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Population: 51000000
Area: 129720km²
Longitude / Latitude: -0.70312 / 52.16045
Capital: London
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
Country dialing code: 44
Weights & Measures system: Metric
Electricity: 240V, 50Hz
Government type: constitutional monarchy
Queen: Elizabeth II
Prime Minister: Gordon Brown

Religions:

Church of England, Catholic, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu.

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