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Overview
- Capital:
- London
- Area:
- 244,820 km²
- Population:
- 60,609,153 (2006 estimate)
- Language(s):
- English, Welsh, Scottish form of Gaelic.
- Religion(s):
- Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) - 71.6%, Muslim - 2.7%, Hindu - 1%, others - 1.6%, unspecified and none - 23.1%.
- Ethnic Group(s):
- English - 83.6%, Scottish - 8.6%, Welsh - 4.9%, Northern Irish - 2.9%, Black - 2%, Indian - 1.8%, Pakistani - 1.3%, mixed - 1.2%, others - 1.6%.