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UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN

AND NORTHERN IRELAND


Capital
London

Currency
British Pound (GBP)

Area
243.610 square km

Location
Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea

Land boundaries
360 km

Elevation extremes
lowest point: The Fens - 4 m
highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m

Language
English, Welsh (about one fourth of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (partly in Scotland)

Nationality
British

Religions
Christian more than 70% and other

Time
UTC 0
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

National holiday
2010

01 Jan New Year's Day
02 Apr Good Friday
05 Apr Easter Monday (except Scotland)
03 May Early May Bank Holiday
31 May Spring Bank Holiday
30 Aug Summer Bank Holiday (except Scotland)
25 Dec Christmas Day


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London - The British Museum
The British Museum
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The Buckingham Palace
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