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Description:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom or the UK) is a constitutional monarchy comprising most of the British Isles, and one of the world's wealthiest nations. Th... More
Capital: London
Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
Government: Constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy
Population: 60,441,457 (July 2006 est.)
Religion: Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million (66%)- Roman Catholics are about 10% of the population and rising, Muslim 1.5 million (2.5%), Presbyterian 800,000 (1.3%), Methodist 760,000 (1.3%), Sikh 336,000 (0.6%), Hindu 559,000 (0.9%), Jewish 267,000 (0.4%), Buddhist 152,000 (0.25%), no religion 9,104,000 (15%)
Time zone: summer: UTC +1 winter: UTC
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Farnborough is hosting the biggest airshow in the world each summer.