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)