Britain is the birthplace of Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare and

the Beatles; home of the world's largest foreign exchange

market, the world's richest football club - Manchester United ,
the inventor of the hovercraft and the JK Rowling, the author of
the Harry Potter books. From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full
of customs and traditions

British Traditional Foods

British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork,
chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one
other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in
Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the
cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners. Some of our main
dishes have strange names like Bubble & Squeak and Toad-
in-the-Hole

Industries in Britain
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England

Our main industries today are

banking and finance, steel, transport
equipment, oil and gas, and tourism.
Other industries

Machine tools, electric power equipment, automation

equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor
vehicles and parts, electronics and communications
equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper and
paper products, food processing, textiles, clothing, and other
consumer goods.

Labour force: 29.7 million

(2001)

Labour force - by agriculture 1.4%,

industry 18.2%,
occupation: services 80.4%
(2006 est)

Unemployment 5.1% (2003 est.)

rate:
source: www.cia.gov (August 2007)

Great Britain is heavily populated compared with many

other countries.

Britain is a relatively densely populated country: it is more than

twice as densely populated as France (106 people per sq.km),
nine times as densely populated as the USA (27 people per
sq.km) and 100 times as densely populated as Australia (2
people per sq.km).

Britain ranks 18th in the world in terms of population

size.

The population is very unequally distributed over the four

parts of the UK:
England more or less constantly makes up 84% of the total
population, Wales around 5%, Scotland roughly 8.5 %, and
Northern Ireland (since 1921) less than 3%.
Administrative Population Population Population Populatio
Division (mid (mid (mid n
2004) 2005) 2006) (mid
2007)
50,093,8 50,431,7 50,762,9 51.1
England
00 00 00 million
Northern Irela 1,710,30 1,724,40 1,741,60 1.8
nd 0 0 0 million
5,078,40 5,094,80 5,116,90 5.1
Scotland
0 0 0 million
2,952,50 2,958,60 2,965,90 3.0
Wales
0 0 0 million
59,834.90 60,209.50 60,587,60 60,975,0
United Kingdom
0 0 0 00

Source: Office for National Statistics; National Assembly for Wales; General Register Office for
Scotland; Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (updated Jan 2008)

The population of the United Kingdom was estimated to be

60,975,000 in mid-2007, up by 388,000 (0.6 per cent) on the
previous year and nearly two million more than in mid-2001.

Administrative Area Size Population density

Division (sq km) 2003
(people per sq km)
England 130,281 383
Northern Ireland 13,576 125
Scotland 77,925 65
Wales 20,732 142

United Kingdom 242,514 246

From the table above you can see that England has the highest
population density and Scotland the lowest. This is mainly due
to many parts of Scotland being unsuitable for people to live.

Nearly 84 per cent of the total

population of the United Kingdom lives
in England.
The most densely populated areas of England are the major
cities and metropolitan areas of London and the South East,
South and West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Merseyside,
the West Midlands, and the conurbations on the rivers
Tyne,Wear and Tees. London has the highest population
density with 4,00 people per square kilometre, and the South
West the lowest (210 people per square kilometre).

England is by far the most densely

populated part of the UK .
In 2003, it had a population density of 383 people per sq km
compared with Wales (142), Northern Ireland (125) and
Scotland (65). London had a far higher population density than
any of the English regions, with 4,700 people living in each
square kilometre on average.

England's population density is more than treble the European

average of 117 people per sq km.

England is also one of the most densely populated countries in

the world.

A mediados de 2009 la densidad de población promedio mundial es de 50 hab./km²

La superficie mexicana ocupa una extensión cercana a los 2 millones de km², que lo colocan en la
decimocuarta posición entre los países del mundo ordenados por superficie. En este territorio
habitan más de 107 millones de personas, (53.5 Persona/Km2).

UK
[edit] Age
The data below is based on the 2001 census, so the asge of any given respondent will
naturally have risen by 9.[11]. The mean age of England's population was 38.60 years old in
2001, the median age was 37.00 years old.

Age group (years) Population Percentage of population

0-4 2,926,238 5.96

5-7 1,838,668 3.74

8-9 1,283,861 2.61

10 - 14 3,229,047 6.57

15 623,767 1.27

16 - 17 1,231,266 2.51

18 - 19 1,177,571 2.40

20 - 24 2,952,719 6.01
25 - 29 3,268,660 6.65

30 - 44 11,127,511 22.65

45 - 59 9,279,693 18.88

60 - 64 2,391,830 4.87

65 - 74 4,102,841 8.35

75 - 84 2,751,135 5.60

85 - 89 637,701 1.30

90+ 316,323 0.64

Life expectancy at birth[12]

 January 2001 - December 2003

o Males: 76.24 years
o Females: 80.72 years
 January 2002 - December 2004
o Males: 76.55 years
o Females: 80.91 years
 January 2003 - December 2005
o Males: 76.92 years
o Females: 81.14 years

life expectancy in U.K.

