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The United Kingdom
the united kingdom is located 0 degrees north and 60 degrees west.the relative location is that it's neibor is europe it's on the north atlantic ocean.
243,000 square kilometers (93,000 square miles), excluding inland water, the UK is just under 1,000 kilometers (about 600 miles) from the south coast to the extreme north of the Scottish mainland and just under 500 kilometers (around 300 miles) across at the widest point.
Highest mountain: Ben Nevis, in the Highlands of Scotland, 1,343 m (4,406 ft) Longest river: the Severn, 322 km (200 miles) long, which rises in central Wales and flows through Shrewsbury, Worcester and Gloucester in England to the Bristol Channel Largest lake: Lough Neagh, Northern Ireland, 396 sq km (153 sq miles) Deepest lake: Loch Morar in the Highlands of Scotland, 310 m (1,017 ft) deep Highest waterfall: Eas a’Chual Aluinn, from Glas Bheinn, also in the Highlands of Scotland, with a drop of 200 m (660 ft) Deepest cave: Ogof Ffynnon Ddu, Powys, Wales, 308 m (1,010 ft) deep Most northerly point on the British mainland:Dunnet Head, north-east Scotland Most southerly point on the British mainland:Lizard Point, Cornwall Most easterly town in England: Lowestoft, Suffolk The Channel Tunnel, near Dover in Kent, links England and France. It is 48 km (30 miles) long, of which nearly 37 km (23 miles) are actually under the English Channel
Human environmental interaction in the UK are construction sites, man made lakes, and forrest cutting
GDP (at current market prices, 2008): $2.68 trillion. Annual growth rate (2008): 0.7%. Per capita GDP (at current market prices, 2008): $43,734. Natural resources: Coal, oil, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica. Agriculture (1% of GDP): Products--cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables, cattle, sheep, poultry, fish. Industry: Types--steel, heavy engineering and metal manufacturing, textiles, motor vehicles and aircraft, construction (6% of GDP), electronics, chemicals. Services (75% of GDP): Types--financial, business, distribution, transport, communication, hotels. Trade (2008): Exports of goods and services--$458.8 billion: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco. Major markets--U.S., European Union. Imports of goods and services--$630.7 billion: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels, foodstuffs. Major suppliers--U.S., European Union, Japan, and China.
TWICE THE SIZE OF NYC
