Population

Britain: 58,837,000 (2001).

London: 7,172,036 (2001).

Ethnic composition: English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Northern Irish 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%.

Language: English.

International dialling code: +44

Internet domain: .uk

Prime minister: Tony Blair

Geography

94,216 sq. miles (244,018 km²).

Highest point: Snowdon in North Wales- 3620 ft (1113 m).

Longest river: River Severn in England and Wales - 220 miles (354 km).

Largest mass of water: Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland - 396km².

Local Time

Britain is in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) Zone, one hour behind Hungary.

National Holidays

Currency

Pound sterling/pence (£/p)

Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50.

Banknotes: 5, 10, 20, 50.