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Country Profile: UK

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Area:

242,514 sq km

Population:

60,943,912

Capital City:

  London

Head of State:

  Queen Elizabeth II (Monarch)

Languages:

English

Major Religions:

 Christianity

Monetary unit:

Pound

Main exports:

  Manufactured goods, chemicals, foodstuffs

Life expectancy:

  77

Country dialling code:

 +44

 

Country Profiles

Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_kingdom

Britannica - http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/615557/United-Kingdom

Encarta - http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761553483/United_Kingdom.html

 

 

Private Sector/ Business Environment

Doing business -

http://www.doingbusiness.org/ExploreEconomies/Default.aspx?economyid=196

UNCTAD country fact sheet on foreign direct investment -

http://www.unctad.org/sections/dite_dir/docs/wir08_fs_gb_en.pdf

 

 

Economic Information

http://www.economist.com/countries/Britain/

http://www.economywatch.com/world_economy/united-kingdom/

http://www.einnews.com/uk/

 

 

Government Sites

Official government website for citizens - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/index.htm

Parliamentary website - http://www.parliament.uk/

 

 

Major Funding Organisations

http://www.access-funds.co.uk/

http://www.lotteryfunding.org.uk/

http://www.funderfinder.org.uk/

http://www.civilsoc.org/usnisorg/usnisfnd.htm

 

 

Development Agency Country Pages and Useful Links

IMF country information -

http://www.imf.org/external/country/GBR/index.htm

UNDP Human Development Report -

http://hdrstats.undp.org/en/2008/countries/country_fact_sheets/cty_fs_GBR.html

Depolib -

link 

OECD-DAC page -

http://www.oecd.org/country/0,3377,en_33873108_33873870_1_1_1_1_1,00.html