- total: 243,610 sq km
- Slightly smaller than Oregon
- Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land
- winter windstorms; floods
- arable land: 23.23%permanent crops: 0.2%other: 76.57% (2005)
- 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:
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- $35,100 (2010 est.)
- 14% (2006 est.)
- agriculture: 1.4%industry: 18.2%services: 80.4% (2006 est.)
- 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)
- 7.03 million (2010)