Men at the moment are expected to reach the age of 75.3 years
(according to the 2002 estimate) and women 80.8 years.
¿Quién vive más, los hombres o las mujeres?

Las mujeres viven en promedio más años que los hombres, en 1930, la esperanza
de vida para las personas de sexo femenino era de 35 años y para el masculino de 33;
para el 2009 la tendencia cambió a 78 y 73 años, respectivamente.

Años

Esperanza de Vida en México

Religion
Main article: Religion in the United Kingdom

The traditional religion in the United Kingdom is Christianity. In England the

established church is the Church of England (Anglican). In Scotland, the Church of
Scotland (a Presbyterian Church) is regarded as the 'national church' but there is not an
established church. In Wales there is no established church, with the Church in Wales
having been disestablished in 1920. Likewise, in Northern Ireland the Church of
Ireland was disestablished in 1871. In Northern Ireland and similarly in parts of Scotland,
there is a sectarian divide between Roman Catholic and Protestant communities.

The table below shows the most recent census data regarding religious belief:[17]
The pie chart shows the religions of the United Kingdom.

Religion Number %

Christian 42,079,000 71.6%

Muslim 1,591,000 2.7%

Hindu 559,000 1.0%

Sikh 336,000 0.6%

Jewish 267,000 0.5%

Buddhist 152,000 0.3%

Other religion 179,000 0.3%

Not stated 4,289,000 7.3%

No religion 9,104,000 15.5%

Total religious 45,163,000 76.8%

Although the Census 2001 also recorded 390,000 Jedi Knights, making Jedi the fourth-
largest "religion" in the UK, this does not confer them any official recognition.

See also: Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom, Islam in the United
Kingdom, Hinduism in the United Kingdom, Buddhism in the United Kingdom,
Sikhism in the United Kingdom, Judaism in the United Kingdom

How much do things cost in

England?
Dólar Estadounidense: Dólar en el denominador: cantidad en dólares que hay que entregar para conseguir
una unidad de la moneda base. Dólar en el numerador: cantidad de moneda de referencia que hay que entregar para
conseguir un dólar.
EUR/USD
(DW:EUDU)

23:00-12OCT09
1,4774
0,0054 / 0,37%
Eur=Euro

USD/JPY
(DW:DUYE)

23:00-12OCT09
89,8700
-0,0850 / -0,09%
Jpy=Yen
GBP/USD
(DW:LEDU)

23:00-12OCT09
1,5798
-0,0050 / -0,31%
Gbp=Libra Esterlina

1 British pound = 1.5801 U.S. dollars

Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England

(Page last updated April 2008)

The cost of living varies from one part of the UK to another.

Generally it is more expensive to live in London and the
south-east of England, and cheaper up north.

Britain's currency is based on the pound sterling (£) which is

divided into one hundred pence (100p).

The coin denominations are 1p, 2p, 5p, 10p, 20p, 50p, £1
and £2. The most common bank notes are £5, £10 and £20,
though they do go higher.

Below is a rough estimate of how much things cost in

England.

Item Cost (pounds £)

£0.71
Carrots (1kg)
 £0.93
Bananas (1kg)
Sausage
s (1kg)
£3.24

£2.38

Traditional British Beef

Mince (400g)

Chicken
(Approx
1.75Kg) £4.00

£0.40

Milk (568ml/1pint)

£1.45
Eggs (carton of
6)
 Butter Spread
(250g) £1.22

£1.85

Fresh Apple Juice (1

litre)
Can of Coco Cocola
(330ml)
£0.60

£0.96

Fanta (500 ml)

Bread
(800g loaf) £1.37

£0.79

Sugar (1Kg)
 £1.06

Raspberry Jam
(340g)

£0.48
Kit Kat chocolate bar (48g)

£3.19

Shampoo (400ml)

