The United Kingdom is located in Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France.
Population (2014 est) – 63,742,977
Area – 151,400mi
Capital – London
Ethnic Background
- White – 87.2%
- Black/African/Caribbean/black British – 3%
- Asian/Asian British: Indian – 2.3%
- Asian/Asian British: Pakistani – 1.9%
- Mixed – 2%
- Other – 3.7%
Exports – manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco
Imports – manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs
Life Expectancy (2014 est) – M 78 years, F 83 years
Infant Mortality (2014 est) – 4.44 deaths/1,000 live births
Adult Illiteracy Rate – 1%
