Vexen Crabtree: I am patriotic committed to my country but honest enough to know that like every other country, mine also is engaged in a struggle to improve its people and governance. This aim of this website is to encourage us to overcome our weaknesses and to recognize our strengths.
- Full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1
- Population: 60.6 million2
- Capital: London1
- Area: 242,514 sq km1
- Major language: English1
- Major religion: Christianity1
- Life expectancy: 76yrs (men), 81yrs (women) (UN)1
- Monetary unit: 1 pound sterling = 100 pence1
- Main exports: Manufactured goods, chemicals, foodstuffs1
- GNI per capita: US $37,600 (World Bank, 2006)
- Internet domain: .uk1
- International dialing code: +441