£0.91
Toothpaste (100ml)
Newspapers £0.50
Sandwiches £2.50
Meal in a restuarant Starters: £4.50
Main: £10.00
Dessert: £4.00
Meal in a cafe From 7.00
McDonalds Meal £4.50
Fish and chips £6.00
Drinks (in a cafe or bar) Beer - £2.75
Wine - £3.50 per
glass
Coffee - £1.30
 Coffee Latte - £1.80
Soft drinks - £1.70
Tea - £1.30
Hot Chocolate £1.80
Petrol (gasoline) £1.08 per litre
Theatre Ticket £24.00
£8.50 adult
Cinema Ticket
£5.50 under 15
Car Hire From £40 per day
From £120per week
One London tube Journey £4.00 each way
London Taxi Journey £4.20 - £6.20
One mile Mon - Fri (6am - 8pm)
£4.60 - £7.40
8pm - 10pm and weekends

Taxi Journey
Between Heathrow £40 - £70
and Central London
Average annual gas and/or now approaching
electricity bill £1000
£230,000 (£398,476
Price of an average house
in London)
Average annual earnings £23,486 (NSO 2007)

See also our Pub Food with prices.

Cost of Living in London

London is not a cheap place to live. House prices are high and
it even costs you more to rent a room or house there.

Here are the average cost of renting in and around

London per week:

Central Outer
London London
Rooms, bedsits, sharers £118.89 £ 84.79
Studios £187.50 £123.80
1 bedroom house/flat £265.12 £160.36
2 bedroom house/flat £375.70 £212.26

British Currency
Money Quiz | New coins in circulation

The British currency is the pound sterling. The sign for

the pound is

GBP = Great British Pound

We do not use the Euro. Although a few of the big shops
will accept Euro, it is rarely used across Britain.

Since decimalisation in 1971 , the pound has been

divided into 100 pence.

The pound ( ) is made up of 100 pence (p)

exactly like the dollar is split into 100 cents.

The singular of pence is "penny". The symbol for the

penny is "p"; hence an amount such as 50p is often
pronounced "fifty pee" rather than "fifty pence".

We have both coins and banknotes.

Current coins are:
1 penny, 2 pence, 5 pence, 10 pence, 20 pence, 50 pence,
1 pound, and 2 pounds.

New coins revealed April 2008

Current bank notes are:

the 5 pound note, the 10 pound note, the 20 pound note

and the 50 pound note.

Old money conversions to money used today

 Six pence - 2½p

 One shilling (or 'bob') - 5p
 Half a crown (2 shillings and sixpence) - 12½p
 One guinea - £1.05

British Coins
 1p and 2p (copper)
 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p (silver)
 £ 1 (gold)
 £ 2 (gold and silver)

All our coins bear HM The Queen's head on one side.

Portraits of kings and queens have been engraved on our
coins for hundreds of years.

On the edge of our coins, the letters D.G.REG.F.D. always

appear after the Queen's name. The letters stand for the
Latin words Dei Gratia Regina Fidei Defensor, which means
'By the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith'. text
taken from and copyright of projcetbritain.com

New coins in circulation 2009

 1p
A penny
It pictures the portcullis of
Westminster Palace.

1 pence is often pronounced "one pee"

Issue Date
15 February 1971

2p
A two-pence piece can be referred to as
tuppence or a tupenny.
It pictures the Prince of Wales feathers.

2 pence is often pronounced "two pee"

Issue Date
15 February 1971

5p
This coin shows the symbol of
Scotland, the thistle.
On top of the thistle you can see the
British crown.

5 pence is often pronounced "five pee"

Issue Date
Current and smaller version - June 1990
(Larger version introduced 1968,
demonetised 1990)

10p
The 10 pence coin (about the size of a
US Quarter) shows a lion.
For centuries the lion was a proud
symbol of Britain's strength.
The lion is wearing the crown of the
British Monarch.

10 pence is often pronounced "ten pee"

Issue date
Current and smaller version -
September 1992
(Larger version introduced in 1968,
demonetised in 1993)

20p
The 20 pence coin shows the Tudor
Rose.
A rose is the national flower of
England.
On top you can see the British crown.

20 pence is often pronounced "twenty

pee"

Issue date
9 June 1982
 50p
The 50 pence coin shows the picture of
Britannia and a lion.
Both are symbols of Britain.

50 pence is often pronounced "fifty pee"

Issue date
Current and smaller version introduced
September 1997
(Larger version introduced October
1969, demonetised in 1998)

£1 (1 pound)
There are many different pictures on
the £1 coin to reflect the different
countries of Britain: lions for England, a
thistle for Scotland and a leek for
Wales. The coin on the left shows the
three lions of England.

The slang term for pound is quid.

Issue date
21 April 1983
 £2 (2 pounds)
The design of the 2 pound coin
represents technological development.
The edge lettering features the quote
"Standing on the Shoulders of Giants"
by Sir Isaac Newton,

First Issued Date

15 June 1998

British notes