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Before planning your trip to London, here are some important facts to know more about the country you’ll be visiting:
 Full Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Geographic Coordinates: 54 00 N, 2 00 W
Flag: The Union Flag (Union Jack)
Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Capital City:
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London (population: 6,770,400) is the capital of the UK and of England.
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Edinburgh is the capital of Scotland.
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Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland.
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Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
Main Cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff
Climate:
Temperate, normally not going much below zero even in the depths of winter, and never much above 25 degrees centigrade in summer. Most of the time it is between 10 and 20 degrees centigrade during the day.
Annual mean temperature: London 9.7C
Annual mean rainfall: London 753mm
Click here to learn more about the weather in England and how to pack for your trip to the UK
People:
Nationality: Briton(s), British.
Major languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic.
Main Religion: Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh
Major ethnic groups: Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians
Total population 59,054,800 (2002)
Annual population growth rate: 0.29%. (2004 est.)
Population density per sq.km 245
Top 5 populous cities:
- London 7,285,000
- Birmingham 1,018,000
- Leeds 725,000
- Glasgow 611,000
- Sheffield 529,000
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