Statistics

(by Victoria Chang)




 * __//ECONOMY//__**:

GDP (Per Capita): $35,400 Compared to the World: Listed #32

Exchange Rate with the United States: 0.6494 British Pounds per US Dollar

Labor Force: 31.25 million (est. 2009) Compared to the World: Listed #18 Labor Force by Occupation: (est. 2006) - Agriculture: 1.4% - Industry: 18.2% - Services: 80.4%

Unemployment Rate: 8% (est. 2009) As of Jan. 25th 2010: 7.8%

Exports: $351.3 billion (est. 2009) Compared to the World: Listed #10 Commodities Exported: Food, Beverages, Chemicals, Tobacco, Fuels, and Manufactured Goods

Imports: $473.6 billion (est. 2009) Compared to the World: Listed #7 Commodities Imported: Food, Fuel, Manufactured Goods, and Machinary

Top Trading Partner: Export (13.8% with the United States) / Import (13.1% with Germany)


 * __//EDUCATION://__**

Literacy: 99% of the population (est. 2003) Compared to the World: Listed #25

Government Spending: 5.6% of GDP (est. 2005)


 * //__GOVERNMENT__//**//:​//

World Corruption Index: #14th least Corrupt (est. 2009)

Military Expenditures: 2.4% of GDP (est. 2005) Compared to the World: Listed #70

//**__GEOGRAPHY:__**//

Climate: - Temperate due to SW winds from the North Atlantic currents. - More than 50% of the days are overcast.

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Natural Resources:

Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Arable Land, Slate, Potash, Chalk, Salt, Clay, Limestone, Iron Ore, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tin, Gypsum, Silica Sand


 * //__FUN STATISTICS__//**:

Kilograms of Tea Consumed Per Person Per Year: 2002



% of People Willing to Fight For Their Country