A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z (ALL)
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Image of the British Flag

Flag Colors & Description

The British flag is blue with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). It is properly known as the Union Flag and commonly called the Union Jack.

People

Population: 60,609,153 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.28% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $1.903 trillion (2006 estimate) (per capita): $31,400 (2006 estimate)

Languages:
 English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)

Government

Capital: London

Government type: constitutional monarchy

Geography

Natural Resources: arable land, chalk, clay, coal, gold, gypsum, iron ore, lead, limestone, natural gas, petroleum, potash, salt, silica sand, slate, tin, zinc

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