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Photos of United Kingdom

Looking out onto the city of Edinburgh from the walls of its castle. The oldest parts of the castle date to the 12th century.

Introduction

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Geography

Area

comparison ranking: total 80

Area - comparative

Area comparison map:
Area comparison map

People and Society

Age structure

2023 population pyramid:
2023 population pyramid

Median age

comparison ranking: total 58

Population growth rate

comparison ranking: 154

Birth rate

comparison ranking: 170

Death rate

comparison ranking: 53

Net migration rate

comparison ranking: 39

Maternal mortality ratio

comparison ranking: 145

Infant mortality rate

comparison ranking: total 190

Total fertility rate

comparison ranking: 177

Tobacco use

comparison ranking: total 102

Education expenditures

comparison ranking: 55

Environment

Revenue from coal

comparison ranking: 181

Government

Economy

Real GDP growth rate

comparison ranking: 187

Real GDP per capita

comparison ranking: 36

Labor force

comparison ranking: 18

Unemployment rate

comparison ranking: 77

Public debt

comparison ranking: 6

Taxes and other revenues

comparison ranking: 32

Current account balance

comparison ranking: 206

Exports

comparison ranking: 4

Imports

comparison ranking: 4

Energy

Communications

Internet users

comparison ranking: total 16

Transportation

Airports

comparison ranking: 6

Railways

comparison ranking: total 18

Roadways

comparison ranking: total 15

Waterways

comparison ranking: 33

Merchant marine

comparison ranking: total 29

Military and Security

Military expenditures

comparison ranking: 52

Space

Terrorism

Transnational Issues