Economic Stats

Square miles:
  • total: 243,610 sq km
Comparative Area:
  • Slightly smaller than Oregon
Natural resources:
  • Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
Natural hazards:
  • winter windstorms; floods
Land uses:
  • arable land: 23.23%
    permanent crops: 0.2%
    other: 76.57% (2005)
Currency & Exchange Rate:
  • Currency: British pounds
  • Exchange Rate: British pounds (GBP) per US dollar - 0.6504 (2010), 0.6389 (2009), 0.5302 (2008), 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006)

GDP:
  • 2.17 Trillion US dollars at current prices - 2009
GDP per capita:
  • $35,100 (2010 est.)
Living below the poverty line:
  • 14% (2006 est.)
Labor Force by Occupation:
  • agriculture: 1.4%
    industry: 18.2%
    services: 80.4% (2006 est.)
Exports/Imports:
  • Exports: $405.6 billion (2010 est.)
  • Imports: $546.5 billion (2010 est.) 




    • £200 billion of investment is planned over the next five years, across the economic infrastructure sectors (energy, transport, waste, flood, science, water and telecoms), of which the majority will need to come from the private sector.

    Internet Users:
    • 51.444 million (2009)
    Internet Hosts:
    • 7.03 million (2010)