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Capital: London
Area size: 240880 sq. km Approximately half the size of Spain
Time zone: GMT
Currency: British pound
Area code: (+) 44
Driving: Left
Climate description: Temperate. Moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current. More than one-half of days are overcast.
 

People
Standard of living
Economy & aid
Health
Disasters, conflict & migration
Language
English is the official language. Welsh, Gaelic and the languages of various immigrant groups are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population
2007 60.9 million U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006 60.6 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2005 60.2 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2004 60.0 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2003 59.7 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2002 59.4 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2001 59.1 million U.N. DESA (2006)
2000 58.9 million U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
74.0 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2006)

Ethnic groups
English, Scots, Welsh and Irish. Minorities include Pakistanis, Indians and Afro-Caribbean people.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Anglican 44 percent, Catholic ten percent. There are also Presybterian, Methodist, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh and Jewish minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population
2007 89.9 percent U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006 89.8 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2005 89.7 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2004 89.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2003 89.6 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2002 89.5 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2001 89.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)
2000 89.4 percent U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1918 1928
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
99 (2006)
Source: UNESCO

Percentage of population under 15
2005 18.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 18.2 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 18.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 18.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 18.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 19.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002


Average life expectancy
2005 79.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 78.5 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 78.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 78.1 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 77.9 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 77.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male
2005 76.7 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 76.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 76.0 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 75.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 75.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 75.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female
2005 81.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 80.8 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 80.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 80.6 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 80.4 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 80.2 years UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality
2006 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 5 per 1,000 live births U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 5 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 5 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 6 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 6 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five
2006 6 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005 6 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004 6 per 1,000 live births UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003 6 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 7 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 7 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 6 per 1,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel
1997-2005 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000 99 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality
2005 8 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000 13 per 100,000 live births UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)
2005 16 UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 18 UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 15 UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 12 UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 13 UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 13 UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)
No data available percent

Percentage of undernourished population
2002-2004 average <2.5 percent U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average <2.5 percent FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.
Population with access to improved water
2006 100 percent UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004 100 percent UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002 No data available percent
2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation
2006 No data available percent
2004 No data available percent
2002 No data available percent
2000 100 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female
2004 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 99.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones
2007 554 per 1,000 people International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006 562 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 571 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 581 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 583 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 588 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 587 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 600 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers
2007 1185 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 1166 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 1097 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 1004 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 915 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 833 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 786 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 741 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Internet users
2007 662 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2006 632 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2005 573 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2004 472 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2003 439 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2002 423 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2001 336 per 1,000 people ITU 2008
2000 269 per 1,000 people ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (1=least corrupt, 179=most corrupt)
2008 16 (joint) Transparency International 2008
2007 12 (joint) Transparency International 2007
2006 11 (joint) Transparency International
2005 11 (joint) Transparency International
2004 11 Transparency International
2003 11 (joint) Transparency International
2002 10 Transparency International
2001 13 Transparency International
2000 10 Transparency International

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method
2006 40560 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 38140 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 34090 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 28510 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 25720 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 25110 current US$ WorldBankDataProfileTables2008
2000 24970 current US$ World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country’s exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.
GDP
2006 2377.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 2231.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 2154.0 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 1812.7 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 1571.9 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 1435.1 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1442.3 current US$ billions World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual GDP growth
2006 2.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 1.9  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 3.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 2.7  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 2.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 2.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 3.8  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation
2006 2.4  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005 2.2  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004 2.6  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003 3.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002 3.1  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001 2.2  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000 1.3  percent World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
2.1 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
28.5 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians
2000-2004 230 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004 230 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003 164 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002 164 per 100,000 people UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
2007 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2006 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2005 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2004 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
2003 0.2 percent U.N. Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases
2006 15 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2005 14 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2004 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2003 13 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2002 12 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2001 12 per 100,000 people WHO 2008
2000 12 per 100,000 people WHO 2008

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here
2007 200 UNHCR
2006 174 Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005 135 UNHCR
2004 144 UNHCR
2003 149 UNHCR
2002 164 UNHCR
2001 109 UNHCR
2000 113 UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here
2007 299718 UNHCR
2006 301556 UNHCR
2005 293459 UNHCR
2004 289054 UNHCR
2003 276522 UNHCR
2002 260687 UNHCR
2001 233389 UNHCR
2000 186248 UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate
No data available

Landmine casualties per year
2004 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003 0 Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1997)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military
2005 2.7 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004 2.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003 2.8 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002 2.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001 2.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000 2.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education
2002-2005 5.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004 5.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2000-2002 5.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1999-2001 4.6 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1998-2000 4.5 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage of GDP spent on health
2004 7.0 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004 6.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002 6.4 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001 6.3 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000 5.9 percent UNDP - Human Development Report 2003


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