Currency – Pound Sterling (GBP)
Language – English (official), Welsh and a Scottish form of Gaelic
Capital – London (7.753m)
Business Centers – Birmingham (3.68m), Manchester (2.6m), Cardiff, Wales (324,000), Edinburgh, Scotland (427,000)
GDP - $2.18 trillion ($35,334 per capita)
Key Industries/Market Segments – Financial Services (world’s largest Financial Centre), Tourism (sixth major tourism destination worldwide), Aerospace Manufacturing, Machine Tools, Electric Power Equipment, Automation Equipment, Railroad Equipment, Ship Building, Electronics, Communication Equipment, Pharmaceuticals, Metals, Chemicals, Coal, Oil, Paper & Paper Products, Food Processing, Textiles, Clothing, Other Consumer Goods