United Kingdom
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About United Kingdom
United Kingdom is located in Western Europe, consisting of islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland, between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France. The terrain is mostly rugged hills and low mountains with level to rolling plains in the east and southeast, and the climate is temperate, moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current. London serves as the capital, and the United Kingdom has a population of approximately 68.75 million people who speak English.
The United Kingdom has a high-income, non-EU European economy that is a global financial center with a dominant service sector, though it faces sluggish growth from stringent monetary policy and reduced business investment. Key industries include machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles, electronics, chemicals, coal, petroleum, and food processing. The country possesses natural resources including coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, clay, and arable land.
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conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK
etymology: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive; the name Britain probably derives from the Celtic word pretani, meaning "painted people;" the designation of Great Britain for England, Scotland, and Wales dates back to medieval times and was used to distinguish the island from Little Britain, or Brittany, in modern France; the name Ireland evolved from the Gaelic name Eriu, which is possibly derived from the Old Celtic iveriu, meaning "good land"
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high-income, non-EU European economy; global financial center and dominant service sector; sluggish growth from stringent monetary policy, reduced business investment, low productivity and participation rates; fiscal austerity in face of high public debtÂ