2006 est.): 60.61 million Capital: London Languages: English and Welsh are the official languages. Scottish Gaelic is ...

Here are five facts about migration into and out of the UK: 1. Number of immigrants in the UK more than double in 25 yearsThe UK has the fifth-largest immigrant population in the world, at 8.5 ...

Universal Studios plans United Kingdom theme park Universal Studios has confirmed the purchase of land outside London as a possible theme park site,.

Facts of United KingdomSunday, April 03, 2005 Land & people Area: 244,820 sq km Population: 60.27 million (July 2004 est.) Capital: London Languages: English, Welsh, Gaelic Scotland Per capita GDD: ...

I ended up changing the thumbnail maps so check the TIMESTAMPS for each map below: 00:00 - Intro 00:52 - Regions 01:31 - Brexit Results 03:05 - GDP per Capita 04:17 - National Identity 05:56 ...

Saturday marks Queen Elizabeth's 92nd birthday. The monarch has been the Queen of the United Kingdom since she took the throne on February 2, 1952, following the death of her father King George VI.

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Per capita GDP (2007 est.): $35,300 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, is located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe.