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Population Size:The United Kingdom is the 21st largest country. It has a population of 67,886,011 and a population density of 281 p/km2. The net immigration to the UK is 258,000 people. Which means that many more people are moving into the United Kingdom rather than out (from the MigrationObservatory.ox.ac.uk). The reason people move to the UK is that it has one of the best economies on the planet. Most people who immigrate to the United Kingdom are not from former colonies but many still are. However, India, which was a former colony of the United Kingdom, has the highest number of immigrants in the U.K. In 2018, 83.4% of the population of the U.K. was urban. 16.6% lived in rural areas (from Statista.com).
Population Size:The United Kingdom is the 21st largest country. It has a population of 67,886,011 and a population density of 281 p/km2. The net immigration to the UK is 258,000 people. Which means that many more people are moving into the United Kingdom rather than out (from the MigrationObservatory.ox.ac.uk). The reason people move to the UK is that it has one of the best economies on the planet. Most people who immigrate to the United Kingdom are not from former colonies but many still are. However, India, which was a former colony of the United Kingdom, has the highest number of immigrants in the U.K. In 2018, 83.4% of the population of the U.K. was urban. 16.6% lived in rural areas (from Statista.com).
Many famous writers and bands and musicians, including the Beatles, are from the United Kingdom. Some famous people from the United Kingdom are:
England
Queen Elizabeth II
Douglas Adams (The writer of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy's extremely inaccurate trilogy.)
Northern Ireland
C S Lewis (The writer of the Narnia series)
Scotland
Annie Lennox (a singer and artist)
Wales
Roald Dahl (The writer of James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and many other books.)
Some Languages spoken in the United Kingdom are:
Some Languages spoken in the United Kingdom are:
British English
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
Irish
Cornish.
The state religion is Anglican Christian
The state religion is Anglican Christian
History:
History:
Here’s a timeline of how the United Kingdom became a country:
Here’s a timeline of how the United Kingdom became a country:
-England becomes a country (900s)
-England conquers Wales (1200’s)
-Wales and England officially join (1536)
-Scotland and England ruled by the same King (1603)
-England, Wales, and Scotland officially join to become Great Britain (1707)
-England conquered much of Ireland (1100’s)
-England in firm control of Ireland (late 1600’s)
-Ireland officially joins England, Scotland, and Wales to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, or sometimes just called the United Kingdom or UK. (1801)
- one quarter of the people in the world ruled by the British Empire. Colonies in every continent except Antarctica. (early 1900’s)
-1921 most of Ireland split off except for Northern Ireland. Renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
A few kinds of foods typical for people to eat in the United Kingdom are fish and chips, and bangers and mash, which is just sausages and mashed potatoes.
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