Capital:London
Population:60,441,457
Area:244,820 sq km
Climate:temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Languages:English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60000 in Scotland)
Currency:British pound (GBP)
Government:constitutional monarchy
Religions:Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
