(WIPO code: GB) (last revised December 2022)

by MURGITROYD, Glasgow

General Information

Area

243,600 sq. km.

Population

67.791 million (2022).

Capital

London, with approx. 9.426 million inhabitants (2022).

Language

English.

Currency

One pound sterling (GBP) = U.S. dollar 1.20 or EUR 1.13 (December 2022).

The most important exports

Include mineral fuels and oils and products of their distillation; electrical machinery and equipment; vehicles (other than railway); nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; pharmaceutical products; organic chemicals; plastics; medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; aerospace and defense products; beverages and services such as finance; information technology and entertainment.