UNITED KINGDOM
By; Alyssa, Amber, Sierra,Michelle
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The English flag has a red cross on a white background, which represents England's patron saint, Saint George. The blue on the flag means union jack. This symbol is known as Saint George's Cross. The red cross was used by English soldiers in the crusades, and it is believed to have been adopted by Richard the Lionheart.
INTERESTING FACT
Hundreds of years ago, Britain didn't have just one king - it had lots! Celtic kings and princes ruled Scotland, Ireland and Wales, and everything else was divided up between tribes of England. The leaders are born in it
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Loch Ness, and Bassenthwaite Lake. Bodies of water that surround
the United Kingdom are the English Channel, North Sea, and the
Irish Sea.
culture
clothes
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The United Kingdom has the fifth-largest national economy (and second-largest in EU) measured by nominal GDP and tenth-largest in the world (and third-largest in the EU) measured by purchasing power parity (PPP). The UK has been the fastest growing economy in the G7 for 3 consecutive years as of October 2015.
economic indicators
the gdp per capita is $45,603.29 USD
Gross Domestic Product of United Kingdom grew 0.5% in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the previous quarter.
British women are having significantly more children than a decade ago, with birth rates for mothers in England and Wales up by 18 per cent, official figures show.
The manufacturing industries contribute about 16% towards UK’s economy. This sector is also able to provide about 13% of United Kingdoms employment. The most important manufacturing industries of United Kingdom includes electrical and paper products, textile, food products, chemicals, automation equipments, electronics, metals, cement, coal, paper transport industries which includes aircraft building, ship building, train, motor vehicles etc.